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Votes at a glance: Senate moves multiple bills forward to the House or for further consideration
Summary
The Utah Senate placed a slate of bills on calendars, passed consent items, and sent numerous substitute and third‑reading bills to the House; roll-call tallies and short descriptions are listed.
SALT LAKE CITY — During the floor session the Utah Senate disposed of multiple bills across subject areas. Highlights and outcomes recorded on the floor include:
- Senate Bill 155 (punitive damages amendments): placed on consent and passed by unanimous recorded consent (25 yes, 0 nays, 4 absent); referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 68 (workers’ compensation survivor benefit): final passage recorded (26 yes, 0 nays, 2 absent); referred to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 56 (naturopathic licensing amendments): passed by roll call (27 yes, 0 nays, 2 absent); referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 62 (insurer notice of coverage exclusions): final passage recorded (27 yes, 0 nays, 2 absent); referred to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 21 (campaign finance disclosure revisions): passed by roll call (27 yes, 0 nays, 2 absent); referred to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 110 (recognition of tribal business entities): passed (27 yes, 0 nays, 2 absent); referred to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 66 (medical licensing logistics): passed (27 yes, 0 nays, 2 absent); referred to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 144 (limits on governor’s interstate agreements): passed (25 yes, 3 no, 1 absent); referred to the House (covered in depth in a separate article).
- Senate Bill 146 (Anatomical Gift Act amendments): passed (28 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent); referred to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 137 (tax withholding/exemption for oil producers): passed under suspension (23 yes, 0 nays, 6 absent); referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 118 (education transportation amendments): ordered read for third time (23 yes, 0 nays, 6 absent); further action expected.
- SB 36 (charter extracurricular access): ordered for third reading (23 yes, 0 nays, 16 absent).
- First Substitute Senate Bills 53 and 54 (initiative/referendum and petition timing reforms): both advanced to third reading (each recorded with favorable votes and placed on the third‑reading calendar).
- Senate Bill 113 (exemption for access to research workers’ personal information): passed (24 yes, 1 no, 4 absent); referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 64 (capital gains deduction reinstatement): passed under suspension (25 yes, 0 nays, 4 absent); referred to the House.
This session also circled several bills for further negotiation (for example SB 38 on transparency and government finance). Many bills were moved under suspension or by unanimous consent; all actions above reflect the roll‑call tallies or procedural outcomes announced on the floor.
