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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances a batch of bills to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate recorded roll-call passage of a series of bills including workforce services, several budget prongs, insurance and other bills; key votes and brief descriptions are listed for reference.
The Senate took a series of largely procedural votes and transmitted several bills to the House. Highlights from today's floor session include:
- HB22 (Workforce Services Amendments): Sponsor Senator Osman said the bill resolves a conflict in the code about counting wages for unemployment calculations; passed 28–0 (one absent) and was sent to the House. (SEG 241–293)
- SB129 (Insurance Amendments): Sponsor Senator Bramble said the bill allows certain insurance transactions to be conducted electronically with policyholder consent (excludes life and health); passed 29–0. (SEG 310–372)
- SB130 (Trust Deed Foreclosure Amendments): Sponsor Senator Harper described technical changes aligning state law with federal requirements on trustee-sale finality; passed (26–0, 3 absent). (SEG 376–434)
- SB145 (Background Check Amendments): Sponsor Senator Bramble said the bill excludes dismissed charges or acquittals from employment background checks; passed 26–0 (3 absent). (SEG 444–514)
- SB106 (Workplace Safety Week Designation): The Senate circled and later passed the designation on third reading (29–0). (SEG 515–841)
- HB15 (Driver License Suspension Implementation Fix): Sponsor Senator Vickers said the bill corrects an implementation date that had affected roughly 2,000 young people; passed 28–0 (1 absent). (SEG 904–983)
- SB105 (Financial Disclosure Reporting Amendments): Sponsor Senator Dayton said the measure permits email notification for required disclosures unless candidates opt out; passed 28–0 (1 absent). (SEG 984–1020)
- First substitute SB99 (State Vehicle Efficiency Requirements): Debate continued and the sponsor agreed to circle the bill while staff clarifies the federal standard referenced. (SEG 1021–1076)
- SB160 (Workers' Compensation Amendments): Sponsor Senator Valentine removed the circle and explained protections for workers regarding finality of claims; read for third time and moved forward (25–0, 4 absent). (SEG 1976–2038)
These floor votes reflect the Senate moving multiple measures forward; several items were handled by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call tallies and transmitted to the House where noted.
