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Utah Senate advances education, public-health and child-welfare bills on Day 22; many measures sent to House
Summary
On day 22 the Utah Senate advanced a slate of bills on the third-reading calendar — including dyslexia testing, school medication rules, charter eligibility, public–higher-education collaboration, pediatric care, child-welfare cleanup, and multiple technical fixes — and voted to circle several bills for later action.
The Utah Senate on day 22 moved or passed a broad set of third-reading items and procedural motions. Most items were presented briefly and then voted on; the chamber also used 'circle' motions to pause consideration of several bills.
Key votes and outcomes
- Second substitute SB81 (dyslexia testing amendments): Sponsor Senator Plumb said the bill expands who may perform assessments and clarifies diagnostics; the Senate passed the bill with 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent and will send it to the House.
- SB104 (school medication amendments): Senator Plumb said the measure consolidates medication policy for consistency; the Senate passed the bill 23–0, 6 absent and will send it to the House.
- SB131 (charter school eligibility): Sponsor Senator Baldry explained…
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