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Utah Senate approves wide slate of bills; multiple measures pass on consent and third reading
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a large group of bills during the morning floor session, adopting committee reports and approving measures on issues from property tax exemptions and consumer‑lending rules to early‑childhood education and human‑trafficking victim protections. Several votes were unanimous; others recorded nays.
The Utah Senate cleared a broad package of bills during its morning floor session, adopting committee reports, placing items on calendars and approving measures on consent and by roll call.
Senators adopted standing committee reports and placed those bills on the appropriate calendars before taking up a lengthy consent calendar. Notable consent and third‑reading approvals included Senate Bill 240 (which adjusts the Carson Smith Scholarship application timing so acceptances fall in the fall), First Substitute House Bill 332 (real estate and mortgage licensing cleanup), Senate Bill 254 (repeal of an unused certified nurse‑midwife education and enforcement account) and First Substitute House Bill 76 (insurance recodification). Several of those passed unanimously or by large margins as recorded on the floor.
Recorded tallies included: Senate Bill 240 (26 yay, 0 nay, as recorded in open session), First Substitute House Bill 332 (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent), Senate Bill 254 (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent), Senate Bill 126 (27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent), First Substitute House Bill 42 (House Bill 42, construction‑liens amendments) (27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent), House Bill 127 (consumer‑lending/payday lending) (29 yay, 0 nay), House Bill 273 (property tax residential exemption amendments) (20 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent), and Senate Bill 42 (early childhood education) (20 yay, 6 nay, 3 absent). Where a specific roll‑call tally was not read aloud during the segment, the transcript indicates passage without a detailed tally; the transcript does not provide a count for every bill.
Other bills passed with little floor debate, including measures addressing condominium and community association lien notice requirements (House Bill 115), judgment lien technical changes (House Bill 315), pollution control sales tax exemption clarifications (House Bill 31), and vehicle immobilization and impound rules (House Bill 314). The Senate also approved a set of amendments to create a division/committee focused on substance abuse recovery supports (First Substitute House Bill 211) and a first substitute to House Bill 254 addressing human‑trafficking victim protections.
The Senate completed its morning business and recessed until 2 p.m. for caucuses and committee work. Several sponsors signaled they intend to revisit or tighten statutory language in the next session where floor members raised concerns during debate.
