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Senate advances a package of bills on taxation, planning, special districts and housing oversight
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Summary
In a long floor session Jan. 20 the Utah Senate advanced or passed a series of bills to third reading or final passage, including measures on certified property‑tax rates, property‑tax advertising (SB12, SB13), special district personnel rules and mapping (SB2, SB3), planning and zoning recodification (SB8), housing finance agency appointments (SB46), and a children’s pledge resolution (SCR2).
In addition to the high‑profile measures on sales‑tax exemptions and park roads, the Utah Senate on Jan. 20 moved a set of bills through committee and floor stages.
Senate Bill 12 (certified rate calculation / truth in taxation corrections) passed final passage on the floor (clerk reported 'Senate Bill 12 on final passage shows 23 eyes on a, 6 green answers'). Senate Bill 13 (truth and taxation advertising amendments) passed with the clerk reporting '24 ayes, 5 absent' and was sent to the House. SB2 (special district personnel policy) and SB3 (appropriation for mapping special districts into the state's GIS) were advanced to third reading (SB2: '25 ayes, 4 absent'; SB3: '26 ayes, 3 absent'), with floor discussion on scope and fiscal timing. SB8 (planning and zoning recodification and amendments) passed with unanimous support on the floor ('29 ayes, no nays').
Senators also passed SCR2, a concurrent resolution titled the 'Pledge to Children,' by suspension of rules and final passage ('26 ayes, no nays, 3 absent'). SB46, to make Utah Housing Finance Agency board appointments subject to Senate advice and consent, was also advanced to third reading (clerk reported '25 ayes, 4 absent'). Multiple House messages transmitting bills were read and referred to committees; several bills were introduced for first reading and referred to rules (including SB105–SB106). The body recessed until 2:00 p.m.
Votes at a glance (floor tallies as read aloud): SB12 (final passage) — clerk reported 23 ayes (transcript language used on the floor); SB13 — 24 ayes, 5 absent; SB6 substitute — 25 ayes, 4 absent (placed on third reading); SB2 — 25 ayes, 4 absent; SB3 — 26 ayes, 3 absent; SB8 — 29 ayes, no nays; SCR2 — 26 ayes, no nays, 3 absent; SB46 — 25 ayes, 4 absent. Many measures were advanced to third reading or sent to the House for further action.
Next steps: Bills placed on the third‑reading calendar will face final passage votes in subsequent floor sessions or be prepared for transmittal to the House.
