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Senate extends COVID-19 emergency and approves emergency response funding
Summary
The Utah Senate extended the governor—s COVID-19 state of emergency through June 30, 2020, and passed a substituted emergency funding bill giving administrative flexibility to direct appropriated emergency dollars to agencies and institutions responding to the outbreak.
The Utah Senate on March 12, 2020, voted to extend the governor—s state of emergency for COVID-19 to June 30, 2020, and approved a first-substitute emergency funding bill that allows administrative transfers of previously appropriated contingency dollars to agencies most in need.
Senator Milner, sponsor of House Joint Resolution 24, said the extension recognizes the governor—s March 6 proclamation and keeps emergency authorities in place through the end of June "to protect the health and welfare of the citizens of the state." The resolution passed the Senate under suspension of the rules, 24 yeas, 0 nays, 5…
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