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Utah Senate advances a bundle of bills on Day 18, from fireworks limits to health-records rules
Summary
The Senate on Day 18 moved dozens of House and Senate measures forward, passing amended fireworks rules and insurance cleanup legislation, advancing multiple education and health IT bills, and authorizing several bill-file openings including a municipal election transparency proposal.
The Utah State Senate on Day 18 advanced a broad package of legislation and granted requests to open new bill files, passing amended fireworks restrictions, insurance-cleanup language and a short-sale deficit limit while advancing several education and health information measures.
The most immediate votes included final passage of first substitute House Bill 29 (insurance amendments), which the chamber approved 27-0 after Senator Bramble described it as the Department of Insurance’s annual cleanup bill. The Senate also passed amended House Bill 33 (fireworks amendments) after Senator Valentine summarized changes that limit aerial fireworks and set shooting windows to three days before, the day of, and three days after major holidays; the Clerk recorded 22 yea and 5 nay votes on that measure.
Other measures moved by the Senate included first substitute Senate Bill 42 (limits on deficiency judgments following short sales). Senator Niederhauser brought an…
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