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Votes at a glance: bills the Utah Senate advanced on floor session
Summary
During the floor session the Senate considered and advanced a wide set of bills across policy areas — transportation, public health, elections, taxation, government operations and more. Below are items the chamber voted on and their recorded outcomes.
The Utah Senate advanced the following bills and resolutions (motion maker noted where given). This list reflects roll-call counts and outcomes recorded on the floor.
Votes at a glance (bill — short description — mover — Senate roll-call tally — outcome):
- Senate Bill 268 — Rules Review and General Oversight Committee amendments — moved by Senator McKay — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- House Bill 184 — School Trust Land Amendments — moved by Senator Hankins — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed and returned to House for speaker signature.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 237 — Utah Communications Authority Amendments — moved by Senator Harper — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 217 — Recycling and Waste Amendments — moved by Senator Harper — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- House Bill 254 — Waste Clarification Amendments — moved by Senator McKell — 20 yea, 4 nay, 5 absent — passed.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 65 — Medication-Assisted Treatment in residential settings (sub excludes non-publicly funded providers) — moved by Senator Plumb — 23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 228 — Health care services platforms (registration of third-party connectors) — moved by Senator Fillmore — 23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 250 — Community development modifications (CRAs/housing set-aside clarifications) — moved by Senator Colomore — 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 209 — Emergency Medical Services technical cleanups and grant adjustments (new critical needs account) — moved by Senator Owens — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 246 — Medicaid reimbursement rate modifications (autism services) — moved by Senator Wyler — 20 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 183 — Optional financial literacy classes for inmates — moved by Senator Pitcher — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 199 — Guardianship amendments (safe-harbor carve-out) — moved by Senator Stratton — 23 yea, 1 nay, 5 absent — passed.
- Third Substitute Senate Bill 243 — Law enforcement quota amendments (updates and enforcement with grant consequences) — moved by Senator Wyler — 21 yea, 4 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- Senate Joint Resolution 8 — Evidence rules on admissibility for certain crimes — moved by Senator Brammer — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 253 — Railroad and transportation cleanup (right-of-way, ombudsman, rail safety) — moved by Senator Harper — 15 yea, 4 nay, 10 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 — Utah authority to determine its energy future (policy concurrent resolution) — moved by Senator Harper — 17 yea, 5 nay, 7 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 163 — Government records amendments (training, summaries, destruction penalty) — moved by Senator Harper — 19 yea, 5 nay, 5 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 197 — Property tax circuit-breaker to deferral (see separate coverage) — moved by Senator McKay — 15 yea, 10 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 164 (election-law modifications) — moved by Senator Harper — 20 yea, 2 nay, 7 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 213 — Sales and use tax exemption for qualifying energy-storage manufacturing — mover Senator Harper — 23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 261 — Tourism-related tax reporting amendments (auditor enforcement) — moved by Senator Brammer — 23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent — passed.
- Third Substitute Senate Bill 90 — Mandatory jail sentence amendments for targeted criminal reentry cases — moved by Senator Musselman — 22 yea, 9 nay, 7 absent — passed.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 154 — Legislative audit process/privilege adjudication and timeline — moved by Senator Brammer — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent — passed.
- Senate Joint Resolution 3 — Dissolving Salt Lake County Justice Court (amended to extend dissolution date to 06/30/2027) — moved by Senator Cullimore — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 260 — Individual digital identity principles and state policy (study authorization) — moved by Senator Cullimore — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 241 — Limited-purpose local government / PID / special-district clarifications — moved by Senator Stevenson — 22 yea, 4 nay, 3 absent — passed.
These votes reflect recorded floor tallies and the Senate’s disposition during this session. Where a mover was named on the record, it is indicated; where seconders were not recorded in the transcript, they are listed as not specified. Most measures now move to the Utah House for further consideration or final action.
