Utah Senate President Wayne Niederhauser isn’t playing around when it comes to attendance at the anticipated Dec. 3 special session on medical cannabis.
In fact, he’s even prepared to send the Senate sergeant-at-arms to track down any truant lawmakers.
“As Senate President, I can compel attendance of absent senators,” he wrote in a Thursday email to his colleagues. “While I don’t believe that will be necessary in this case, due to the importance of the special session, I will not hesitate to order the sergeant-at-arms to find and ensure your attendance.”
Filling seats in the 29-member Senate is especially important in this case because Niederhauser and others want the draft medical marijuana bill to take effect as soon as it’s signed.