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Utah Senate advances a broad package of bills on consent and third reading
Summary
The Utah Senate moved a large consent calendar and multiple third‑reading bills, approving measures on juvenile notice, water development loans, DOT settlement approval tiers, specialty license plates, blood donation by minors, and several technical and budget items; most passed unanimously and were returned to the House for signature or further action.
The Utah State Senate spent its morning moving a large consent calendar and finishing third‑reading work on a wide range of bills, approving measures the chamber’s leaders described as technical, revenue‑neutral or previously vetted in committee.
On the consent calendar the Senate passed Second Substitute House Bill 207, a juvenile‑procedure amendment that permits courts to provide parents with a written notice of rights and obligations in addition to oral on‑the‑record statements. The President directed a unanimous vote (24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent).
Other measures approved on consent included House Bill 247 (Water Development Amendments), which shifts administration of construction assistance loans to the…
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