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Votes at a glance: key floor outcomes from March 11 Utah Senate session
Summary
A roundup of final floor votes and conference adoptions from the March 11 Senate session including SB2 (education), HB3 (appropriations), SB280 (bonding), HB406 (State Fair Park), SB177/SB175 (school outlay), SB277 (DNA modifications), and HB91 (bicycle traffic control) with tallies and outcomes.
The Senate recorded a series of final actions and roll-call votes during the March 11 floor session. Key outcomes:
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 2 (Minimum School Program and public education budget): conference committee report adopted and bill passed in the Senate, 26–1; returns to the House for signature. (Conference report presented and adopted on the floor.)
- House Bill 3 (Appropriations Adjustments): Multiple floor amendments adopted; final passage in the Senate recorded as 25–1 with 3 absent; to be returned to the House for enrollment and signature.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 280 (General obligation bond authorization): Conference committee report adopted; bill passed in the Senate 28–0 with 1 absent; returned to the House for signature.
- First Substitute House Bill 406 (State Fair Park lease to Utah State Fair Corporation): Passed 28–0 with 1 absent; bill substituted and returned to the House.
- Fifth Substitute Senate Bill 175 (School District Capital Outlay Equalization): Senate concurred and passed the bill as amended 19–3, 7 absent; returns to the House for signature.
- Senate Bill 277 (DNA Modifications): Senate concurred with House amendments and passed final passage (19 yea, 2 nay, 8 absent); will be returned to the House for signature.
- House Bill 91 (Traffic control signs/rolling stops for bicycles): After debate, the bill failed on final passage, 14 yea, 14 nay, 1 absent.
Each of the items above was discussed on the floor with recorded roll-call votes or recorded voice tallies as reflected in the Senate Journal for March 11.
