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Committee moves several technical and program bills: unclaimed property, relocation assistance, oversight amendments; county classification held

Utah Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee · January 23, 2026
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Summary

At the Feb. 4 hearing the committee forwarded a series of mostly technical or targeted bills favorably (SB140, SB100, SB155, SB160, SB144, SB148) and held SB28 for further study; most measures passed unanimously or with small majorities.

Beyond the headline items, the Senate Government Operations committee acted on a set of additional bills.

- SB140 (election adjustments): Sponsor Sen. Sandel presented cleanup language to align candidate filing deadlines after a special session change for congressional filings; the committee voted unanimously to send the bill to the floor.

- SB155 (unclaimed property): First substitute adopted and passed favorably after testimony from the state treasurer; the substitute adds email as…

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