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Senate swiftly approves House base budgets and routine measures under suspension of rules
Summary
On Day 10 the Utah Senate suspended rules to advance and pass a slate of House base budget bills — HB1 (education), HB5 (natural resources), HB6 (executive offices/criminal justice) and HB7 (social services) — plus consent-item HB39; votes were recorded by roll call and bills were returned to the House.
The Utah State Senate on Day 10 moved quickly to approve multiple House-passed base budget bills and routine items, suspending ordinary reading requirements to expedite action.
Senator Fillmore, sponsor of first substitute House Bill 1, told the chamber the public education base budget raises the weighted pupil unit by 3.8% and appropriates more than $7.7 billion for fiscal 2025, including $4.8 billion from state funds. “This bill appropriates more than $7,700,000,000 in funding for 2025,” Fillmore said during his…
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