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Senate delays effective dates for parts of Utah immigration package to await federal action
Summary
Senators voted to push back trigger dates in prior bills tied to the Utah Immigration Accountability and Enforcement Act, citing implementation costs, potential federal waivers and pending federal action; the measure passed and will go to the House.
The Utah Senate on the morning floor passed Senate Bill 225, a bill that delays the effective trigger dates for elements of earlier immigration legislation (notably House Bill 116 and House Bill 469) while the federal government is given additional time to act.
Sponsor Senator Bramble explained that the delay affects the enforcement components and the registration/work‑permit parts of the prior state acts. He said the original legislation anticipated federal waivers and that implementing the state program would cost millions.…
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