Background
The Utah State Legislature meets in the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The Republicans currently have super-majorities in both the House and Senate. They control the House by a margin of 58-17 and the Senate by 22-7. The current Senate President is Michael Waddoups (R - West Jordan), and the Speaker of the House is Becky Lockhart (R - Provo).
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