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Senate roundup: multiple bills moved to third reading; consent measures and committee reports adopted
Summary
The Utah Senate adopted committee reports, advanced a set of bills to the third‑reading calendar (including HB 37 on higher education assessment, SB 32 Wildlife Violators Compact, SB 33 wildlife penalties, SB 59 Medicaid expansion, SB 56 employee incentives, and SB 62 recycling procurement), recognized guests, and adjourned until 10 AM the next day.
On the seventeenth day of the legislative session the Utah Senate handled a mix of procedural business, ceremonial recognitions, committee reports and floor votes placing a number of bills on the third‑reading calendar.
Key floor actions and results announced by the President and clerks included:
- HB 37 (Higher Education Assessment Programs) was placed on the consent calendar and the President directed a unanimous recorded vote before the bill was signed and sent to the House.
- Substitute SJR 8 (executive article revision) passed in substitute form and was sent to the House.
- SB 32 (Wildlife Violators Compact) was read and placed on the third‑reading calendar (President announced 26 ayes, 3 absent).
- SB 33 (Wildlife Penalties and Restitution) was advanced to third reading following extended debate and amendment votes (floor result announced as 24 ayes, 1 nay, 5 absent).
- SB 59 (Medicaid expansion) was placed on third reading (floor announced 22 ayes, no nays, 7 absent).
- SB 56 (public employees performance incentives, $5,000,000) passed with the floor announced as 21 ayes, 5 nays, 3 absent and was placed on the third‑reading calendar.
- SB 62 (recycling procurement) was placed on the third‑reading calendar (floor announced 22 ayes).
The body also received a number of standing committee reports (including HB 99 recommended for the consent calendar by the Education Committee), recognized visiting students and Miss Utah, assigned SB 129 to the Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee, and adjourned until 10:00 AM the following day.
Votes and tallies above reflect floor announcements as recorded on the session transcript.
