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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances dozens of bills, confirms appointments
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a large slate of consent and third‑reading bills during a morning session, including measures on transportation, election filing dates, transparency in government finance and several House bills; the chamber also advised and consented to two gubernatorial appointments and recognized families of fallen service members.
The Utah State Senate met for its morning session and moved a broad package of consent and third‑reading items through the chamber, recording formal passage or concurrence on multiple bills and confirming two gubernatorial appointments.
On the consent calendar the Senate approved measures including Senate Bill 88 (Uniform Model Registered Agent), House Bill 265 (mandatory electronic funds transfer for child‑support payments administered by the Office of Recovery Services) and House Joint Resolution 5 (urging support for Medicaid long‑term care funding). Senator Hilliard described SB 88 as a straightforward unification of registered‑agent procedures; the consent votes were recorded as unanimous or near‑unanimous in the transcript (examples: SB 88 recorded 25 yes, 0 nays; HB 265 recorded 26 yes, 0 nays).
On the third‑reading calendar the chamber advanced a series of House bills and substitutes. Highlights include:
- House Bill 57 (transportation administrative…
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