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Votes at a Glance: Key Measures the Utah Senate Passed or Sent Back to the House
Summary
On this floor day the Senate passed or transmitted a suite of bills and resolutions — including H.B. 149, H.J.R. 20, H.B. 90, H.B. 151, and others — and placed several measures on the second-reading calendar or circled them for later consideration. Vote tallies are reported as recorded by the Senate clerk on the floor.
The Utah State Senate completed floor action on multiple bills and resolutions. Below are notable outcomes as reported on the floor (vote tallies are those recorded by the Senate clerk during the roll calls):
- H.B. 149 (federal law-enforcement limitations): Passed (clerk reported 26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent). Sponsor: Sen. Hankins.
- H.J.R. 20 (recognizing significance of the Great Salt Lake): Passed (reported 26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent). Sponsor: Sen. Jay Stevenson.
- H.B. 156 (Election Day Voter Registration pilot, first substitute): Passed and transmitted to the House (clerk recorded the result as 23 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent as reported on the floor).
- H.B. 90 (Women in the Economy Commission): Passed and sent to the House (clerk reported 26 yay votes; 1 recorded nay; 2 absent in the record provided during debate).
- S.J.R. 20 (Master Study Resolution): Amended to add study items and passed (reported 26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent).
- H.B. 120 (Continuing education on federalism, first substitute): Passed (clerk recorded 15 yay, 12 nay, 2 absent).
- H.B. 418 (rights of grandparents to child visitation, third substitute as amended): Passed and filed for processing (clerk recorded 13 yay votes; absences were noted).
- H.B. 151 (Commission for Stewardship of Public Lands): Passed (clerk recorded 23 yay, 1 nay, 5 absent).
The Senate also read lengthy House lists of bills to be placed on the second-reading calendar, circled several measures for later consideration, and referred specific items to committees or interim study. Where the transcript recorded roll-call lists in-line, floor clerks provided the official tallies that are reproduced here from the session record; readers should consult enrolled bills and official roll-call records for the authoritative, final tallies.
