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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate passes art inventory, wildlife, ATV and early-voting bills
Summary
The Senate moved a slate of bills forward on Wednesday: SB 10 (state art inventory), SB 13 (wildlife substance administration, as amended), SB 16 (gang-free zones), SB 17 (surface mining amendments), SB 22 (ATV rules), and SB 24 (early voting amendments) — most passed on roll-call votes and were sent to the House.
The Utah Senate advanced multiple measures on Wednesday, passing a series of bills on third reading and placing several others for further action.
Among the bills that passed on the floor: Senate Bill 10, establishing a catalog and modest resources for management of the state’s art collection, cleared the Senate by roll-call with 27 yeas and 0 nays and was referred to the House. Senators noted the bill carried a fiscal note (one-time $33,000 in 2010 and $24,600 ongoing) addressing training and preservation needs.
Senate Bill 13, on administering substances to wildlife, was amended on the floor to clarify self-defense and agricultural exemptions after senators raised concerns about the original placement of an exception; the amended bill passed the Senate with 26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent and was transmitted to the House.
Other floor actions included passage of SB 16 (gang-free zones) by 25–2–2 and SB 17 (surface coal mining amendments to retain state primacy and preserve revegetation requirements) by 27–0–2. Senate Bill 22 (street-legal all-terrain vehicle amendments) passed after an adopted amendment. Senate Bill 24 (early voting amendments) passed unanimously, 29–0–0.
Bills circled or sent to calendars: Senate Bill 19 (Criminal Defense Penalties Amendment) was circled because a fiscal note was not yet available. Several measures lacking fiscal notes or with new substitute language were placed on the second or third-reading calendar for follow-up.
What comes next: Passed bills will be transmitted to the House for consideration; circled bills require further drafting or fiscal information before final action.
Key vote tallies (as announced on the floor): SB 10 — 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed); SB 13 — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passed); SB 16 — 25 yea, 2 nay, 2 absent (passed); SB 17 — 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed); SB 22 — 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent (passed); SB 24 — 29 unanimous (passed).
