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Senate moves HJR 6 forward to make legislative pay and reimbursements more transparent
Summary
Senators debated HJR 6, a joint rules resolution to convert some reimbursements into salary and require receipts for lodging/meals, arguing it improves transparency and addressing tax consequences; the measure cleared procedural hurdles and was ordered for third reading.
The Utah Senate debated House Joint Resolution 6 on Jan. 30, a proposal to change how legislators receive compensation and expense reimbursements. Senator Okerlund presented HJR 6 as implementing recommendations of an independent legislative compensation commission and said the change "makes legislative compensation more transparent." He noted the plan is not an arbitrary pay raise but a restructuring that will put much compensation on the salary line and require…
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