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Utah Senate advances broad slate of bills and resolutions, tables water‑rights constitutional amendment
Summary
The Utah Senate moved dozens of measures forward on Feb. 5, 2020: joint and house measures on healthcare coordination, building codes, tax and veterans policy advanced to third reading or were placed on third‑reading calendars; one proposed municipal water constitutional amendment was tabled on third due to fiscal concerns.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 5 advanced a wide package of bills to third reading and approved several floor amendments, while tabling a proposed constitutional amendment on municipal water rights because of fiscal concerns. Senators voted unanimously on a joint resolution to improve communication between home‑health providers and primary care for older adults and approved a number of technical and policy bills ranging from building‑code changes to tax adjustments for seniors.
Several items were the focus of brief floor debate. Senator Iwamoto urged passage of Senate Joint Resolution 1, noting that much communication between home health and primary care remains “paper based and not in sync with the…
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