Utah Senate advances multiple measures, including Basin Revitalization amendment and mental‑health licensing changes

The Utah Senate on Jan. 30 moved a package of bills forward, approving amendments and forwarding measures to the House for further action.

Senate Bill 113, a Basin Revitalization Fund amendment tied to land transfers under the Moab Restoration Act and federal agency memoranda of understanding, was presented by Senator Evans. The measure passed on final passage, 26 ayes, no nays and three senators recorded absent, and will be referred to the House for consideration.

Senate Bill 104, described by Senator Julander as technical corrections to marriage and family therapist provisions and other minor grammatical fixes, also passed on a roll call vote (25 ayes, no nays, several absent) and will be transmitted to the House.

On the consent calendar the Senate approved House Bill 63, an off‑highway vehicle registration amendment introduced in the House and carried on the floor by Senator Demetrij. The president declared a unanimous voice vote recorded as 28 ayes and one present; the bill will be signed by the president on the Senate side and returned to the House.

All three measures were presented with limited floor debate. Sponsors framed SB 113 as delivering on previously negotiated changes related to federal land transfers; SB 104 was described as technical cleanup to existing licensing language. The Senate followed its roll‑call process for each measure and recorded formal tallies before referring bills for enrollment or transmission to the House.

What happens next: the passed bills will be enrolled or sent to the House for its action and any further required steps in the legislative process.