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Senate clears a wide package before lunch, from cybersecurity to state symbols
Summary
In a long morning session the Utah Senate passed a series of bills under suspension, including measures on extracurricular participation, cybersecurity guidance, open‑meetings technical fixes, multiple health and human services recodifications (circled for later), state symbol designations and mobile business licensing; roll calls and substitutions are listed below.
The Utah Senate advanced and passed a broad set of measures during a morning floor session before adjourning for lunch.
Legislative leaders and sponsors moved numerous bills under suspension of the rules and by concurrence. Several bills were amended on the floor, some were circled for later consideration to resolve coordinating clauses or fiscal notes, and a number of state‑symbol bills were approved with light discussion.
Votes at a glance (selected bills):
- Sixth Substitute House Bill 209 (extracurricular participation): passed 22 yay, 0 nay, 7 absent. Sponsor: Senator Fillmore. Purpose: align eligibility rules for homeschool, private and public students.
- House Bill 545 (cybersecurity infrastructure modifications) as amended: amendment added aspirational language to consider implementing zero‑trust…
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