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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor outcomes, March 8, 2012
Summary
The Utah Senate acted on a range of bills during the March 8 floor session. Highlights: HB 9 (state employee compensation) passed 26–0; HB 162 (veterans task force) passed after amendment; HB 272 (autism pilot) passed 21–8; HB 115 (peer assistance pilot) passed 21–6; HB 15 (adaptive testing) passed 25–0. Details and next steps follow.
The Utah Senate handled dozens of measures on March 8. Below are concise summaries of several floor actions with outcomes recorded on the floor.
House Bill 162 — Veterans Reintegration Task Force (Sponsor: Senator Knudson) The Senate adopted an amendment reducing participation funding levels, then passed HB162 after waiving the third reading requirement. The chamber recorded the bill as amended and returning it to the House for further action (vote recorded on the floor: 23 yea, 1 nay, 5 absent as reported on the roll call summary).
House Bill 9 — State employee compensation (Sponsor: Senator Hilliard) Senator Hilliard moved a first…
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