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Senate suspends rules to lift multiple House bills; caucuses planned as work continues
Summary
Senators voted to suspend rules and lift a long list of House-priority bills to the second-reading calendar and briefly reorganized the second-reading order; staff distributed a proposed funding list and majority/minority caucuses were announced before adjournment.
The Utah Senate on Wednesday adjusted its second-reading calendar and approved motions to lift multiple House-priority bills after reading them into the record.
Senator Knudson read a list of House bills the House had prioritized and moved to suspend the rules to lift those measures to the second-reading calendar and place them at the bottom. The presiding officer called the vote and announced the motion carried. Earlier in the session Senator Hilliard had moved to lift House Bill 2 and House Bill 9 and place them at the top of the second-reading calendar; the chair called that motion carried at the time, but the sponsor later indicated he would wait and withdrew his earlier prioritization.
The chamber also handled a request from Senator Bramble to uncircle third substitute House Bill 49 so it could be presented for consideration. Staff were instructed to hand out a yellow sheet containing proposed fundings, and both majority and minority caucuses were scheduled so members could discuss the lists and ask questions of staff.
What happened procedurally: Knudson read a lengthy roster of bill numbers (the list was entered on the floor), and the Senate voted to suspend the rules and lift those bills to the second-reading calendar. The transcript records that the motion to suspend the rules and the subsequent motion to place the read bills at the bottom of the second-reading calendar both carried. No substantive debate on most of the listed bills was recorded in the provided excerpt; several items were set for later consideration.
Next steps: Senators recessed for short caucuses and the presiding officer declared adjournment for the evening. The bills lifted to the second-reading calendar will proceed through the Senate’s remaining procedural steps and may be scheduled for debate on later days of the session.
Details: The transcript shows staff distribution of a funding sheet and indicates additional follow-up meetings between sponsors and caucuses to answer questions; specific dates for further hearings or readings were not provided on the floor during this excerpt.
