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Utah Senate passes four base budget bills covering education, criminal justice, natural resources and social services
Summary
The Utah Senate on Day 10 approved four base budget bills—HB1 (public education), HB6 (executive offices and criminal justice), HB5 (natural resources, agriculture and environmental quality) and HB7 (social services)—moving core operating budgets to final passage and transmission to the House or signature steps.
The Utah Senate on Thursday passed four base budget measures that collectively set the starting appropriations for multiple state agencies.
Senator Hilliard, presenting House Bill 1, described it as “the base budget” for public education and highlighted a $50.6 million appropriation for growth and a one-time $2 million appropriation for the state online education program. Hilliard said the package reflects the underlying WPU calculations and adjustments for categorical programs and charter school replacement funding. The chamber later voted to suspend rules and the constitutional three‑reading requirement and…
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