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Votes at a glance: Multiple measures read for third time and advanced to the House
Summary
On Jan. 19 the Utah Senate recorded unanimous or near-unanimous roll‑call results advancing a slate of bills and joint resolutions to third reading or referral to the House, including SB22 (27–0, amended), SB7 (27–0), SB11 (27–0), SB36 (27–0), SB78 (27–0), SB76 (26–0), SB16 (26–0), and SB95 (25–0).
During the Jan. 19 floor session the Utah Senate recorded roll‑call results on several items. Highlights from the floor record:
- SB22 (Drug Offender Reform Act), as amended: passed 27–0; referred to the House. - SB7 (Tourism Marketing Performance Fund): passed/read for third time 27–0; establishes a performance‑based tourism fund with a $10 million initial allocation and growth‑sharing mechanics. - SB11 (Initiative petition verification): passed/read for third time 27–0; authorizes additional signature‑validation methods such as birth‑date matching as a backup. - SB36 (Sales/use tax clarification for pawnshop redemptions): passed/read for third time 27–0; clarifies that redemption of collateral is not a taxable sale. - SB78 (Optional county government forms clarifications): passed/read for third time 27–0. - SB76 (Navajo Trust Fund amendments): read for third time 26–0. - SB16 (Workforce Services access to financial records): advanced 26–0; sponsor narrowed access to two administrative units amid privacy and federal‑law concerns. - SB95 (Office of Museum Services amendments / Utah Museum of Fine Arts recognition): read for third time 25–0.
Several other bills were introduced or assigned to rules and standing committees; Senate adjourned and scheduled a rules committee meeting after the session.
