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Senate extends Utah COVID-19 state of emergency despite objections from some members
Utah State Senate · June 18, 2020
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Summary
The Senate approved House Joint Resolution 504 to extend the state's COVID-19 emergency (House-modified date to August 20), while several senators spoke against prolonging emergency powers and raised constitutional and economic concerns.
The Utah Senate voted to pass House Joint Resolution 504, which furthers the state of emergency declaration related to COVID‑19 through a date aligned with the Legislature's interim schedule. Sponsor Senator Melmer said the governor asked to extend authority to use federal and other…
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