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Votes at a glance: Senate passes and advances dozens of bills in evening session
Summary
The Utah Senate moved dozens of House concurrence items and second/third-reading bills during the evening floor session — including measures on controlled-substance databases, procurement changes, broadband outreach, campaign and finance rules, and multiple education and child-welfare bills. Several fiscal-note items were circled pending House-provided funding lists.
The Utah Senate’s evening floor session was a marathon of scheduling and votes: the chamber concurred with or advanced numerous House-originated bills, moved items to the top of third- and second-reading calendars, and used suspension-of-rules procedures to expedite passage where sponsors requested it.
Notable floor actions and outcomes included:
- First Substitute House Bill 395 (controlled substance database amendments): Passed, clerk recorded 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent; will be sent to the House (SEG 751–756).
- Second Substitute House Bill 213 (digital citizenship in public schools): Passed under suspension of readings, roll call reported 23 yea, 1 nay,…
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