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Utah Senate passes wide package of bills; key measures on ethics, education and public records advance
Summary
The Utah Senate cleared a broad slate of legislation, including joint rules on compensation, lobbyist disclosure amendments, and a $275,000 pilot for student-centered learning. Several measures passed unanimously or by large margins and were dispatched to the House.
The Utah Senate convened for its 29th day and moved a large group of measures across the floor, approving joint and standalone resolutions, technical corrections and policy bills on education, ethics, public records and infrastructure.
Among bills passed were SJR 16, a joint-rules resolution adjusting legislative compensation and expense language; SR 2 clarifying per diem; technical fixes to the criminal code (HB 290); and a string of substantive policy bills sent to the House for consideration. Several bills were decided by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and placed for transmittal.
Notable outcomes at a glance: - SJR 16 (legislative compensation/expense revisions): Passed (23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent). Sent to the House. - SR 2 (Senate rules per diem clarification): Passed (25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent). Sent to enrolling. - HB 290 (Criminal Code technical correction): Passed (23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent). Signed by the President for transmittal. - SS HB 261 (domestic animal disposition): Passed (25 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent). Allows owners to bury deceased animals on property within a reasonable period. - SB 187 (highway rights-of-way amendments): Passed (26 yeas, 0 nays,…
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