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Utah Senate Ends Session After Governor Remarks; Lawmakers Highlight Education Funding Increase
Summary
The Utah State Senate adjourned after the governor addressed the legislature and senators exchanged farewells. Lawmakers noted an education allocation discussed at $432,000,000, said to be higher than a prior recommendation of $422,000,000, and dissolved the Committee of the Whole by voice vote.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate concluded its session late with a brief address from the governor, tributes to staff and departing members, and a procedural voice vote to dissolve the Committee of the Whole.
Senator Okerlund and other senators used the final floor time to thank legislative staff and interns, and to recap the session’s priorities. "Education is our number one budget priority," a legislator said, noting that recommended education funding of $422,000,000 was discussed against a $432,000,000 figure considered during the session. "We were…
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