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Votes at a glance: Key Senate actions on day five
Summary
On the fifth day the Utah Senate passed several bills on third reading and placed others on the third‑reading calendar; notable roll-call tallies are summarized here for quick reference.
Here are the key floor outcomes from the Utah State Senate's fifth day of session.
- SB 29 (Aggravated assault amendments): Passed on third reading (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent). The Senate referred the bill to the House for further action.
- HB 99 (technical statutory corrections): Passed on third reading (26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent).
- HB 70 (Sunset Act amendments): Passed on third reading (25 ayes recorded on the floor; subsequently processed by the clerk and placed on the calendar).
- SB 17 (Criminal background checks on school personnel): Passed on roll call (26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent) after several amendments narrowing scope and clarifying reporting language.
- SB 18 (Education governance reform): Committee report adopted and bill placed on the third‑reading calendar (27 ayes, 0 nays).
- SB 30 (Site‑based decision‑making pilot): Committee report adopted and placed on third‑reading calendar (27 ayes recorded), later tabled under fiscal rules because the fiscal note totaled $1,000,000.
- SB 1 (Safe Drinking Water Act amendments): Passed on recorded vote (26 ayes, 3 nays, 3 absent); bill placed on the calendar and directs the state to adopt operator‑qualification measures required to maintain primacy.
These are the formal outcomes recorded on the floor; additional bills were introduced and referred to committee. Several items were scheduled for committee hearings next week as noted by the rules committee.
