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Votes at a glance: Summary of bills the Utah Senate considered and actions taken
Summary
During the floor session the Utah Senate considered numerous bills and resolutions; this roundup lists each distinct item for which a formal vote or outcome was recorded on the transcript, with the recorded result and the presenting senator where specified.
The following is a concise listing of bills, resolutions and other formal actions that were presented and recorded on the Senate floor during the transcripted session. Each entry lists the bill or resolution identifier, the sponsor who presented it on the floor (when indicated), a short description based on floor remarks, and the Senate'recorded outcome.
Votes and outcomes recorded in the session transcript:
- House Bill 119 — "Solar panel restrictions in homeowners associations amendments." Sponsor on floor: Senator Weiler. Summary: Prevents homeowners associations from prohibiting solar-panel installations within their jurisdictions. Outcome: Passed; recorded as having 19 yay votes, 10 nay votes, 0 absent. (Sent back to the House for the Speaker's signature.)
- House Bill 287 — "Stalking Amendments." Sponsor on floor: Senator Cullimore. Summary: Modifies definitions related to stalking with a business‑dissolution exception described on the floor. Outcome: Passed by recorded roll-call vote, 29-0-0 (yay-nay-absent); returned to the House.
- House Bill 339 — "Law enforcement investigation modifications." Sponsor on floor: Senator Musselman. Summary: Clarifies body-camera requirements for undercover officers who later participate in an encounter. Outcome: Passed by recorded vote, 29-0-0; returned to the House.
- Senate Bill 3 34 — Center for Civic Excellence at Utah State University. Sponsor on floor: Senator John Johnson. Summary: Establishes a Center for Civic Excellence and a structured general-education core (see separate article). Outcome: Passed 25-4; transmitted to the House.
- Second substitute Senate Joint Resolution 4 — "Amending court rules on attorney confidentiality." Sponsor on floor: Senator Brammer. Summary: Narrowed to preserve attorney-client privilege when materials are provided to auditors and to avoid waiver for other purposes. Outcome: Passed 26-3; transmitted to the House.
- First substitute Senate Joint Resolution 10 — "Joint resolution amending court rules regarding pleas." Sponsor: Senator Pitcher. Outcome: Passed 26-1, 2 absent; sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 310 — "Transportation utility fee amendments." Sponsor on floor: Senator Brammer. Summary: Adds transparency to transportation utility fees and exempts religious organizations; described as a truth-in-taxation‑style process. Outcome: Passed 17-8-4 (yay-nay-absent); sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 311 — "Sales and use tax exemptions amendments." Sponsor: Senator Vickers. Summary: Extends a long-standing exemption for energy industry inputs and adds energy storage >2 MW; discussion noted a fiscal note and the bill was briefly circled then returned for further consideration; later the Senate recorded final passage 24-0-5. Outcome: Passed 24-0-5 (yay-nay-absent); sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 318 — "Prosecutorial misconduct amendments." Sponsor on floor: Senator Wyler. Status: Motion to circle recorded; further action deferred.
- Senate Bill 35 — "Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP) modifications." Sponsor on floor: Senator Johnson. Summary: Establishes priority funding distributions to expand access to AP and concurrent-enrollment opportunities in rural schools. Outcome: Passed 25-1-3; sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 336 — "Utah Fair Park area investment and restoration district modifications." Sponsor on floor: Senator Bridal/Sandel. Summary: Technical cleanups from prior legislation; sponsor said the bill does not obligate the state to build additional stadiums. Outcome: Passed 21-4-4; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 340 — "Protected person amendments." Sponsor on floor: Senator Ipsen. Summary: Establishes a process for the Department of Public Safety to investigate credible threats to individuals and to help implement safety protocols; clarified it does not override local permitting for security measures. Outcome: Passed 24-0-5; sent to the House.
- First substitute House Bill 152 — "Healthcare facilities amendments." Sponsor on floor: Senator Sandel. Summary: Enables hospitals to set up emergency-service facilities in underserved (often rural) areas and includes price-transparency stipulations. Outcome: Passed 25-1-3; returned to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 338 — "Nonprofit entities amendments." Sponsor: Senator Winterton. Summary: Modifies the definition of a governmental nonprofit corporation. Outcome: Passed 26-0-3; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 9 — "Revenue bonds and capital facilities amendments." Sponsor: Senator Ibsen. Summary: Legislature expressed support for three revenue-bonded projects for higher education and DABC warehouse; projects are funded by institution revenues or sales revenues; sponsor noted reporting requirement prior to action on warehouse. Outcome: Passed 27-0-2; sent to the House.
Note on procedure: Several bills were "circled" on the floor (held for further work) and later either uncircled or returned with substitutes; where the transcript recorded a final roll-call result that outcome is shown above. Items described on the floor but not finally voted during the excerpt of this transcript (for example, some bills shown as "circled") are noted as such and will require follow-up for final disposition.
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