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Senate creates Prison Relocation Commission and repeals development authority
Summary
The Senate passed SB 268 to establish a Prison Relocation Commission to study options for moving a state prison and later approved SB 270 to repeal the prior relocation authority; both measures passed under suspension of the rules and will be transmitted to the House.
The Utah State Senate on the second-reading calendar approved a pair of bills to advance and reorganize work on relocating a state prison. Sponsor Senator Jay Stevenson said SB 268 “enacts the provisions creating a prison relocation commission,” defining membership (three senators, four representatives, and nonvoting executive members) and directing the commission to study and recommend how and where to move a state prison. The bill includes a one‑time…
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