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Senate clears a slate of bills on Feb. 16; several unanimous votes
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a series of third‑reading and concurrence items Feb. 16, including SB47, SB74, SB120 and multiple House bills; votes were largely unanimous and several bills were circled for later action.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 16 approved a long list of bills and concurrence items, moving several measures to the House for further action and completing a busy third‑reading calendar.
Among the items acted on in open session, the Senate concurred with House amendments and passed: Senate Bill 47 (wrongful lien offenses) with protections for minors, 28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent; Senate Bill 74 (medical reserve corps amendments making county programs optional and clarifying licensing), 28‑0‑1; and Senate Bill 120 (allocation of revenue from institutional trust lands), 28‑0‑1.
On third reading, the body passed House Bill 171 (calculation of mining severance tax on beryllium) on a 29‑0 vote; first substitute House Bill 190 (encouraging electronic filing for preparers) passed 28‑0‑1; House Bill 29 (state engineer powers and duties) passed 28‑0‑1; House Bill 55 (drug offense penalty enhancements, as amended) passed 29‑0; House Bill 183 (fee waiver eligibility verification) passed 28‑0‑1; House Bill 66 (naturopathic physician amendments) passed 28‑0‑1; and several other house bills were amended or passed and referred to the House for signature.
Other recorded outcomes announced on the floor included: Second substitute Senate Bill 56 (real estate listing agreement provisions) passed 29‑0 after being uncircled; Senate Bill 57 (economic development fund for rural counties) was amended and passed 25‑0 with 4 absent; and House Bill 212 (traffic violations by diplomats, reporting to the Department of State) passed 29‑0.
Many bills were handled by voice vote or were circled (deferred) or uncircled at the request of sponsors. When senators sought to move items scheduled for the consent calendar earlier, the body amended that procedural motion to reschedule those consent items for Monday rather than debate them immediately.
The Senate recessed for caucus and committee meetings and planned to reconvene at 2 p.m.
