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Votes at a glance: several House bills and consent calendar items pass on Day 25 of the Senate
Summary
The Senate approved multiple consent calendar and concurrence items in rapid succession, including House Bill 262 (reporting to appropriations committees), House Bill 98 (State Engineer bonding), HB11 (elevator licensing), HB37 (motor vehicle dealer background checks) and others. Most consent items passed unanimously or with clear majorities and will be returned to the House or forwarded for signatures.
The Utah Senate disposed of a large number of consent, concurrence and third‑reading items on Day 25, passing several House bills and Senate measures with either unanimous voice votes or recorded roll calls.
On the consent calendar, Senator Hilliard explained House Bill 262, which redirects agency-required reports to relevant appropriations subcommittees; the Senate cast a unanimous vote and the bill was signed in open session and returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature. House Bill 98 (State Engineer bonding requirement repeal) and House Bill 229 (Water Rights General Adjudication Amendment) were read and passed; the chamber recorded unanimous or near-unanimous votes and transmitted actions back to the House.
On the third-reading calendar, House Bill 11 (Licensing of Elevator Contractors and Elevator Mechanics) was passed as amended with a recorded roll call (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent). Senator Maine introduced the bill and moved its passage. House Bill 37 (Criminal Background Checks on Motor Vehicle Dealers and Salespersons) was presented by Senator Madsen; it authorizes the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division to receive BCI criminal-history information and to maintain a fingerprint file to track later arrests; the bill passed on roll call (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent) and will be returned to the House for signature.
Several other items were placed on the third-reading calendar, circled or forwarded for concurrence, and a conference committee was appointed where the House refused to recede on amendments to SB90 (Mental Health Professional Practice Act amendments). The Senate also appointed members to meet with a House committee to resolve differences.
