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Senate approves multiple bills on consent and second/third reading; recorded tallies reflect unanimous and divided outcomes
Summary
The Senate advanced several bills on the consent and third‑reading calendars, including unanimous consent for technical DUI changes (SB 74) and passage of SB 63, SB 43, SB 51 and others; the record shows both unanimous and split votes across items.
During the morning session the Utah Senate disposed of a number of bills by voice, unanimous recorded vote, or recorded roll calls. Items disposed on the consent calendar or by recorded tally included the following outcomes recorded in the session:
- Senate Bill 74 (DUI technical amendments): sponsor Senator Richards explained the bill as language cleanup; the chair directed a unanimous recorded vote and the secretary reported 25 ayes, no nays, 4 absent; the bill passed and will be sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 101 (mental health commitment proceeding amendments): described as a small technical restoration to language inadvertently omitted; unanimous recorded vote reported (25 ayes) and the bill passed.
- Senate Bill 63 (winery amendment): third‑reading vote recorded 19 ayes, 5 nays, 5 absent; bill passed and sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 43 (Interlocal Cooperation Act amendment): recorded 24 ayes, no nays, 5 absent; bill passed and was referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 51 (substitute; financial responsibility for pregnancy and childcare costs): committee substituted bill and floor debate followed; the recorded result for the step reported was 28 ayes, no nays, 1 absent and the bill was placed appropriately on the calendar per procedure.
Other committee reports and referrals were adopted. Many bills were 'circled' (procedural hold) or sent to committee for additional work (for example SB 99, SB 61, SB 69). Where roll‑call tallies were read into the record, this article lists the recorded totals as entered by the secretary; individual senators’ recorded votes are available in the session roll call.
