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Senate passes technical and policy bills; SB19 fails on final passage
Summary
The Utah Senate passed multiple bills on the floor — including SB95 (Utah Educational Savings Plan amendments), SB82 (private ski lift on private property), SB83 (bail bond recovery amendments), SB91 (prosecutor-appeal clarification), SB37 (impact fee revisions), SB84 (special service district changes), and SB97 (farmland/greenbelt substitute) — while rejecting SB19; several measures were forwarded to the House or placed on third-reading calendars.
The Utah Senate advanced and approved a set of mostly technical and narrowly targeted policy bills during its floor session, while shelving a contested safety measure.
First substitute Senate Bill 95 (Utah Educational Savings Plan amendment), sponsored by Senator Niederhauser, passed 22–0 with seven absent after the sponsor described technical clarifications to program naming, a confirmation that the fund is a fiduciary (not general fund money), removal of a consumer price index decrease in certain years to maintain 'status quo' incentives, and limited alignment with federal tax exemptions that allow penalty-free withdrawals under specified circumstances.
Senate Bill 82 (sponsor Senator Christiansen) — which allows a private property owner to install a ski lift on his or her own property for noncommercial use — passed 21–0 (8 absent) and will be forwarded to the House.
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