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Senate approves several budget bills and sunsets; calendar includes multiple base budgets
Summary
On Jan. 30 the Utah Senate passed a set of base-budget bills and several third-reading items including HB 11 and HB 16. Votes on core budget bills (House Bills 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7) passed under suspension of the rules.
The Utah Senate passed multiple bills on Friday, moving several base-budget and third-reading items to the next step in the legislative process.
Key floor actions and final votes announced on the Senate floor:
- House Bill 11 (Native American Remains Review Committee amendments): passed 24-0, 5 absent. The bill extends the committee's sunset for five years and was enrolled for signature.
- House Bill 16 (Health Facility Administrator Act Amendments — extends licensing/oversight sunset for nursing homes and assisted-living oversight): passed 26-0, 3 absent.
- House Bill 4 (Economic and Community Development base budget): passed under suspension, 26-0, 3 absent. Sponsor Senator Musselman outlined agency funding and specified federal funds and technical corrections included in the base appropriation.
- House Bill 1 (Higher Education base budget): passed under suspension, 27-1, 1 absent. Senator Milner said the bill funds the Utah System of Higher Education at FY2025 levels with specified strategic reinvestments.
- House Bill 5 (General Government base budget): passed under suspension, 28-0, 1 absent. The bill covers agencies including the Department of Commerce, Insurance Department, Labor Commission and others.
- House Bill 6 (Transportation and infrastructure base budget): passed under suspension, 27-0, 2 absent. Sponsors discussed capital reallocation and planned projects.
- House Bill 7 (National Guard, Veterans Affairs and Legislature base budget): passed under suspension, 27-0, 2 absent. The bill funds agencies including the Utah National Guard and Department of Veterans Affairs and includes federal and general-fund components.
Procedural notes: The Rules Committee report and multiple standing committee reports were adopted earlier in the day. Several bills were "circled" (set aside) or placed on the second-reading calendar, and the Appropriations-related base budgets were handled under suspension of the rules to expedite consideration. The House-passed appropriations bills were returned to the House for the Speaker's signature after being signed by the Senate President.
