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Senate clears wide range of concurrence items, passes appropriations adjustments and several bills on final reading
Summary
On March 12 the Utah Senate concurred with numerous House amendments and passed key bills on final reading, including appropriations adjustments in Senate Bill 3 and a set of concurrence calendar items (construction trade exemption, alcohol amendments, salvage vehicle rules, public-notice website, housing relief fund, and multiple tax and code changes).
During a long floor session on March 12 the Utah Senate cleared a broad concurrence calendar, adopted conference committee reports and passed the New Fiscal Year Appropriations adjustments bill (Senate Bill 3). Clerks and sponsors guided the Senate through dozens of items; several votes of note:
- Senate Bill 163 (construction-trade exemption) — conference committee report adopted; final passage recorded (23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent).
- First substitute Senate Bill 187 (alcohol amendments) — concurrence adopted and final passage recorded (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent).
- Senate Bill 193 (salvage vehicle amendments) — concurrence adopted and final passage recorded (24 yea, 2 nay, 3 absent).
- Third substitute Senate Bill 208 (Utah public notice website amendment) — sponsors described a public-private partnership and staged move to Internet-only notice in some counties; Senate passed the third substitute (16 yea, 10 nay, 3 absent).
- Senate Bill 260 (housing relief restricted special revenue fund) — established a special revenue fund administered by the Utah Housing Authority with 90-day escrow limits; passed (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent).
- Senate Bill 3 (Appropriations adjustments) — package of floor amendments accepted (Medicaid therapy funds, respite care, deletion of items defeated in the House, other adjustments); passed under suspension of the rules (25 yea, 2 nay, 2 absent).
The Senate also considered and passed other concurrence calendar items including eminent-domain adjustments for billboard acquisition (SB190) and gift-card amendments (SB270 substituted in the House), returning the bills to the House for signature or further action. Clerks handled transmittal and signature procedures; several items were sent to a conference committee where the House declined to accept Senate amendments.
Because many measures on the concurrence calendar carried only brief floor discussion, reporters should consult the roll-call entries for exact tallies and follow-up in the House for final resolution where chambers disagree.
