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Morning floor roundup: Senate approves multiple bills in Feb. 21 session
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a slate of bills on Feb. 21, 2023, including measures on Diwali commemorations (with a fireworks purchase restriction substitute), water-efficiency incentives, license-plate rules and driver-license reciprocity; roll-call tallies and actions are detailed below.
The Utah State Senate, meeting in morning floor session on Feb. 21, approved a series of bills and resolutions that will be sent to the House or otherwise placed for additional consideration.
Key outcomes from the session include: a unanimous consent return of first substitute House Bill 152 (online prescribing/dispensing repeal) to the House (recorded 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent); passage of first substitute Senate Bill 46 (state holiday modifications recognizing Diwali) after adoption of a substitute limiting fireworks purchases (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent); approval of third substitute Senate Bill 118 (water-efficient landscaping incentives, a $10,000,000 appropriation with a 50/50 conservation district match) (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent); passage of first substitute Senate Bill 98 (legal-cost recovery amendments for public employees) (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent); adoption of Senate Bill 85 (license plate requirements amendments) (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent); and approval of Senate Bill 95 (foreign driver-license reciprocity amendments) (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent).
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