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Senate moves a slate of bills on consent and third reading; roll-call results at a glance
Summary
On day 24 the Utah Senate advanced a packed consent and third-reading calendar: among measures passed were HB27 (Department of Corrections retirement), HB59 (agriculture modifications), HB116 (voting safety) and SB156 (electric motorcycle tax credit); votes were recorded on multiple bills and several were sent to the House for final action.
The Utah Senate cleared a substantial consent and third-reading calendar, moving bills through committee-report adoption and recorded roll-call votes.
Most of the consent-calendar items were adopted by motion and voice or unanimous roll call; several third-reading bills received recorded votes with tallies noted in the floor record. Notable floor actions and outcomes included:
- Senate Bill 156 (energy-efficient vehicle tax credit for motorcycles): sponsor Senator Dayton reported the bill and the Senate recorded a unanimous vote; the clerk recorded "SB156 received 25 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 4 being absent" and sent the bill to the House for consideration.
- House Bill 27 (Department of Corrections Retirement Amendments): sponsor Senator Jay Stevenson described the bill (shifts certain correction employees into a 30-year retirement system); final roll-call showed "House Bill 27 having received 24 yea votes, the only votes 5 being absent," and the bill was sent to the House for the speaker's signature.
- House Bill 59 (agriculture modifications): sponsor Senator Hinkins explained the bill that prohibits releasing swine for hunting and addresses unmarked feral swine; the transcript shows "House Bill 59, having received 26 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 3 being absent, passes" and the bill was transmitted to the House.
- House Bill 116 (voting safety amendments): sponsor Senator Van Tassel described the measure; roll call recorded "House Bill 116 having received 28 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 1 being absent, passes."
Other bills cleared the floor in sequence (examples: HB44 Surface Leases Procedure Amendments; HB103 Taxation of Property Amendments; HB129 Economic Development Incentive Amendments; first- and second-substitute versions as noted in the record). Many votes were unanimous or near-unanimous on the consent calendar; items rejected or amended were recorded where provided.
Why it matters: The passage of these bills advances statutory changes on property taxation, corrections retirement tiers, voting safety and agricultural rules and clears legislative items toward final enactment or further House consideration.
The Senate recessed for the afternoon to reconvene at the announced time.
