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Utah Senate advances a slate of bills, approving theft-sentencing changes and multiple reauthorizations
Summary
At the Jan. 27 floor session, the Utah Senate passed a series of bills on third reading, including amendments to theft sentencing (SB 13), extensions and reauthorizations for licensing and administrative rules (SB 27, SB 35), procurement exemptions for firefighting supplies (SB 24), and changes to construction-code exemptions for seasonal produce stands (SB 21, as amended).
The Utah Senate, meeting with a quorum on Jan. 27, moved and approved a package of bills on its third-reading calendar, adopting changes ranging from theft sentencing to procurement exemptions and licensing reauthorizations.
Senator Thatcher presented Senate Bill 13, a theft-amendments measure that adds an intermediate step in sentencing. "A third offense will be charged as a class A misdemeanor," Thatcher said, adding that the change uses evidence from the sentencing commission to make sentencing "a little more thoughtful." The Senate recorded 25 yay votes, 0 nays and 4 absent; the bill passed and was sent to the House for further consideration.
Other bills receiving floor action included measures to extend or reauthorize licensing acts and administrative rules. Senator Valentine described a new online function that links bill text to cited statutes while presenting Senate Bill 27, a 10-year…
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