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Senate floor roundup: votes and key bills sent to the House
Summary
During the floor session the Utah Senate approved a slate of bills — including transportation, corrections, child welfare, substance use, water infrastructure and other measures — and advanced them to the House. Tallies are those announced on the Senate floor.
The Utah Senate completed floor business and sent a number of bills to the House. Below are key floor votes and the outcomes as announced on the Senate floor. Tallies and summaries are taken from the Senate roll calls and floor statements.
Votes at a glance (as announced on the floor):
- First Substitute Senate Bill 27, Motor Vehicle Division Amendments — Passed (26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. Change limited to a percentage figure related to transfers into the Transportation Investment Fund.
- Third Substitute Senate Bill 74, Corrections Modifications — Passed (25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator Owens. Change requires individuals under probation/parole drug testing to sign a waiver allowing provider notification to supervising officers.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 115, Substance Use Disorder Revisions — Passed (25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator Plumb. Adjusts custodial time periods requested by jails, among other changes.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 134, Health Care Decisions Act Amendments — Passed (24 yeas, 1 nay, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator McCall. Floor comments noted an editing change (removal of a hyphen in the title/form language).
- Third Substitute Senate Bill 139, Mineral Rights Amendments — Passed (26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Winterton. Sponsor said 2 short lines were removed from the statutory reference.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 177, Child Welfare Amendments — Passed (27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. Clarifies processes for children in custody of DCFS to obtain driver’s licenses.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 289, Community Development Amendments — Passed (25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. Clarifies reporting requirements for redevelopment agencies to the governor’s office.
- First Substitute House Bill 459, Appropriations Subcommittee Amendments — Circled then passed on the floor (tally announced during session; follow‑up in the House expected). Sponsor: Senator Stevenson.
- First Substitute House Bill 344, School Fees Amendments — Passed the Senate (23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent). Sponsor: Senator Milner (see separate article for discussion).
- Senate Bill 304, delays/implementation date changes (Government attorney amendments) — Passed (23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent); sponsor discussed moving an effective date from 07/01/2025 to 07/01/2026 to allow audit results to be considered.
- First Substitute House Bill 114, Architects Licensing Act Amendments — Passed (22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent). Sponsor: Senator Milner. Allows broader use of the word "architecture" by related professions.
- House Bill 138, Food Labeling Amendments (cultivated/plant/insect‑based meat substitutes) — Passed (tally announced on floor; sponsors said the bill does not ban manufacture or sale but requires accurate labeling and provides for fines on mislabeling).
- First Substitute House Bill 222, Access to Traffic Accident Evidence — Circled/uncircled and passed on the floor (tally announced as part of floor business) — Sponsor: Senator McHale.
- Second Substitute House Bill 84, Vaccine Amendments — Passed (19 yeas, 5 nays, 5 absent). Sponsor: Senator Grover. Sponsor framed the bill as requiring disclosure should vaccines be introduced into food products in the future.
- Additional bills advanced on concurrence or third reading (selected): House Bill 93 (Rehabilitation Services Modifications) — Passed (22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent); House Bill 82 (Officer notification regarding Brady identification) — Passed (22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent); House Bill 239/2 39 (Disaster Funds Revisions) — Passed (26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent).
What’s next: Bills passed by the Senate will be returned to the House for signature or further consideration as required. Several measures were placed on the second reading calendar earlier in the session; committee reports and concurrence items were adopted before third‑reading votes.
Note: Vote tallies and short descriptions are drawn from the Senate floor record as announced during the session. For full text, amendments, and fiscal notes consult the enrolled bills and the House calendar when measures are returned.
