Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Legislative Calendar Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Utah Senate passes a batch of third‑reading bills; highlights and tallies
Summary
During the morning floor session the Utah Senate adopted a large third-reading calendar, passing a group of bills on a range of topics — medical examiner rules, transportation funds, user fees, election processes, tax credits, administrative rules, and more — with vote tallies recorded on the floor. Several measures were forwarded to the House.
The Utah Senate completed its third-reading calendar and recorded final passage on many bills. Highlights from the floor session (bill — short description — Senate roll-call result as recorded on the floor):
- SB 13 — Medical examiner amendments clarifying authority to sign death certificates after apparent highway deaths — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 14 — Rename the Transportation Corridor Preservation Revolving Loan Fund to honor Marta Delray — 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 15 — Off-highway vehicles/snowmobile registration fee ceiling authorization for state parks — 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 16 — Ballot proposition and petition packet security and verification changes (stapling, consolidated verification, out-of-state verifier) — 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 17 — Candidate vacancy amendments allowing party replacement for candidates who resign due to disability (physician certification) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 18 — Voter registration email privacy (see separate article) — 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 10 — College and Career Readiness Assessment (adopt ACT) — 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 23 — Life Science and Technology tax-credit timing clarification (one-year shift with net zero) — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 24 — Research & development tax credit amendment to remove expiration — recorded aye votes on the floor; forwarded to House.
- SB 26 — Disposition of realigned highways revisions (sale/trade options; state standard and preference to original owner) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 28 — State construction code amendments (narrow exceptions including graywater uses) — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 29 — State highway system modifications (add SR-85 Binder Crossing, technical corrections) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 11 — DEQ adjudicative proceedings (use of ALJs, AG office, outside counsel); several senators raised concerns about ALJ independence — 21 yea, 4 nay, 4 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
- SB 104 — Reviser statute (technical cleanup of expired dates and small inconsistencies) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passes; forwarded to House).
Several bills were 'uncircled' or placed at the bottom of the third-reading calendar for later action (for example, SB 19, SB 20, SB 30) as recorded on the floor. The Clerk transmitted House-passed bills for consideration earlier in the session and the rules committee report directed assignment of multiple Senate bills to standing committees before floor action.
The session concluded with introductions, announcements (including the State of the State and a luncheon hosted by the Utah League of Cities and Towns) and an adjournment until 10 a.m. the following day.
