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Senate sends dozens of bills to the House after consent and concurrence votes
Summary
On a busy floor day the Utah Senate approved a broad package of bills — ranging from motor-vehicle and corrections changes to child welfare and water planning — and returned them to the House; several items had minimal discussion while others were enacted after brief sponsor explanations.
SALT LAKE CITY — During a floor session that covered committee reports, concurrence items and third reading votes, the Utah Senate approved a wide array of bills and sent them to the House for further action.
Most measures on the concurrence and third-reading calendar were approved after sponsors offered short explanations or minor technical changes. Where the floor recorded roll-call tallies, those are reported below.
Votes at a glance (floor-recorded tallies where recorded):
- First substitute Senate Bill 27, Motor Vehicle Division Amendments — passed on third reading (26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent). - Third substitute Senate Bill 74, Corrections Modifications — passed on third reading (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent). - First substitute Senate Bill 115, Substance Use Disorder Revisions — passed on third reading (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent). - Second substitute Senate Bill 134, Health Care Decisions Act Amendments — passed on third reading (24 yea, 1 nay, 4 absent). - Third substitute Senate Bill 139, Mineral Rights Amendments — passed on third reading (26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent). - Second substitute Senate Bill 177, Child Welfare Amendments — passed on third reading (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent). - First substitute Senate Bill 289, Community Development Amendments — passed (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent). - First substitute House Bill 344, School Fees Amendments — passed the Senate (23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent) (covered in separate article). - Senate Bill 304, Government Attorney Amendments (uncircled and passed) — passed (23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent). - First substitute House Bill 114, Architects Licensing Act Amendments — passed (22 yea, 0 nay, 7 absent). - First substitute House Bill 196, Vehicle Traction Amendments and other circled items moved per rules or committee action (see clerk’s record). - First substitute House Bill 222, Access to Traffic Accident Evidence — passed (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent). - First substitute House Bill 173, Controlled Substances Act Amendments — passed (26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent). - First substitute House Bill 258, Senior supplemental coverage flexibility — passed (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent). - First substitute House Bill 285, Water Infrastructure Modifications — passed (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent).
Several bills were described on the floor as technical fixes, clarifying amendments or items of concurrence from the House; many were placed on the consent calendar or moved from rules to second or third reading without extended debate. The clerk and president noted the bills will be returned to the House for signature of the speaker or for further action as required.
Not all roll-call counts were read aloud for every bill; this roundup lists the bills that received explicit floor-recorded tallies and summarizes other procedural dispositions noted on the record. Items circled, uncircled or placed on calendars are recorded in the official floor minutes and by the senate clerk.
