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House approves a slate of FY2027 base budgets, sending higher-education, transportation and other bills back to the Senate
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 29 passed multiple Senate-originated base budget bills — including SB 1 (higher education), SB 4 (economic and community development), SB 5 (general government), SB 6 (transportation) and SB 7 (National Guard and veterans) — all by overwhelming margins and sent them to the Senate for final processing.
The Utah House of Representatives on Thursday approved a package of Senate-originated base budget bills for fiscal year 2027, overwhelmingly supporting funding levels that largely maintain current appropriations.
Representative Karen Peterson, the House sponsor for Senate Bill 1, told colleagues SB 1 "appropriates the base budget to the system of higher education" and described the measure as about $1.9 billion from the general fund and $91.5 million from the income tax fund for operating and performance funding. SB 1 passed the House 71-0 and was signed by the speaker for transmission to the Senate.
Lawmakers followed with similar approvals for other…
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