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Senate advances a string of bills — metro-township tax parity, CAFO siting rules, flag substitute among measures passed
Summary
On a busy floor day the Utah Senate advanced and in several cases passed a range of bills, including First Substitute SB58 (metro-township tax/meeting clarifications), First Substitute SB130 on CAFO siting rules, First Substitute SB48 creating a commemorative flag and retaining a study task force, and multiple criminal-justice and administrative measures; the session included recorded roll-call votes for many measures.
The Utah Senate spent the floor session advancing a broad slate of measures across local government, agriculture, criminal justice and administrative topics, taking recorded roll-call votes on multiple items.
Key outcomes at a glance
- First Substitute Senate Bill 58 (metro-township amendments): Sponsor Senator Maine explained the measure would provide metro townships in Salt Lake County with parity in some municipal taxing authority and clarified public meeting notification; the first substitute was advanced to third reading after a recorded vote (transcript notes 27 yay votes, 0 nays to read for a third time).
- First Substitute Senate Bill 130 (large concentrated animal feeding operation siting): Sponsors presented a substantially condensed substitute directing…
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