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Special session roundup: Senate approves bills on data centers, arena, drones, judicial nominations and more
Summary
The Utah Senate in a July 2016 special session approved a package of measures and several House bills, including targeted tax exemptions for enterprise data centers, a $10 million appropriation for a State Fair Park arena, new rules to restrict drones over wildfire zones, judicial nominating changes, continuing-care protections, and technical criminal-justice amendments. Multiple measures passed under suspension of rules.
The Utah State Senate wrapped a third special session in July 2016 by passing a set of measures the governor called the Legislature together to consider. Lawmakers voted to advance or consent to the items the proclamation listed, moving bills quickly under suspension of the three-reading requirement.
Key outcomes included: SB 3,001 (Controlled Substance Database Modifications) — sponsor Senator Weiler said the bill clarifies that probation and parole officers need not obtain a search warrant to query the controlled-substance database in specified circumstances; final passage was announced as 23 ayes, 2 nays, 4 absent. SB 3,002 (Economic…
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