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Utah Senate advances broad package of bills on third reading; most pass unanimously
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The state Senate moved a broad slate of measures across the floor on third reading, advancing water, tax, election and education bills to the House — most passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous support. Several technical and administrative bills were placed on the consent or third‑reading calendars.
The Utah State Senate advanced a large set of bills on third reading Wednesday, sending dozensof measures to the House after mostly unanimous votes.
On matters of water and local governance, the Senate approved Senate Bill 10, which authorizes local districts created by water‑right owners to address over‑appropriations, and Senate Bill 20, which requires groundwater management plans to identify water rights by holder, land and the state engineer’s identification number and allows local districts to recharge flood water as a beneficial use. Both…
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