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Votes at a glance: Senate advances several bills and resolutions
Summary
The Senate adopted committee reports and advanced multiple bills and resolutions, including the concurrence and passage of S.B. 14, passage of S.J.R. 4 and S.C.R. 3, placement of several bills on reading calendars, and approval of H.J.R. 17 for in‑session employee compensation.
The Utah Senate moved a number of items on Monday's calendars. Key floor actions and outcomes were:
- Senate Bill 14 (local election amendment): The Senate concurred with House amendments and voted for final passage; the chair reported the bill would be returned to the House for the signature of the speaker after the roll call.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 (support for continued federal funding of the Central Utah Project): Presented by Senator Okerlund and supported on the floor, the resolution passed on roll call and was forwarded to the House.
- Senate Joint Resolution 4 (approval of Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan for State Road 9): Senator Stoll presented S.J.R. 4; the measure passed on roll call and will be included in the federal nomination process for a scenic byway.
- Senate Bill 114 (municipal prosecutorial discretion): Sponsor Senator Thatcher described a short, one‑page bill allowing a city prosecutor with a conflict of interest to designate a prosecutor from another municipality; the measure was placed on the third‑reading calendar.
- House Joint Resolution 17 (compensation of in‑session employees): Considered under suspension of the rules and passed on roll call; the President signed in open session for transmittal to the House.
Several standing committee reports were adopted and numerous bills were assigned to committees for referral as read into the record earlier in the day.
