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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances a slate of bills on consent and third-reading calendars
Summary
The Utah Senate approved several bills on the consent and third-reading calendars, including legislation to allow income tax return contributions to Utah Food Bank, a veterinary gabapentin exemption, sales-tax compliance clarifications and state campground creation. Vote tallies and procedural outcomes are listed.
The Utah State Senate recorded votes on a number of bills on the consent and third-reading calendars and advanced multiple measures to the House or for enrollment. Key outcomes from the session’s recorded roll calls follow.
Senate Bill 151 (Income Tax Contributions Amendments): Sponsor Senator Ibsen moved passage of SB 151, which allows taxpayers to contribute via their individual income tax returns to a fund supporting the Utah Food Bank. The president directed a unanimous vote; the transcript records the final count as 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent. The bill will be sent to the House for consideration.
First Substitute Senate Bill 120 (Controlled Substance Modifications): Senator Plumb presented the first substitute to exempt gabapentin from controlled-substance requirements for veterinary practice. The chamber recorded a unanimous vote in favor; the transcript records the bill as receiving 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent, and it will be sent to the House.
Senate Bill 47 (Sales and Use Tax Remittance Amendments): Senator Harper described the bill as removing a transactional limit to simplify compliance with the sales tax code. A roll-call vote yielded 27 yes, 1 no, 1 absent; the bill passes and will go to the House for further consideration.
House Bill 34 (State Campgrounds Amendments): Senator Sandel presented HB 34, which creates a process to establish state campgrounds in collaboration with local officials. The roll-call record shows 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent; the bill will be signed by the president and returned to the House for the speaker’s signature.
Fourth Substitute House Bill 12 (Division of Purchasing and General Services Amendments): Senator McKell moved to replace the bill body with a fourth substitute described as a procurement cleanup. The vote recorded 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent; the bill will be returned to the House for further consideration.
Procedural notes: The Senate also placed several bills on the rules and concurrence calendars and adopted multiple standing-committee reports by voice or unanimous consent. One motion to reconsider Senate Bill 114 initially failed on voice but, after a division count, a motion to reconsider passed and the item was returned to the top of the third-reading calendar for further action.
