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Votes at a glance: major bills the Utah Senate acted on March 13
Summary
A roundup of bills the Senate passed or acted on during the floor session, including disaster recovery funding thresholds, Safe Routes codification, pawn‑shop reporting, homelessness services for youth, and multiple concurrence items sent back to the House.
The Utah Senate moved and resolved a number of bills on March 13 during a long floor session. Below is a concise list of key outcomes and brief descriptions drawn from floor action and roll‑call votes.
House Bill 495 — Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force: Passed (23 yea, 5 nay, 1 absent). Creates a legislatively staffed task force to study tax system imbalances; progress report due June 1 and final recommendations after an August 1 meeting.
House Bill 423 — Disaster Recovery Fund Amendments: Passed (24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent). Raises Division of Emergency Management annual spending authority from $250,000 to $500,000 and establishes higher approval thresholds (up to $10 million) with governor and Executive Appropriations Committee involvement.
House Bill 277 — Municipal Voting Methods (ranked‑choice…
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