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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah Senate passed this session
Summary
Summary of major bills the Senate passed during the floor session, including bill descriptions, sponsors and roll‑call outcomes. Items include SB 90 (Navajo trash fund), SB 173 (hazardous waste financial assurance), SB 80 (HOA reserve transparency), SB 132 (nonprofit fiscal reporting), SB 170, SB 147, SB 155, SB 154 and SB 163.
SALT LAKE CITY — During today’s Utah Senate floor session the chamber passed a number of bills ranging from environmental regulation to education and public health. Roll‑call results and short descriptions appear below.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 90 (Navajo trash fund): Sponsor — Senator Van Tassel. Purpose — Return Navajo trash fund to state oversight under a new board and direction. Outcome — Passed, 25 yea, 0 nay.
- Senate Bill 173 (Financial Assurance Determination Review Process): Sponsor — Senator Adams. Purpose — Allow bid‑based financial assurance (bonding) for closure of hazardous‑waste facilities and provide clarity on arbitration and closure‑area definitions. Outcome — Passed, 25 yea, 0 nay.
- Senate Bill 114 (Board of Education Compensation Amendments): Sponsor — Senator Osman. Purpose — Adjust compensation procedures and direct compensation review; included an adopted amendment adjusting per‑diem/annual amounts. Outcome — Passed as amended, 24 yea, 0 nay.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 80 (Homeowners Association Reserve Fund): Sponsor — Senator Urquhart. Purpose — Require declarants/developers to disclose reserve‑fund balances to prospective purchasers. Outcome — Passed on third reading.
- Third Substitute Senate Bill 132 (Fiscal requirements for local governments and nonprofits): Sponsor — Senator Bramble. Purpose — Impose tiered reporting requirements for nonprofits that receive state grants; repeal selected prior language. Outcome — Passed, 23 yea, 0 nay.
- Senate Bill 170 (Career Service Review Amendments): Sponsor — Senator Weiler. Purpose — Give director of the Career Service Review Office the option to mediate disputes with employee consent. Outcome — Passed on roll call.
- Senate Bill 147 (Epinephrine auto‑injector Good Samaritan immunity expansion): Sponsor — Senator Dayton. Purpose — Extend immunity to people who plan for and administer epinephrine in suspected anaphylaxis. Outcome — Passed, 24 yea, 0 nay.
- Senate Bill 155 (Children's Justice Centers expansion): Sponsor — Senator Okerlund. Purpose — Add Beaver and Kane counties to the list of counties authorized to operate Children's Justice Centers. Outcome — Passed.
- Senate Bill 154 (Coal ash regulation amendments): Sponsor — Senator Okerlund. Purpose — Add coal ash to materials regulated by the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste in response to an EPA rule. Outcome — Passed, 24 yea, 0 nay.
- Senate Bill 163 (Wildlife modifications): Sponsor — Senator Dayton. Purpose — Raise to a felony the intentional moving or release of threatened or endangered species; expands protection of wildlife resources. Outcome — Passed and referred to the House.
Note: This list highlights floor outcomes for bills discussed and voted on during the session; several other House bills were read for second and third readings and will advance through Senate rules and committees.
