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Senate clears a large consent calendar and advances dozens of bills
Summary
The Utah Senate read and passed a range of consent-calendar bills on miscellaneous topics — from professional corporation amendments to local government, tax and education measures — largely by unanimous or near-unanimous recorded votes.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate disposed of a lengthy consent calendar and advanced many third-reading items with brief sponsor presentations and recorded votes.
The clerk read multiple communications from the House and several bills were placed on the consent calendar, including House Bill 201 (Professional Corporation Act amendments), Substitute House Bill 45 (property checkpoint amendments), and numerous others covering higher education, municipal authority bonds, foster-parent director appointments and land-use appropriations.
Sponsors briefly summarized bills and chairs moved adoption of committee reports. Most consent items passed with recorded aye tallies or unanimous voice votes and were referred back to the House for enrollment and final signature where required.
The session’s consent work reflected routine housekeeping and a cluster of policy and technical amendments across transportation, health licensing, taxation and local government. Several items were noted for later, more detailed committee consideration.
