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Senate passes consent-calendar and third-reading bills in morning session
Summary
The Utah Senate approved numerous consent-calendar and third-reading bills this morning, including technical tax adjustments, education and veterans' plate measures, and health‑care sunsetting bills; several items were sent to the House for final signature and enrollment.
The Utah Senate moved a slate of consent-calendar and third-reading items during its morning session, passing multiple bills and transmitting them to the House for final action.
Chief Clerk Carol Peterson reported a string of House and Senate passage messages that were placed on the calendar and enrolled. Notable actions recorded included:
- Senate Bill 49 (child support amendments): passed the Senate and will return to the House (reporting indicated 25 aye, 1 nay, 3 absent). - Substitute Senate Joint Resolution 5 (Winter Sports Park sale name correction): concurred and transmitted back to the House (25–0 recorded earlier in the session). - Senate Bill 47 (employment security information): passed on concurrence and will be returned to the House (26–0, 3 absent recorded for House concurrence). - House Bill 61 (water shares procedure), House Bill 142 (advisory council seat), and multiple tax-exemption technical bills (Senate Bills 180, 181, 183): read and placed on the consent calendar, then passed to the House. - House Bill 73 (classroom supplies appropriation): committee report adopted and the bill placed on the third calendar (noted appropriation ~$6,200,000 was discussed in context of uniform school fund availability). - Senate Bill 97 (physician and health care provider immunity amendments): passed third reading after a friendly amendment (27–0 with 2 absent) and sent to the House. - Substitute House Bill 63 (Employment Security Act amendments): passed the Senate after explanation by Senator Stevenson (26–0, 3 absent) and will return to the House.
Several bills were described as technical or conforming to federal definitions (for example, sales-tax exemptions aligned to federal definitions of food-stamp and WIC programs) and were explained by sponsors as implementing commission recommendations rather than substantive policy changes. Where required, the presiding officer ordered roll-call votes and announced tallies on the Senate floor.
Procedural notes: a number of items were circled for revision or assigned to committee consideration; the body recessed until 2:00 p.m. after recognitions and announcements.
