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Senate advances package of bills: tax, education and safety measures cleared; several bills tabled for fiscal review
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a set of House and Senate measures on a busy floor day, including tax and fee revisions, initiative‑transparency changes and public‑safety amendments; other high‑profile education and infrastructure proposals were tabled for further fiscal or data review.
The Utah Senate spent a lengthy floor session clearing a slate of bills and resolutions, approving several measures and tabling others for additional fiscal review.
Major approvals included Third Substitute Senate Bill 151, an initiative procedure amendment that adds financial transparency requirements for statewide initiatives; Second Substitute Senate Bill 98, a Community Reinvestment Agency technical amendment; First Substitute House Bill 47 on early childhood coordination; and a package of tax and fee revisions under First Substitute House Bill 268. In each case senators recorded roll‑call votes and the measures will be returned to the House for its consideration or signature.
Why it matters: the floor actions adjust policy and administrative practice across multiple areas — election initiative transparency, tax code modernization, and early childhood program administration — and set the path for…
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