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Votes at a glance: key bills advanced on the Senate floor
Summary
On this day the Senate approved several bills and placed others on the third‑reading calendar: HB78 (career teaching scholarships) passed 18–7 with 4 absent; HB26 passed 27–0 with 2 absent; HB17 passed 29–0; SSB104 passed after amendments; SB97 and SB94 also passed and SB98 was placed on third reading (28–0–1).
Several bills received floor action during the session:
- House Bill 78 (career teaching scholarship amendments): Passed after floor debate that expanded scholarship eligibility to students at private institutions. Vote recorded as 18 ayes, 7 nays, 4 absent (SEG 245–246).
- House Bill 26 (Employment Security Act amendments): Passed by voice/roll call with 27 ayes, no nays, 2 absent (SEG 288–291).
- House Bill 17 (Utah Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council amendments): Passed unanimously on second reading with 29 ayes, no nays (SEG 319–321).
- Substitute Senate Bill 104 (campaign reporting): Passed after technical floor amendments (see separate article for details) and will be sent to the House (SEG 998–1001).
- Senate Bill 97 (OSHA penalty alignment) and Senate Bill 94 (pesticide certification) passed as presented and will be referred to the House for further action (SEG 368–371; SEG 403–406).
- Senate Bill 98 (Bear River Task Force implementation): After extended debate and multiple amendments, SB98 was placed on the third‑reading calendar (28 ayes, no nays, 1 absent) for further refinement and final action (SEG 2836–2837).
These procedural outcomes reflect the Senate's movement of both discrete technical bills and a complex, long‑term water‑policy package that will require additional floor consideration.
