Senate advances wide package of bills on Day 35 of the 2025 Utah Legislature

Day 35 of the 2025 Utah Legislature saw the Utah Senate pass a wide set of bills across education, tax, health care and public safety policy while also receiving a large number of transmitted House measures.

Why it matters: The measures the Senate advanced include technical cleanups, funding and regulatory changes that will go to the Utah House for further consideration. A handful of bills drew sustained questions or narrower margins and are likely to attract further attention as they move to the House.

Most significant outcomes at a glance (selected bills and recorded final tallies; all votes recorded by the clerk):

- House Bill 174 (water rights restricted account): Passed in the Senate on a roll call recorded as 24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent; sent to the House with the president's signature.

- First Substitute Senate Joint Resolution 7 (state authority in election governance): Passed the Senate 20 yeas, 4 nays, 5 absent; will be sent to the House.

- Senate Bill 249 (Student Integration Amendments): Passed the Senate, recorded as 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent; will proceed to the House.

- Senate Bill 128 (Assisted Reproduction Amendments): Passed the Senate 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent; will be transmitted to the House.

- Senate Bill 275 (Placental Tissue Amendments): Passed the Senate 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent; will be sent to the House.

- First Substitute Senate Bill 276 (Utah Horse Racing Commission amendments): Passed 22 yeas, 0…