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Votes at a glance: Senate advances multiple bills, adopts committee reports
Summary
The Senate approved several bills on Feb. 1, including consent items and third‑reading passages; key votes included HB79 (26–0), HB81 (27–0), SB63 (27–0), and the advancement of SB158 to third reading (20–4).
The Utah Senate on Feb. 1 processed a large consent calendar and multiple committee reports. Key floor outcomes included:
- House Bill 79 (Removal of unenforceable covenants): Sponsor Senator Craig Moody described the bill as eliminating discriminatory restrictive covenants; passed by voice and recorded as 26 ayes, no nays, 3 absent and was returned to the House.
- House Bill 81 (Impersonating a peace officer): The chamber recorded a unanimous vote (27 ayes, no nays, 2 absent) and HB81 was returned to the House without further Senate action.
- Senate Bill 63 (Transportation fund amendment): Senator McMullen said the bill corrects a statutory conflict over fee deposit destinations; the Senate recorded a unanimous vote (27 ayes) and the bill was transmitted to the House.
- Senate Bill 103 and other third‑reading items: SB103 passed on third reading (vote recorded as 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and was sent to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 75 (probation criteria): Passed by the Senate and placed on the purging calendar (24 ayes, no nays).
- Senate Bill 158 (bonding for public-school technology): After extended debate and testimony, the Senate voted to leave the bill for third reading (20 ayes, 4 nays, 5 absent) to allow fiscal reconciliation.
Several other bills were reported out of committee and assigned to calendars or committees for further action. Where recorded tallies exist they are reported here as read from the chamber transcript; for voice votes, the clerk’s recorded summary is used.
