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Utah Senate passes multiple bills including base budgets, road-jurisdiction changes and trespass-penalty adjustments
Summary
On day 9 the Utah Senate approved a series of bills: state road jurisdiction changes (SB13), trespass penalty amendments (SB68), animal shelter policy (SB69), plumbing fixture standards (SB73), solid and hazardous waste definition (SB97), and several base budget bills (SB1, SB4, SB6, SB7). Vote tallies were announced on the floor.
The Utah Senate moved several bills forward and approved a package of measures during its day 9 floor session, covering transportation, criminal remedies for trespass, animal-shelter policy, building-code plumbing standards and multiple base budget bills.
Key outcomes and vote tallies announced on the floor:
- First substitute Senate Bill 13 (state road jurisdiction amendments): Sponsor Senator Harper described the bill as shifting mileage for new road segments (including parts of the Mid Valley Highway and SR-92) to state maintenance. The presiding officer announced the bill received 25 'yay' votes, 0 'nay' votes, 4 absent; it will be sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 68 (trespass penalty amendments): Sponsor Senator Bridal said the bill treats certain trespass damage as civil (not…
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