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Votes at a glance: third‑reading calendar — several bills passed, including transport, retirement, licensing and franchise measures
Summary
The Senate disposed of multiple third‑reading calendar items in an afternoon session, passing bills on justice‑court retirement treatment, transportation plug‑in vehicle definitions, public‑safety PSAP integration, capital improvement planning, dealer‑franchise distances, state employee leave trust fund clarifications, and licensing amendments; vote tallies are listed below.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate moved through its third‑reading calendar and approved a series of bills with mostly unanimous or strong majorities. Highlights and roll‑call tallies recorded on the floor:
- Senate Bill 236 (Justice Court judges retirement amendments): Passed (vote recorded; to be transmitted to the House). Sponsor: Senator Wyler. - Senate Joint Resolution 17 (Magna Carta 800th anniversary): Passed 26‑0 (3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Stevenson. - Second substitute Senate Bill 231 (transportation/plug‑in vehicle definitions and fee adjustments): Passed 19‑6‑4 (yay, nay, absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. - First substitute Senate Bill 237 (public safety/PSAP interoperability): Passed 25‑0‑4 (yay, nay, absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. - Senate Bill 217 (capital improvement and development project amendments): Passed 23‑0‑6 (yay, nay, absent). Sponsor: Senator Harper. - Second substitute House Bill 290 (dealer franchise amendments): Passed 24‑1‑4 (yay, nay, absent). Sponsor: Senator Bridal. - Senate Bill 247 (state employee annual leave trust fund amendments): Passed 24‑0‑5 (yay, nay, absent). Sponsor: Senator Henderson. - Senate Bill 242 (licensing amendments concerning journeyman/master plumbers and business licensing): Passed 17‑9‑3 (yay, nay, absent). Sponsor: Senator Jenkins.
Many of the bills were described on the floor as technical or housekeeping measures, though several (notably SB 231 and HB 290) included policy changes and stakeholder compromises. All passed bills will be transmitted to the House or further processed as required by legislative rules.
