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Senate rejects nonbinding resolution to standardize Halloween celebrations on Fridays
Summary
A proposal to encourage schools and workplaces to celebrate Halloween on the nearest Friday failed in the Utah Senate after extended debate about tradition, parental choice and religious observance. The resolution was nonbinding but drew sharp floor exchanges and a 9–16 vote against it.
A nonbinding Senate concurrent resolution that would have encouraged schools and workplaces to hold Halloween celebrations on a Friday when Oct. 31 falls on a weekday failed on the Senate floor on Feb. 10 following extended debate.
The sponsor described SCR 5 as an effort to reduce disruption to school and work schedules by encouraging uniform celebration days. "This resolution would just encourage schools and workplaces ...…
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