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Senate approves a string of bills on third reading and refers them to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate moved a slate of third-reading items through final passage and referred them to the House, including bills on EMS assault penalties, high-quality preschool expansion, aviation amendments, water quality, special license plates, and air-quality research funding.
The Senate cleared a series of bills on third reading and sent them to the Utah House for further consideration.
Notable items that received final action on the floor include:
- First substitute Senate Bill 106: Increased penalties for assaulting EMS, firefighters and emergency personnel in the course of their duties; the Senate recorded passage and will transmit the bill to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 101: An expansion of a high-quality preschool readiness program (readiness program expansion) that includes third-party evaluation, an intergenerational poverty scholarship program, and workforce development funding; the bill passed and will go to the House.
- Senate Bill 74: Aviation amendments to correct registration and payment processes, penalties for late payments, and to clarify airport operation and maintenance funding; the Senate passed the bill.
- Third substitute Senate Bill 110: Water quality amendments that add an option for independent peer review of technical nutrient limits; the bill passed by recorded vote.
- Senate Bill 69: Creation of children's heart disease specialty license plates and an associated account to fund awareness and support, passed on final reading.
- Senate Bill 118: Continuation of air-quality research conducted by Utah State University in specific basins; the measure passed and the sponsor stressed the importance of scientific evidence in informing future decisions.
Across those items the Senate frequently used roll-call votes; many bills passed with overwhelming majorities and were formally referred to the House for the next stage of consideration. The floor record indicates committee-level review preceded the third-reading actions and that sponsors summarized committee findings and fiscal/technical rationales on the floor.
A consolidated, itemized list of all bills passed on the day is included below for reference.
