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Senate approves package of technical and safety bills; message sovereignty measure fails
Summary
On Feb. 9 the Utah Senate passed multiple House and Senate measures including updates to fire and building safety codes, drinking-water cybersecurity requirements, voting-equipment standards, and vehicle-registration rules. A state‑sovereignty 'message' bill failed and one solar‑land bill was tabled for fiscal review.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 9 advanced a slate of bipartisan, mostly technical measures and rejected a symbolic state‑sovereignty bill.
Senators approved Senate Bill 122, clarifying homeowners association ombudsman duties and a nominal fee, on a roll call reported as 25 yeas, 0 nays and 4 absent. First substitute House Bill 45, which updates the Utah State Fire Code by adopting newer editions of the International Fire Code and related safety codes, passed and will return to the House. Lawmakers also passed House Bill 50 (child protection ombudsman access), House Bill 11 (clarifying…
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