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Senate approves broad batch of bills on consent and third reading; many measures sent back to House
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 1 approved a long list of consent and third-reading bills — from school governance tweaks to technical regulatory changes — largely by voice or unanimous recorded votes and returned them to the House for enrollment or further action.
The Utah State Senate on March 1 moved through a large consent calendar and third-reading slate, approving numerous bills by voice or recorded roll calls and sending them back to the House for enrollment or additional action.
On the consent calendar the Senate approved items including House Bill 230 (Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments), which clarifies superintendent qualifications and advisory-council membership, and was recorded as passed by the president (24 yea, 0 nay recorded). Senate Bill 179 (hospital tax assessment) passed by voice (recorded 25–0), and a string of other routine or technical measures won approval on unanimous or near-unanimous votes and will be returned to the House for the speaker’s signature.
The chamber also advanced several third-reading bills with little debate: House Bill 240 (medical retainer agreements) — which allows direct payment arrangements between patients and providers without classifying the agreements as insurance offers — passed by recorded vote (27–0). First-substitute House Bill 432 (BCI fee authority for concealed-carry applications) and other technical statutory updates were approved and signed in open session.
Several bills recorded their tallies on the floor as follows (selected items announced in open session): - House Bill 230 — passed (24 yea, 0 nay; president signed in open session). - Senate Bill 179 — passed (25 yea, 0 nay). - House Bill 366 — passed (26 yea, recorded as passed in open session). - House Bill 223 (retention of evidence amendments) — passed (28 yea, 0 nay). - First substitute, House Bill 432 (BCI/permit fee authority) — passed (28 yea, 0 nay). - House Bill 240 — passed (27 yea, 0 nay).
Most consent and technical bills were advanced with minimal floor debate and will proceed to the House for final processing. The president repeatedly confirmed quorums and directed clerks to refer enrolled measures to staff for enrolling and return to the House for the speaker’s signature.
What’s next: Bills returned to the House for enrollment will be signed by the House speaker and become law according to their effective dates unless otherwise amended or circled by the House.
