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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances bills on hemp, insurance minimums, waterways, airports and behavioral health
Summary
The Utah Senate moved a long list of bills through second and third reading, approving measures on hemp product standards, higher motor-vehicle insurance minimums, a water-conservation nonprofit, airport land-use rules and more; several bills were read for a third time with roll-call tallies announced.
The Utah Senate advanced and, in many cases, read a number of bills for a third time on its floor calendar, taking recorded votes on policy ranging from cannabis and insurance to water conservation, airport overlays and mental-health resources.
Key outcomes
- First substitute House Bill 165 (firearm discharge on private property): Sponsor presented compromise language clarifying self-defense rights and property-damage liability; the Senate recorded 25 yay votes, 0 nay, 4 absent and ordered the bill read a third time.
- First substitute House Bill 227 (hemp amendments): Sponsor explained updated dosing and package THC standards to align with federal Farm Bill definitions and to move certain synthetics into the medical cannabis program; the Senate read the bill for third and announced the result in floor…
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