SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate moved a series of bills through the concurrence, consent and third‑reading calendars on Feb. 21, 2024. Many measures were placed on the consent calendar and passed by recorded unanimous votes of senators present; several other bills were considered on the third‑reading calendar and approved by roll call. Below are selected actions recorded on the Senate floor.

Key outcomes

- First Substitute Senate Bill 125 (secondary water amendments, sponsor: Sen. Hinkins) — Passed by roll call, recorded as 19 yay, 0 nay, 10 absent; returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature.

- First Substitute House Bill 100 (workforce development funding amendments, sponsor: Sen. Kennedy) — Placed on the consent calendar and passed by unanimous recorded vote of senators present (19 yay, 0 nay, 10 absent); will be signed by the President Pro Tem and returned to the House.

- First Substitute House Bill 51 (Health and Human Services funding amendments, sponsor: Sen. Kennedy) — Passed by roll call, recorded as 20 yay, 1 nay, 8 absent; returned to the House for signature.

- First Substitute House Bill 188 (modifications relating to use of land; sponsor: Sen. Bramble) — Passed by roll call, recorded as 23 yay, 0 nay, 6 absent; returned to the House for further consideration.

- House Bill 403 (Body Arts Facility Amendments, Sen. Kwan) — Passed by roll call and returned to the House (reported as 22 yay, 0 nay, 7 absent).

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 198 (Point of the Mountain/mountain state land authority amendments, Sen. Stevenson) — Sponsor estimated an allocation of roughly $6,000,000 in annual state sales tax if the site is fully developed; the second substitute passed and will be sent to the House for further consideration.

A selection of other actions noted on the floor included committee reports placing dozens of House bills on Senate calendars for further consideration and multiple measures being circled pending fiscal notes.

What this list does and does not cover: This roundup highlights measures that received floor presentations and recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript. It is not an exhaustive list of every item referenced; bills placed on calendars or circled for later fiscal note review are noted in the timeline but may not be fully enumerated here.

Provenance: See transcript segments for the full reading and roll‑call details (examples: SEG 615–684 for SB 125; SEG 707–735 for H.B. 100; SEG 981–1031 for H.B. 51; SEG 1090–1142 for H.B. 188; SEG 1766–1928 for S.B. 198).