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Senate floor roundup: lawmakers clear transportation, education, privacy and public‑safety bills
Summary
On Day 35 the Utah Senate passed a broad set of bills — ranging from search‑and‑rescue funding and transportation governance to pharmacy and student data privacy — and advanced several others. Many measures passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous votes and were transmitted to the House.
The Utah Senate spent its floor session on March 2 advancing and passing numerous bills across multiple policy areas, and sending most measures to the House for further consideration.
Business on the third‑reading calendar included a mix of unanimous and contested actions. Notable floor actions included S.B. 137 (common evaluation metrics for Partnerships for Student Success), S.B. 162 (restoring Regents scholarship eligibility to students with a criminal record), and S.B. 153 (business payroll practices) — each passed with overwhelming support. Senator Milner said S.B. 137 standardizes evaluation metrics so partnerships can be compared consistently; that bill passed 28–0–1.
Transportation and tax administration…
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