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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions sent to the House
Summary
During a single floor session the Senate passed multiple bills and substitutes (including SB 55, SB 206, SB 226, SB 216, SB 73, SB 204, SB 74, SB 232, SB 253, SB 110 and others). Tallies below are as announced on the floor.
The Utah Senate used the floor in final session hours to pass a slate of bills, using substitutes and suspensions of the three‑reading rule to expedite final action. Below are key measures, floor outcomes as announced on the record, and short descriptions.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 55 (pharmaceutical dispensing amendments): Passed third reading; announced tally: 26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent; transmitted to the House. - Senate Bill 206 (tax/fee/charge offense and penalty amendments): Concurrence with House amendments passed 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent; transmitted to the House. - Senate Bill 226 (professional licensing amendments / related measures appearing as a bill on the third‑reading calendar): Announced as having received 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent and sent to the House (as reported on the floor). - Third substitute Senate Bill 216 (county corrections / related item): Passed with 27 yay votes (reported by clerk). - Third substitute Senate Bill 73 (agricultural environmental stewardship — third substitute): Passed 22 yay, 0 nay, 7 absent; will be sent to the House. - Senate Bill 204 (retirement opt‑out for a rural long‑term care center): Passed with a recorded tally (announced on floor) of 18 yay, 3 nay, 38 absent; will be sent to the House. - Senate Bill 74 (CTE credit for certain charter schools): Passed 22 yay, 0 nay, 7 absent and will be transmitted to the House. - First substitute Senate Bill 232 (school safety/suicide tip line, amended to create a commission): Passed 23 yay, 0 nay, 6 absent; sent to the House. - First substitute Senate Bill 253 (distracted driver amendments): Passed 17 yay, 8 nay, 4 absent; sent to the House. - First substitute Senate Bill 110 (guardianship forms for parents of disabled adult child): Passed 21 yay, 0 nay, 8 absent; transmitted to the House.
These tallies and brief descriptions are drawn from roll calls and floor announcements during the session. For each bill that passed the Senate, the measure will be transmitted to the Utah House of Representatives for further action, and implementation depends on subsequent House action, conference, or executive action as appropriate.
