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Votes at a glance: Senate passes a slate of technical and policy bills, sends them to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate approved multiple bills on the consent and third‑reading calendars, including bills extending charter‑school civic immunity, mental‑health externship licensing, school planning procedures, and technical code corrections; roll‑call tallies and outcomes are listed below.
The Utah State Senate cleared a package of bills during its day session, moving several measures to the House after recorded votes or unanimous voice approvals.
Key outcomes
- First substitute Senate Bill 118 — passed: recorded 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; sent to the House for consideration.
- Senate Bill 168 — sponsor described the bill as extending governmental immunity for civic activities to charter schools; the Senate recorded a unanimous favorable vote and ordered the bill sent to the House.
- House Bill 52 (Mental Health Professional Practice Amendments) — sponsor said the bill allows a temporary externship license of up to three years for social‑work, marriage and family therapy and mental‑health counseling externs; the…
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