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Votes at a glance: key outcomes from Utah Senate Day 5
Summary
On Jan. 19 the Utah Senate passed or advanced multiple bills: SB 8 (school diabetes care) passed 29-0; SB 57 (telehealth) passed 28-0; SB 3 (base education budget) passed 28-0; SB 19 (clean indoor air) passed with a corrected tally of 17-12; SB 48 was sent to third reading (27-0); SB 96 was ordered read for a third time (17-12); SB 13 was read for third (24-2).
The Utah Senate’s Day 5 floor session on Jan. 19 produced these key procedural and vote outcomes:
- SB 8 (care of students with diabetes): Passed by final passage, 29-0; referred to the House. Sponsor: Senator Arendt.
- SB 57 (telehealth for rural Utah; first substitute): Passed 28-0 (1 absent); referred to the House. Sponsor: Senator Evans.
- SB 3 (base education appropriation): Uncircled and passed, 28-0 (1 absent); referred to the House. Sponsor: Senator Stevenson. Sponsor summarized funding lines for WPU growth and charter growth; outstanding WPU-driven items will be considered in the Appropriations Act.
- SB 19 (Indoor Clean Air Act amendments): Passed and referred to the House; the floor record shows an initial roll-call then a corrected final tally of 17 yeas, 12 nays after two senators had their votes recorded/changed on the floor. Sponsor: Senator Michael Waddups.
- SB 48 (school nurse staffing / task force): Sent to third reading with 27 ayes, 0 nays; sponsors agreed to work toward an amendment and to study alternatives through the interim public education appropriations subcommittee.
- SB 96 (public education instruction and policy relating to origins of life): The senate voted to read the bill for a third time (17 yeas, 12 nays); extensive floor debate focused on whether bill language could permit non-scientific instruction. Sponsor: Senator Butters.
- SB 13 (commercial driver’s license amendments): Read for a third time (24 yes, 2 no, 3 absent); sponsor emphasized federal compliance to avoid withholding of federal highway funds.
These are the primary recorded floor outcomes from the Jan. 19 session; measures that passed the Senate will proceed to the Utah House for further consideration.
