Bill passed by Utah Senate after midnight deadline won’t become law

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 602

Last Updated: 12 hours, 35 minutes ago

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When the clock was about to strike midnight on the last night of the Utah legislative session, senators were rushing to cast votes on one final bill establishing a process to create new counties.

The legislation was still one vote short when the Senate was meant to end its business by constitutional mandate. But, amid point of order calls and some confusion, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, ruled it had passed. But on …

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