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Senate sends a slate of bills to the House, including measures on water, courts, finance, and child welfare
Summary
The Utah Senate passed multiple bills on the third‑reading calendar and sent them to the House for consideration, including SB 30 (water and irrigation amendments), SB 125 (additional district judge), SB 127 (juvenile court judge), SB 111 (electronic filing of traffic citations), and SB 53 (intergenerational welfare reform). Several items were placed on the third‑reading calendar from the second reading; many were adopted by recorded roll calls.
The Utah Senate advanced and, in many cases, passed a broad package of bills before adjourning for the day, sending the items to the House for further consideration.
Committee and standing‑committee reports were adopted early in the session, and the body placed multiple bills on the second‑ and third‑reading calendars. Notable measures acted on or sent to the House include:
- SB 30 (Water and Irrigation Amendments): Senator Dayton moved passage; the clerk recorded 29 "yea" votes and 0 nays; the bill was referred to the House.
- SB 125 (District court judge amendments): Senator Van Tassel said the bill adds an additional judge in the Eighth District; roll‑call tally reported 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent and the bill was referred to the House.
- SB 127 (Juvenile court judge amendments): Sponsor said the bill would add an additional juvenile judge to handle workload; floor recorded 29 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent and the bill passed to the House.
- SB 111 (Electronic filing of traffic citations and accident reports): Sponsor explained the bill conforms practice to electronic filing; roll call reported 29 yay, 0 nay, and the bill was sent to the House.
- SB 123 (Runaway vehicle ramp parking prohibition): Sponsor said the bill makes it unlawful to park in front of runaway ramps; floor vote reported 28 yay, 0 nay, 1 absent and the bill was sent to the House.
- SB 150 (Financial institution amendments), SB 151 (charter school authorization by higher‑education institutions), and SB 53 (intergenerational welfare reform) also received favorable committee reports and were advanced or read for a third time with recorded tallies reported in the minutes.
Several community‑oriented resolutions also advanced, including SCR 2 (recognizing workers' compensation fund safety efforts), SCR 3 (prairie dog resolution) and SCR 5 (endorsement of the Utah Education Excellence Commission).
Many of the items were passed with little floor debate beyond sponsor explanation and standard questions; where a senator raised a procedural or substantive question, sponsors responded and the bills moved forward. The Senate also used standard procedural motions (for example, "circle" to postpone or allow reconsideration) for some second‑reading items such as SB 118 (Rocky Mountain Center amendments).
These votes were recorded on the Senate floor and the clerk read several tallies aloud; bills that received the required majority were transmitted to the House for consideration.
The Senate concluded its business on the third‑reading calendar and moved into second‑reading items before adjourning; clerks and members announced committee meeting times, caucus lunches and evening events prior to adjournment.
