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Senate advances multiple House bills on consent calendar; SB76 on volunteer coverage passes
Summary
The Senate approved a broad consent calendar, transmitting many House bills back to the House for signatures and passed First Substitute Senate Bill 76 (volunteer workers' compensation) after a roll call.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Day 32 the Utah Senate disposed of a large consent calendar and took unanimous or near‑unanimous action on multiple House measures and several Senate substitutes.
What passed: The Senate recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous roll‑call votes on a series of House bills. Examples announced on the floor included House Bill 198 (ballot proposition amendments), House Bill 248 (municipal disconnection amendments), First Substitute House Bill 158 (campaign funds restrictions for county and local school board offices), First Substitute House Bill 146 (disclosure of local candidates), and others. Several measures were signed by the President Pro Tem in open session and transmitted to the House for the Speaker’s signature.
Volunteer coverage bill: Senator Maine described First Substitute Senate Bill 76 as clarifying that volunteer workers who carry their own insurance would not be adversely affected by the legislature’s change; he moved to concur with House amendments. The motion to concur passed and the bill, having been read three times, received a roll‑call tally the clerk recorded as 21 yeas and 2 nays and was declared passed.
Other action: The Senate also advanced substitute language for bills on the second reading calendar — including Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 79 (child welfare revisions), First Substitute Senate Bill 140 (home and community‑based services programs study), and First Substitute Senate Bill 136 (Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing cleanup) — and placed them on third reading calendars.
Process note: Most consent items were handled without extended floor debate; several measures were described briefly by their sponsors and then voted on by unanimous or near‑unanimous recorded voice and roll calls.
Next steps: Bills signed in open session will be transmitted back to the House for final action by the Speaker; substituted Senate bills advanced to third reading as noted on the calendar.
