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Senate debate stretches over metro-township bill as lawmakers push vote to third reading
Summary
A lengthy floor debate over SB 199, a proposal to create "metro townships" and change annexation and service-district rules in Salt Lake County, ended with the Senate moving the third substitute to the third-reading calendar after failed attempts to suspend constitutional reading requirements and multiple substitute motions.
Senators spent large portions of floor time Tuesday debating SB 199, a sweeping local-government bill aimed at creating a new "metro township" option for unincorporated Salt Lake County communities and clarifying rules on annexation, boundary protections and service districts.
Sponsor Senator Gene (Maine) said the substitute is the product of months of work with township residents and local officials and described the measure as "about choice," saying residents would vote in November whether to become a city or a metro township and whether to join a service district. He argued the bill gives residents…
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