Week 5 of the Utah 2018 Legislative Session is over with 171 bills passed through the Senate and more coming. Senator Kevin Van Tassell reports that the hot topics of week 5 included a Resolution honoring Senator Orrin Hatch, a Resolution in Support of a New National Park in Escalante, Education Open Enrollment, Talent Ready Utah Center, Medical Marijuana, and Food Truck Regulation Amendments.
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also received a lot of attention. The bill passed on the Senate floor and has now moved to the House for consideration. The Executive Appropriation Committee announced in week 5 that updated revenue estimates show a surplus of $581 million dollars this year, which is nearly twice what was expected. The Senate also approved SB130 which would authorize the Department of Agriculture to regulate CBD or Cannabidiol that is currently being sold to Epileptic patients. It would also apply for a waiver with the DEA for Utah to develop a medical grade CBD product that doctors can prescribe. That bill has moved on to the House.
