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Utah Senate confirms judge, advances water-banking, public-waters and other bills in Jan. 21 session
Summary
On Jan. 21 the Utah Senate confirmed Jeremiah Humes to the Seventh District Court and approved or advanced multiple measures — including water-banking legislation, court-resource reallocation, public-waters access changes, and vehicle and aviation code updates — sending them on for further consideration.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 21 confirmed Jeremiah Humes to the Seventh District Court and moved a batch of bills forward after brief floor consideration and roll-call votes.
Jeremiah Humes, introduced by Senator Weiler, was confirmed in a roll-call vote the clerk recorded as 25 'yay' votes and 4 absent. After the vote, Humes thanked the governor and the confirmation committee and said he would "follow the law and decide impartially." Senator Weiler told colleagues the confirmation committee had met and "voted unanimously to recommend him to the senate for confirmation" (remarks on the floor).
On legislation, the Senate recorded these outcomes and procedural steps (sponsor and vote tally shown where recorded): - First Substitute Senate Bill 45 (Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principle Act Amendments), sponsored by Senator…
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