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Floor roundup: multiple bills pass third reading; Senate advances a set of public‑safety, tax and interlocal measures
Summary
On day 17 the Utah Senate passed several bills on third reading including SB 49 (Burglar Alarm Certification), SB 50 (state revenue accounting), SB 68 (security personnel licensing), SB 6 (energy tax credits) and others; several measures were placed on the third‑reading calendar or circled pending fiscal notes.
The Utah Senate advanced a package of bills during its seventeenth day of session, approving multiple third‑reading measures with recorded voice or roll‑call votes and placing several bills on the third‑reading calendar for later action.
Key outcomes recorded on the floor:
- SB 49, Burglar Alarm Certification Act (sponsor: Senator Beatty): Passed on roll-call with 26 ayes, no nays; will be transmitted to the House.
- SB 50, State Revenue Accounting (sponsor: Senator McAllister): Ordered ready for the third time and passed final reading with 24 ayes; will be sent to the House.
- SB 68, Security Personnel Licensing and Regulation Act (sponsor: Senator Beatty): Passed third reading with 27 ayes and no nays.
- SB 6, Tax credits for energy‑saving devices (sponsor: Senator McMullen): Passed third reading with 28 ayes and 1 absent.
- SB 63, Winery amendment (sponsor: Senator Moe/Bunnell): Floor amendments were adopted (language restoring employee-consumption phrasing and adding sample tasting language); the bill was placed on the third‑reading calendar after the amendments carried.
- SB 61, Uniform levy assessment and collection (sponsor: Senator Story): Reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation and moved to the third‑reading calendar after discussion about county impacts and the need for a fiscal analysis.
- SB 57, Eligibility for tax relief programs (sponsor: Senator Story): Committee report adopted and bill moved forward; floor debate covered circuit‑breaker and local abatement alignment and fiscal-note projections.
Several other committee reports and procedural items were adopted; the Senate also scheduled time‑certain items for the following day and adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. the next day.
What’s next: Bills passed on third reading will be transmitted to the House for consideration; measures moved to the third‑reading calendar will return to the floor for final action after any required fiscal analysis or amendment.
