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Senate moves several measures: wildlife education rule written into code, nonprofit audit threshold raised, uranium tailings request sent to House
Summary
The Utah Senate adopted measures on the consent calendar and third reading: it formalized hunter-education requirements into code (House Bill 67), raised the audited‑financial reporting threshold for nonprofits receiving state grants (Senate Bill 137), and sent a concurrent resolution urging DOE to restore uranium mill tailings funding to the U.S. House for consideration.
House Bill 67 (Wildlife Amendments): The Senate approved House Bill 67, which prohibits individuals from obtaining hunting licenses or permits unless they have completed a Division of Wildlife–approved hunter education course. Senator Dayton said the bill ‘‘is putting into code what has been in rule and practice with the division for some time now.’’ The Senate recorded 25 yeas, 0 nays and 4 absent; the bill was signed by the president and sent to the House for the Speaker's signature.
Senate Bill 137 (Fiscal requirements for local governments and nonprofits): Sponsored by Senator Bramble, the bill raises the threshold that triggers a nonprofit audited financial report when a state grant is involved from $750,000 to $1,000,000. According to the sponsor, the change was requested by the state auditor. The Senate moved to pass the bill and recorded a unanimous vote of senators present; a full numeric tally is not specified in the transcript.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 (Uranium mill tailings funding): Senator Hinkins presented a concurrent resolution asking the Department of Energy to restore roughly $3.86 million per year to the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action project, noting the project has removed about 8 million of an estimated 16 million tons of tailings and that funding reductions could delay completion. The resolution was sent to the House for their consideration.
Other procedural actions: The Senate circled House Bill 27 (Interstate Compact on Military Children Amendments) for later action. Several other committee reports and bills were placed on the second reading and consent calendars.
