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Opening invocation offered by a visiting pastor; prayer named Ralph Benson (sergeant at arms) for urgent surgery and asked for the body's guidance and care. The invocation concluded with 'Amen.'
The Utah Senate convened Feb. 12, 1997, opened with a prayer and proceeded through a consent calendar, approving numerous bills by unanimous or recorded roll-call votes, and debated several measures including transportation overhead limits, off-highway vehicle rules for sand dunes, campaign finance reporting for school board candidates, pedestrian overpass funding priorities, and custody law language regarding disability. Several amendments were adopted and multiple bills were passed and returned to the House for consideration.
