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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances multiple bills and extensions on first day of 2021 session
Summary
On opening day the Utah Senate passed a long list of largely noncontroversial bills under suspension of rules, including administrative and sunset extensions (SB14, SB16, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB23, SB24, SB29, SB31, SB35, SB36, SB38, SB42, SB43, SB54, SB55, SB56) and moved SB11 to third reading.
The Utah Senate used suspension of rules on the session's first day to advance a slate of bills and joint resolutions, moving many measures quickly to transmission to the House or to the third-reading calendar.
Key outcomes (votes as recorded on the floor):
- SB11 (Retirement income tax amendments): advanced to third reading (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Dan Harper. - SB14 (Driver's license / State ID amendments): passed (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. - SB16 (Utah Retirement Systems cleanup): passed (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. - SB20 (Air Quality Policy Advisory Board sunset extension): passed (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Iwamoto. - SB21 (Federal Land Application Advisory Committee sunset…
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