Senate Concurred With House Amendments to Third Substitute of Senate Bill 3001, Approving Small Map Adjustments

During a floor session (date not specified), the Utah State Senate concurred with the House amendments to the third substitute of Senate Bill 3001, a measure addressing legislative boundaries and election designation. Senator Okerlund moved that the Senate concur, and after brief discussion the chamber approved the motion by roll call, 25 yes, 1 no, with 3 absent.

The changes approved were limited, targeted adjustments to three geographic areas. Senator Christensen said the Snowbasin-area correction changed a boundary to follow a county line rather than a road, shifting 106 people between his district and Senator Reid’s and producing a cleaner line. The presiding officer described several corrections in West Jordan and Taylorsville — fixing a split block across 4015 West, straightening a narrow “finger” near 6200 South, and aligning a boundary with Bangerter Highway so that a nearby apartment building falls wholly in District 5; the officer estimated the total population affected across six small adjustments at 200 or fewer people.

Senator Adams described a Davis County adjustment that included Antelope Island in the district accessed through Syracuse; that change left a small sliver in West Kaysville that was straightened to align with adjacent precincts. Throughout the discussion the chamber used a map display prepared by staff to show the before-and-after lines.

Before the vote, the Lehi clerk certified that the block-assignment file security code on the bill’s DVD matched the printed bill for the third substitute and said the printed bill and associated electronic content are available on the legislature’s website. After the roll call, the presiding officer announced that the Senate had concurred with the House amendments and that the bill would be returned to the House for the speaker’s signature.

The action was limited to technical boundary corrections and precinct realignments rather than wholesale district redesign. The clerk’s certification and online posting of the bill’s electronic materials were noted during the proceedings. No amendments or roll-call tallies by member name were announced beyond the chamber’s total: 25 in favor, 1 opposed and 3 absent. The Senate then moved on to adjournment.