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Senate session roundup: key votes, resolutions and bills advanced
Summary
On day 24 the Utah Senate approved a package of measures including HB 12 (state hospital security personnel), HB 6 (school reporting date change), HB 59 (expunged records amendments) and SCR 5 honoring emergency medical training; SB 82 failed and substitute SB 59 advanced to third reading after lengthy debate.
The Utah State Senate took a busy docket on its 24th day, moving a mix of technical fixes, policy bills and ceremonial resolutions and debating several measures at length.
What passed: House Bill 12 (changes to State hospital security personnel training and duties) passed on third reading with a roll-call result of 25 ayes, 0 nays and 4 absent and will be returned to the House after the president signs it. House Bill 6, a technical change moving the annual school performance report date to January 15, passed (25–0–4). Substitute House Bill 45 (risk-management coverage and sunset provisions) passed the Senate and was placed on the second-reading calendar (27–0–2). House Bill 59 (expungement amendments) cleared committee and was placed on the third-reading calendar after a 27–0–2 vote. The Senate also passed SCR 5, a concurrent resolution recognizing the Utah Emergency Medical Training programs and students, by voice/roll call (26 ayes, 3 absent), with sponsor Senator McMullen introducing program leaders and trained students.
Notable defeat: Senate Bill 82, which would have clarified when representatives from wineries and distilleries may contact restaurants about products, failed after floor debate and a roll-call vote (10 ayes, 18 nays, 1 absent). Senator Steiner successfully amended the bill to require that licensees share "written or verbal" information, but the measure still failed on final passage.
Extended debate: Substitute SB 59 (photo-radar enforcement limits) drew extensive floor time. Sponsors and critics debated whether automated enforcement is a safety tool in school zones or a potential revenue-driven practice for private contractors and small municipalities. The substitute — which limits use, requires signage and local elected approval, and requires open financial information for contractor agreements — was advanced to third reading on a 23–5 roll call.
Ceremonial recognition: SCR 5 was read in full naming dozens of students who have participated in Utah's emergency medical training program; sponsor Senator McMullen thanked program leaders and introduced several students whose actions had saved lives.
What’s next: Several bills advanced to third reading for final passage; substitute SB 59 will return for final consideration. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.
