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Senate votes at a glance: packages on taxation, public safety, ethics and administrative rules
Summary
During day 38 the Senate approved a slate of bills and resolutions on taxes, vehicle law, ethics and administrative codes. Notable outcomes include passage of HJR 15 (25–4), HB 124 (27–0), HB 267 (28–0) and multiple concurrence votes returning bills to the House.
The Utah Senate moved a large set of consent, concurrence and third‑reading items on day 38. Key roll‑call outcomes included:
- HJR 15 (Legislative Ethics Commission, constitutional amendment): final passage recorded 25 yea, 4 nay; returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature (see full story for debate details).
- Second substitute House Bill 259 (Property Tax/Computer Aided Assessment changes): final passage recorded 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent; Senate adopted amendments and will return the bill to the House for concurrence.
- House Bill 349 (Sales and Use Tax Amendments): recorded 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent; passed and will be returned to the House.
- Senate Bill 220 (Vehicle Impound Amendment – hit‑and‑run clarification): recorded 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent; will be forwarded to the House.
- Fifth substitute Senate Bill 88 (Pharmacy Practice Act Amendments): recorded 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent; concurred and will return to the House.
- House Bill 124 (campaign funds expenditure restrictions): final passage recorded 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent; amended in the Senate and sent back to the House.
- House Bill 267 (Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act amendments): passage recorded 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; will be sent to the House for further action.
- House Joint Resolution 14 and House Bill 270 (financial disclosure/conflict of interest amendments): HJR 14 passed 26–2–1; HB 270 passed in the Senate and will return to the House for concurrence.
The chamber also acknowledged families of Utah’s fallen soldiers in a formal citation and recessed for caucus. Several bills were circled for further drafting (including HB 67 and others noted on the calendar).
The Senate will return these measures to the House where, depending on concurrence and further action, some will proceed to the governor or to the ballot (in the case of a constitutional amendment).
