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Senate approves House Bill 2 after amendments restoring funds and removing duplicative language
Summary
Senate passed the final supplemental appropriations (House Bill 2) after adopting multiple Senate amendments, restoring a $500,000 item for the Shakespeare Festival and deleting duplicative transportation intent language; senators emphasized fiscal stewardship and timely corrections.
On March 8 the Utah Senate approved House Bill 2, the new fiscal‑year supplemental appropriations act, after adopting a sequence of Senate amendments aimed at correcting drafting errors and restoring intended funding.
Senator Hilliard, presenting the bill, summarized the principal components and larger spending frame: "House Bill 2... it has $53,000,000 of general fund ongoing, $57,000,000…
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