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Senate advances a slate of bills on third reading, including education, health and workers' compensation measures
Summary
In open floor session the Utah Senate advanced multiple bills on third reading, recording clear majorities on SB 128 (school financial transparency), SB 42 (medical school admissions funding), SB 45 (workers' compensation opt‑out for tiny businesses) and other measures; several bills were passed unanimously or near-unanimously while others were filed or circled for later action.
The Utah Senate spent its floor session advancing a package of third‑reading measures across education, health, commerce and judiciary policy, recording final actions on several bills and moving others to the House for consideration.
Senator Thatcher successfully guided SB 128, a measure he described as requiring school financial data to be made public, through final passage; the clerk recorded 28 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent. Senator Valentine told colleagues that SB 42 would provide $10,000,000 ongoing to add 40 medical‑school slots and answered procedural questions before the bill moved forward. Senator Vickers explained SB 45, allowing small business entities (up to five owners) to opt out of workers' compensation insurance via notice to the Department of Labor; the Senate recorded 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent and referred the bill to the House.
Floor action also advanced water and judiciary measures: SB 30 (water and irrigation cleanup language) and SB 115 (Water Development Commission membership language) were presented as noncontroversial and advanced on recorded votes. First substitute SB 41 (Uniform Commercial Code amendments) adopted an amendment clarifying use of the driver's‑license name for secured‑transaction filings. The Senate placed additional bills on consent and second‑reading calendars per routine practice.
Votes at a glance (selected third‑reading outcomes recorded on the floor): SB 128 — passed (28‑0‑1); SB 42 — advanced (funding: $10,000,000 ongoing); SB 45 — passed (28‑0‑1); SB 30 — advanced (29‑0‑0 recorded in subsequent action); SB 115 — advanced (26‑0‑3); SB 41 (first substitute) — advanced; SB 49 (first substitute) — advanced. Some measures were circled or set for committee follow‑up.
The Senate used roll call votes for final decisions, recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous support on several bills and referred passed measures to the House for consideration. Where detailed tallies were announced on the floor, the Senate clerk’s counts are reported above.
