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Committee adopts revenue swap and backs SB151 to add troopers
Summary
The committee adopted a fourth substitute to SB151 to reallocate existing revenue (a swap of insurance premium tax and general fund allocations) to cover about three‑quarters of a shortage of Utah Highway Patrol troopers; the substitute and final bill passed unanimously.
Senator Harper presented SB151 (public safety funding amendments, substitute 4) as a targeted funding package to address a shortfall in Utah Highway Patrol staffing caused by new lane miles and rising vehicle counts. He said the bill reallocates existing revenue so the state does not raise taxes or fees.
Sen. Harper told the committee the Utah Highway Patrol is short roughly 35–36 troopers for current needs; SB151…
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