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Votes at a glance: key bills the Senate passed or moved on floor
Summary
During the morning floor session the Utah Senate advanced a package of consent-calendar and reading-calendar items and recorded roll-call outcomes for several bills, including HB401, HB437, HB167, HB374, HB182, HB309, HB323, HB309, SB48 concurrence, HB171 and HB352. Tallies and next steps are listed below.
The Utah Senate recorded the following actions during the morning floor session (roll-call tallies and procedural outcomes as announced on the floor):
- House Bill 401 (Master Plumber Licensing): unanimous consent; the President directed the unanimous vote be cast and signed in open session (27 yes, 0 no; 2 absent) and returned to the House for signature.
- House Bill 437 (Funeral Services Licensing Act amendments): unanimous consent (27 yes, 0 no; 2 absent); returned to the House for signature.
- House Bill 167 (victim rights/amicus): unanimous consent (27 yes, 0 no; 2 absent); returned to the House for signature.
- House Bill 374 (child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment amendments): unanimous consent (27 yes, 0 no; 2 absent); returned to the House for signature.
- House Bill 182 (deadline for precinct designation): final passage on roll call (29 yes, 0 no; 0 absent); returned to the House for signature.
- First substitute House Bill 121 (county charges for services to incarcerated persons): substitute passed on roll call (21 yes, 7 no, 1 absent); referred to the House for further action.
- First substitute House Bill 309 (Election Information Amendments): final passage (29 yes, 0 no; 0 absent); returned to the House for signature.
- First substitute House Bill 323 (eminent domain amendments): passed after floor debate (21 yes, 5 no, 3 absent); returned to the House for further action.
- Fifth substitute Senate Bill 48 (equalization of school capital outlay funding): Senate concurred with House amendments and passed the measure (17 yes, 9 no, 3 absent); returned to the House for signature.
- House Bill 171 (Driving-privilege card amendments) as amended: amendment adopted; final passage on roll call (26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent); returned to the House for further action.
- House Concurrent Resolution 4 (Navajo royalty governance) and House Bill 352 (transition for Navajo royalties): passed under suspension; HCR4 passed with recorded aye votes and HB352 passed 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent; next steps include coordination with the congressional delegation.
Several additional procedural motions were adopted during the session (lifting/circling bills, shifting items between second and third reading calendars). For bills sent to the House, the Senate indicated the President would sign in open session where required. This round-up lists the principal roll-call outcomes as announced on the floor.
