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Utah Senate finishes packed final day, passage of dozens of bills including budget adjustments and transportation changes
Summary
On the last day of the 2012 Utah legislative session the Senate passed a long list of bills — including a supplemental appropriations package and a reworked transportation funding plan — while a high-profile education measure failed. Leaders emphasized cooperation and fiscal restraint.
The Utah State Senate spent its final scheduled day moving a large number of House and Senate measures, approving supplemental budget changes, transportation funding adjustments and a variety of policy bills before adjourning for a midday recess.
Senators completed concurrence work and third‑reading votes across dozens of matters, returning many bills to the House for final enrollment. ‘‘We've given more money to especially higher education and public education as well than the governor recommended,’’ Senator Hilliard said during debate on the supplemental appropriations package, praising bipartisan cooperation.
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