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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances a broad slate of bills on transportation, education, public safety and finance
Summary
The Utah Senate passed scores of bills in a packed floor session Feb. 26, including measures on workers' compensation, local government audits, school safety seminars for parents (after a reconsideration), higher highway speed limits in select corridors, and amended penalties for assaults on officers. Several bills advanced unanimously or nearly so.
The Utah Senate moved through a packed calendar Feb. 26, recording passage on a long series of bills spanning worker safety, local‑government financial reporting, veterans' education, transportation and school policy.
On the consent calendar, the Senate approved first substitute Senate Bill 147 (workers' compensation and occupational safety housekeeping) after Senator Maine described it as a Labor Commission cleanup bill supported by stakeholder groups. The President directed a unanimous recorded vote; the bill passed with 25 yeas and 0 nays.
Other bills the chamber advanced include Senate Bill 179 (local government financial…
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