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Senate advances wide slate of bills; several move to third reading or are circled for more work
Summary
The Utah Senate met in afternoon session to adopt committee reports, place numerous House and Senate bills on consent or third-reading calendars, circle several bills for further work (including SB 43 on autism insurance), and pass multiple measures including tax and regulatory amendments.
The Utah Senate met in afternoon session and advanced a broad set of measures across taxation, education, public safety and regulatory policy. Committee reports were adopted and multiple bills were placed on either the consent calendar or advanced to the third-reading calendar. Several items were "circled" for additional work, including Senate Bill 43 on insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
On third reading votes taken on the floor during the session, the Senate recorded these outcomes: Second Substitute House Bill 23 (certified tax rate amendment) passed (20 yea, 1 nay, 8 absent); House Bill 28 (personal property tax amendment) passed (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent); House Bill 67 (public hearings on property tax increases) passed after amendment (23 yea, 2 nay, 4 absent); First Substitute House Bill 236 (Department of Community and Culture oversight substitute) passed (24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent); House Bill 21 (driver-license sanction amendments) passed (24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent). Senate Bill 43 (insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders) was moved to "circle" status to allow additional work on a fiscal note and caps before final action.
Other bills moved to third-reading placement or were circled: House Bill 85 (mutual benefit corporations) was placed at the bottom of the third reading calendar after a floor vote; House Bill 15 (Career and Technical Education/UCAT governance) was advanced after extended debate; House Bill 51 (homebrewing exemption) was advanced after detailed floor discussion on enforcement and event-carveouts; Senate Bill 39 (immigration amendments) was amended and ordered to third reading. Several technical and agency-alignment bills were also advanced or placed on calendars.
What happens next: Bills ordered to third reading will appear on the third-reading calendar for final passage votes; circled bills will return to sponsors and committees for further amendment before being resubmitted to the floor.
