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Utah House advances dozens of bills in Jan. 31 floor session; summary of key votes
Summary
The Utah House passed a wide slate of bills Jan. 31, sending measures on outdoor recreation, higher-education residency for refugees and residency applicants, first-responder mental health, and a $5 million veterinary loan-repayment proposal to the Senate. Several bills were circled or reconsidered for drafting fixes.
The Utah House of Representatives convened Jan. 31 and advanced a broad package of legislation across education, public safety, natural resources and licensing, with most bills approved and transmitted to the Senate.
Among the measures that passed: House Bill 224, an outdoor-recreation initiative to enable shared‑stewardship style agreements across federal, state, SITLA, county and private lands, passed the House 70–0. House Bill 102, which the House amended with a substitute to extend in‑state tuition eligibility to refugees, asylees and certain applicants for permanent residency, passed 69–0. The House also approved HB59 (first‑responder mental‑health amendments) 70–0, HB184 (a…
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