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Utah Senate fast-tracks and approves multiple House base-budget bills, including higher education and agency budgets
Summary
On day 16 of the 2015 legislative session the Utah State Senate suspended rules and approved a package of House-substitute base-budget bills — including HB1 (higher education), HB4 (business/economic development), HB5 (retirement and independent entities) and HB6 (infrastructure) — returning them to the House for signature.
The Utah State Senate on day 16 moved quickly through a block of House-substitute base-budget bills, suspending the three‑reading rule and approving several appropriations measures that set base budgets for higher education, business and economic development, retirement and independent entities, and infrastructure agencies.
Senators voted to pass First Substitute House Bill 4 (business, economic development and labor base budget) under a suspension of the Senate’s rules; the clerk announced 26 "yay," 0 "nay" votes with three senators absent, and the bill was sent back to the House for the speaker’s signature. Senator Shiozawa introduced the committee’s review, saying the totals in the base budget…
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