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Votes at a glance: Key bills the Utah Senate moved this session
Summary
The Senate advanced and passed a package of measures on tax, criminal law, guardianship and administrative matters; this roundup lists each bill and the recorded outcome or next procedural step on the floor.
The Utah State Senate advanced and in many cases passed several bills during the late-session floor calendar. Below are the key measures, the floor action taken and the recorded outcome where a roll-call was held.
• S.B. 32 (Local Government Bonding Act) — Chamber substituted a second substitute and ordered it for third reading (roll-call: 28 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent).
• S.B. 123 (Filling vacancies) — Amendment adopted to apply the change to appointments back to Jan. 1, 2008; bill ordered for third reading (24 yes, 5 nays).
• S.B. 31 (Income tax / trust and estates recodification) — Ordered for third reading (29 yes, 0 nays); a fiscal note of approximately $8,000,000 was flagged on the floor.
• S.B. 96 (Multichannel video/audio service tax) — Ordered for third reading (28 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent); sponsor cited an approximate fiscal effect of $5,000,000.
• S.B. 99 (Sales and use tax exemption for prosthetic devices) — Passed under suspension of the rules and referred to the House (29 yes, 0 nays).
• S.B. 135 (Removal of sunset for a sales/use exemption tied to air quality) — Passed (28 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent).
• S.B. 94 (Burglary of railroad cars) — Moved from second to third with sponsor commitment to clean up language on third reading; debate focused on whether the draft could classify low-value thefts as felonies.
• S.B. 114 (Notary Public Revision) — Ordered for third reading (24 yes, 0 nays, 5 absent).
• S.B. 124 (Definitions for sales/use tax; hot water heaters/water softeners) — Ordered for third reading (28 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent).
• S.B. 120 (Dept. of Corrections employee vehicle use) — Ordered for third reading (28 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent).
• S.B. 122 (Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act) — Ordered for third reading (29 yes, 0 nays).
• S.C.R. 3 (Peace Officers Memorial Day observance) — Passed unanimously and referred to the House (29 yes, 0 nays).
• S.B. 58 (Workers' compensation amendments) — Committee amendment adopted adjusting penalty tiers; ordered for third reading (29 yes, 0 nays).
The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. the next day.
