Votes at a glance: key actions taken by the Utah Senate in today’s floor session

The Utah Senate took recorded action on multiple bills during today’s floor session. Below are the principal items the chamber transmitted, advanced, or otherwise recorded on the floor (items listed in the order they appeared in the transcript):

- House communications and transmittals: The Senate recorded receipt of several bills transmitted from the House for the president’s signature and consideration (these are procedural transmittals): - Third Substitute Senate Bill 61 (Energy Corridor Amendments) — transmitted for signature. - Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 64 (Medical Cannabis Amendments) — transmitted for signature. - First Substitute Senate Bill 119 (Domestic Relations Recodification) — transmitted for signature. - Second Substitute House Bill 23 (Insurance Modifications) — concurrence in Senate amendments; transmitted for signature.

- Bills placed on calendars for rules consideration: The Senate read a series of House bills a first time and sent them to the Senate Rules Committee for placement on calendars (these were read and referred during the floor session). Examples listed on the record include House Bills addressing highway signage, elections office, school fee waivers, public asset ownership, state school board transparency, residential notification, medical malpractice modifications, legislative water commission, school data amendments and other measures.

- Notable bills advanced or passed on the Senate floor (vote outcomes from roll calls recorded in the transcript): - Sixth substitute Senate Bill 121 (Property Loss Amendments): Passed the Senate, 23 yeas, 5 nays, 1 absent; transmitted to the House for consideration. - Senate Bill 262 (Housing Affordability Modifications): Bill was circled and substituted; procedural actions pending (circled for further consideration on a later calendar). - Senate Bill 132 (Second substitute, Electric Utility Amendments): Passed the Senate, 28 yeas, 1 nay, 0 absent; transmitted to the House for consideration. - Senate Bill 294 (Special Deposits Act Amendments): Passed the Senate, 25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent; transmitted to the House for consideration. - Senate Bill 317 (Dietitian Licensing Amendments): Passed the Senate (floor record indicates the measure passed and will be transmitted; see House transmission note for final disposition). Vote tally on the floor is recorded in the transcript. - Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 124 (State facilities -- lawn equipment replacement near Wasatch Front under 50,000 sq ft): Passed on the floor; transcript notes the vote and transmission to the House. - Senate Bill 332 (Artificial Intelligence Revisions): Senate recorded passage and transmission to the House (floor record shows an affirmative roll call recorded).

- Joint resolutions and procedural measures: The Senate substituted and advanced several joint resolutions and rules changes (including a measure clarifying that sharing information with legislative auditors does not waive attorney–client privilege and a resolution addressing court plea withdrawal rules); recorded votes occurred and substitutes were adopted as noted on the floor.

What to watch next: Items passed by the Senate will be transmitted to the House for concurrence, signature, or further action; several circled bills were set for later consideration or substituted prior to third reading. For bills where the Senate recorded a vote, the bill text and final enrolled versions will confirm the exact statutory changes and any fiscal actions.

Note on vote details: This roundup reflects the outcomes as recorded on the Senate floor transcript. Where a roll‑call tally was recorded on the floor, that tally is listed above. For procedural transmittals and committee referrals, the transcript records only that the bills were read a first time and referred to the Rules Committee for calendar placement.