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Votes at a glance: House advances multiple Senate bills on third reading
Summary
On third reading the Utah House approved a bundle of Senate bills (telehealth SB 57; alcohol-sales-to-youth substitute SB 58; SB 159 judges; SB 187 science education; SB 209 waste fees; SB 226 registration provisions; SB 241 oil resources), with recorded vote tallies included.
During the House floor session lawmakers acted on a sequence of Senate third-reading items. Several bills were passed, several were circled (set aside), and one bill was substituted on the floor. Key recorded outcomes on items discussed in the transcript include:
- First substitute Senate Bill 57 (telehealth): passed; recorded as 61 yes, 0 no (house will sign and return to Senate for presidential signature).
- First substitute Senate Bill 58 (alcohol beverage amendments eliminating alcohol sales to youth): floor substitute adopted; passed with 68 yes, 0 no; funding vehicle changed (preserve $543,750 ongoing; convert $1,631,250 to one-time general-fund support).
- Second substitute Senate Bill 69 (consumer credit database protections): motion to circle passed (bill set aside).
- Senate Bill 159 (Fourth District judge): passed with 69 yes, 2 no.
- Senate Bill 187 (Science and Technology Education Program): initially circled and later uncircled; passed with 69 yes, 0 no.
- Senate Bill 209 (waste fee amendments): passed with 67 yes, 2 no.
- Senate Bill 226 (registration on title provisions): passed (67 yes recorded) and will be signed and returned to the Senate for the president’s signature.
- First substitute Senate Bill 241 (Natural Resources/energy incentives): passed with 70 yes, 0 no; included a 10-year severance-tax exemption and R&D sales exemptions as described on the floor.
- First substitute Senate Bill 129 (motor vehicle registration amendments): introduced and debated on the floor (shorter registration periods for car rental agencies); voting was opened by the end of the transcript and no final tally appears in the provided excerpt.
The House followed standard floor procedures: sponsors introduced bills, floor questions were asked and answered, motions to substitute or circle were moved where appropriate, and recorded votes were announced by the Speaker.
