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Utah Senate advances several bills on third reading; student-data, digital assets and energy measures move forward
Summary
On Feb. 2 the Utah Senate advanced multiple bills on second and third reading, including a $10 million competitive grant program for targeted industries (SB 212), student data privacy revisions for higher education (SB 226), and digital-asset recognition language (SB 182). Several bills were passed and referred to the House or returned to committees; one property-theft bill (HB 38) was tabled on third reading.
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 2 moved a slate of measures through second- and third-reading action, advancing bills on economic development, student data privacy, digital assets and energy efficiency while also handling reconsideration motions and committee assignments.
Among the measures approved or acted on during the afternoon session:
- First substitute Senate Bill 212 (competitive grants for Utah companies): Sponsor said the measure creates a $10,000,000 competitive grant program run by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity that prioritizes the state's targeted industries and smaller in-state companies to reduce supply-chain dependence. The Senate read the bill for a third time and the clerk announced it had received 24 yea, 2 nay, 3 absent. "It's a $10,000,000 grant program," the sponsor said on the floor.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 182 (digital assets): The Senate…
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