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Senate advances multiple bills, adopts committee reports and adjourns after extended floor session
Summary
During a busy floor session the Senate read several bills for third time, adopted a rules committee report, concurred with House amendments on SB 155, and circled several bills for later consideration; the body adjourned until the next morning.
The Utah Senate’s Feb. 14 floor session included routine communications from the House, multiple committee reports, and votes advancing several bills to third reading or placing them on calendars.
Key procedural outcomes: the body read multiple House and Senate bills into the record and referred some items to the rules committee for assignment. House Bill 227 (motorboat liability insurance definitional change) was moved for third reading and recorded as receiving 19 ayes and no nays; HB 200 (recorder standardization) was advanced (24‑0); HB 32 (expedited parent‑time enforcement) was read for a third time and then tabled on third reading; the Senate concurred with House amendments to SB 155 (waste amendments) and passed that concurrence by roll call. The Rules Committee report listing many bills to be placed on the second reading calendar was adopted and bills were assigned to standing committees as announced.
Administrative notes and adjournment: Senators announced committee meetings (a short Executive Appropriations meeting at 5:00 p.m.) and the Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day. Several bills were circled for later consideration to allow sponsors time to coordinate substitute language or work with stakeholders.
What’s next: circled bills will return to floor calendars after additional work by sponsors, committees or staff; several bills advanced to third reading will return for final votes.
