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Senate advances a slate of bills: expungement changes, job tax credits and surplus property cleanup
Summary
On floor action the Senate passed multiple bills and reported several committee recommendations: expungement reforms (HB 212) and a law preventing employers from asking about expunged records passed unanimously; the chamber also moved a $40 million job tax-credit initiative (SB 196) and several technical and committee-reported measures to the House or second-reading calendar.
The Utah Senate moved a number of bills on the floor during its day 35 session, approving expungement reforms and advancing legislation on economic incentives and government operations.
First substitute House Bill 212 (expungement changes) was explained by Senator Iwamoto as limiting employers’ ability to ask about expunged convictions in many hiring contexts while preserving exceptions…
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