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Capitol roundup: House clears multiple bills, including UHEAA endowment, departmental recodification, and cannabis changes
Summary
On March 3 the Utah House passed a roster of Senate bills and substitutes: a UHEAA endowment plan, a departmental recodification merging health and human services, medical cannabis access changes, Fund of Funds technical fixes, and several technical/administrative bills; many passed unanimously or with lopsided votes.
The Utah House advanced a broad slate of measures on March 3, returning several passed Senate bills to the upper chamber and adopting technical amendments on others.
In brief:
- Substitute Senate Bill 172 (UHEAA reauthorization / endowment): Representative Al Petersen described the plan to liquidate a loan-servicing portfolio with roughly $1.2 billion in loans and $289 million in equity after liabilities; the House passed the substitute 70–0 and will return it to the Senate. Petersen said the proposal would seed an endowment, administered by the state treasurer, for scholarships and student-success initiatives.
- Third substitute Senate Bill 45 (Department of Health and Human Services recodification): Sponsors…
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