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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate orders several bills for third reading or refers them to the House
Summary
On Jan. 17 the Utah Senate advanced multiple bills — including traffic-code recodification, tax cleanups, workforce reauthorization, foster-care review updates, and a property-tax change — typically by unanimous roll-call votes; many were referred to the House or placed on the third-reading calendar.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 17 considered a full third-reading calendar and voted to advance or refer multiple bills. Most measures passed or were placed for further Senate consideration by near-unanimous roll call votes. Key actions:
- Senate Bill 5 (traffic-code recodification): Sponsor Senator Kilpack said the bill reorganizes and updates the transportation code without policy changes. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; the bill was referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 6 (sales and use tax, agriculture equipment cleanup): Sponsor Senator Allen said the measure removes a duplicated exemption. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 12 (Department of Workforce Services reauthorization): Sponsor Senator Jenkins said the bill reauthorizes the department to 2015 and broadens a board representative category. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 17 (foster care citizen review board changes): Sponsor Senator Eastman described technical changes to review intervals and communications. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 18 (regulation of proprietary postsecondary schools): Sponsor Senator Eastman said oversight jurisdiction moves to the consumer division for fiscal responsibility. Vote announced; placed for House consideration (24–25 yes with absences noted).
- Senate Bill 20 (auditor access to agency records): Sponsor Senator Waddupps described expanded access for the Legislative Auditor General to audit agencies receiving public funds; the bill was ordered to third reading (25–0, 4 absent) and placed at the bottom of the third-reading calendar.
- Senate Bill 23 (property tax treatment of tangible personal property): Sponsor Senator Bramble proposed moving many nonautomobile vehicles to an age-based, uniform registration fee structure; the bill received questions about revenue neutrality, federal deduction impacts and fee grids and was ordered for third reading (25–0, 4 absent).
- Senate Bill 9 (aerospace aviation development zone modifications): Senator Davis moved to uncircle the bill and placed it on the third-reading calendar so incentives may be offered more broadly to rural airports; vote placed the bill for third reading.
- Senate Bill 101 (Administrative Rulemaking Act cleanup): Sponsor Senator Stevenson described a technical repeal/revocation terminology clean-up across five code locations. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; placed for third reading.
Several other procedural actions followed: SB 27 was circled, SB 28 was returned to rules, and the Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.
Speakers quoted or named in this roundup are drawn directly from the Jan. 17 transcript; vote tallies and outcomes are as announced on the floor.
