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Senate advances and votes on a package of bills; manufacturing exemption and several policy bills pass or are circled

Utah State Senate · February 27, 2017
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Summary

On a busy floor day the Senate advanced multiple bills to third reading, substituted text in several measures and recorded roll-call votes on a range of topics including manufacturing tax exemption, public-private partnerships, communications authority reform, and professional licensing changes.

The Utah Senate moved a large package of bills on the floor, taking substitutes, holding some bills for later consideration ("circled") and recording roll-call outcomes on many items.

Key floor actions and recorded tallies in the provided transcript excerpt:

- Second substitute Senate Bill 109 (Small Employer Retirement Program): advanced by roll-call (23 yay, 3 nay, 3 absent). Senator Weiler presented the bill, which offers a small tax credit to employers who sign up for payroll deduction retirement contributions.

- Second substitute Senate Bill 182 (Public Transportation Safety Oversight): substituted and…

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