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Votes at a glance: multiple House bills and measures pass the Utah Senate
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a slate of House bills and other measures on consent and on the floor, adopted committee reports and confirmed governor appointments; key floor outcomes included passage of several House bills on consent and the Senate’s consent to gubernatorial appointees.
The Utah Senate completed a busy day that included a run of consent-calendar actions, committee-report adoptions, and roll-call passage of multiple House bills. Leaders also adopted rules-committee assignments and consented to a list of gubernatorial appointments.
Key outcomes recorded on the floor: - House Bill 47 (reporting abuse of a vulnerable adult): President directed a unanimous vote and the bill passed on consent. - House Bill 32 (Peace Officer Standards and Training Council amendments): After being uncircled and presented, the Senate passed the bill; sponsor described it as allowing the highway patrol superintendent to designate a representative to the council when unavailable. - House Bill 23 (special administrative expense account amendments): Passed by roll call, recorded as 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent; the bill requires DWS to develop a cost-allocation plan if the special administrative expense account is used for non-unemployment insurance activities. - House Bill 36 (sales and use tax, computer software amendments): Sponsor circled the bill earlier due to missing intent language, later the Senate adopted sponsor-proposed intent language that will be included in the journal and voted the bill on the floor; the journal will include a statement clarifying there is no expansion of the sales and use tax base by use of the word "detachment." - House Bill 10 (Department of Corrections amendments): Passed by roll call (28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent); sponsor said the bill removes some codified release-prioritization requirements and requires notification to the governor and Legislature if emergency releases become likely. - House Bill 21 (driver-license emergency contact database): Passed as amended and will return to the House for further action (recorded 27 ayes, 0 nays).
The Senate also consented to the governor’s appointments to multiple boards and commissions by roll call (25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent). After completing business the Senate adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. the next day.
Details: Most actions above were carried on voice or roll-call votes; for bills where sponsors read or adopted intent language, the sponsor statements and adopted journal language are recorded on the floor.
