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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 Senate voted in favor (unanimous with 4 absent reported in roll‑call readout) and sent the measure to the House for the Speaker’s signature.
- House Bill 57 (Benefits Corporations Amendments) — clarifies voting thresholds across stock classes for benefit corporations and streamlines annual filings; passed by unanimous voice vote and transmitted to the House.
- House Bill 155 (Revisor’s Technical Corrections) — technical code corrections; passed unanimously and sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 149 (repeal of unused WIC program fund) — described as housekeeping; passed 25–0 with 4 absent and will be sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 29 (School Planning and Zoning Process) — sponsor described collaboration with Utah League of Cities and Towns and charter operators to create project review steps for school construction; passed 26–0, 3 absent, and was sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 111 (Occupational Safety and Health Regulation) — passed on roll call and transmitted to the House (reported 26 yea, 0 nay with 3 absent in the roll call readout).
- Senate Bill 78 (School District Property Tax Amendments) — sponsor explained the bill shares tax base on district splits to preserve equalization; passed 28–0, 1 absent, and was sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 103 (Child Welfare Amendments) and First Substitute Senate Bill 23 (State Highway System Amendments) — both passed on roll call and were transmitted to the House.
- Senate Bill 109 (Removal from Database Amendments) and Second Substitute Senate Bill 93 (UCC filing amendments) — both passed (SB 109: 27–0, 2 absent; SB 93: 28–0, 1 absent) and will be sent to the House.
Procedural notes
Where the sponsor asked to ‘‘circle’’ a bill, the chamber agreed to wait for members who were briefly off the floor before taking a vote. Several bills were described by sponsors as technical or housekeeping measures; others change policy or funding distribution rules. The Senate recorded each roll call as part of the official journal and directed bills to the House for further action.
Next steps
Passed measures will be transmitted to the House for its consideration or for signatures as appropriate. The Senate recessed until 2 p.m. to continue its daily schedule.
