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Utah Senate advances broad bill package — data privacy, scholarships and budget transparency among measures moved forward
Summary
On day 43 the Utah Senate moved a slate of House and joint measures through third reading or final passage, including a unanimous move on a data-privacy bill, action on an access-scholarship proposal and passage of criminal-code and budgeting transparency measures.
The Utah Senate on day 43 advanced a broad set of measures, moving several House bills to third reading or final passage and taking votes on resolutions aimed at air quality and budgeting oversight.
Senator Todd Wyler, sponsor of Fifth Substitute House Bill 57, framed the measure as establishing a state-level standard for online data privacy, saying the bill “would require the issuance of a search warrant to obtain certain electronic information or data,” and adding that it addresses notification and transmission protections for remote computing services. The Senate voted to read the bill for a third time with a roll-call of 26 yeas, 0 nays and 3 absent.
The chamber also advanced higher-education legislation.…
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