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Senate advances a bundle of bills in morning session; several measures pass unanimously
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a slate of bills on Feb. 11, including labor, economic development and licensure measures. Multiple items passed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call and were transmitted to the House; several noncontroversial measures were placed on the consent calendar.
The Utah State Senate moved a series of bills through third reading and calendar actions during its Feb. 11 morning session, approving measures on topics from labor and tax increment financing to interstate licensure for emergency medical personnel.
Senate leadership repeatedly used unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call procedures to advance measures. “Hearing no nays, I will direct that a unanimous vote of the senators present be cast and recorded in favor of the bill,” the presiding officer said during floor proceedings on multiple items.
Votes at a glance: - Senate Bill 22 (foreclosure of residential rental properties): motion to concur with House amendments passed; later recorded as receiving 27 votes, 0 nays, 2 absent (passed). - House Bill 72: recorded as 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent (passed and sent to the House for the Speaker’s signature). - Senate Bill 127 (Labor Commission amendments addressing workers’ compensation ERF and related time limits): recorded as 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed and will be transmitted to the House). - House Bill 100 (emergency medical services licensure interstate compact): recorded as 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent (passed and sent to the House). - House Bill 54 (economic development tax increment financing amendment): recorded as 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed and sent to the House). - Additional bills—including Senate Bill 119 and other committee-recommended measures—were read, placed on calendars, or transmitted for further consideration; several were handled via the consent calendar.
Why it matters: the bundle includes changes with practical effects on state administration (labor fund language in SB 127), local economic development financing (HB 54), and professional mobility for emergency responders (HB 100). Most measures advanced with bipartisan or unanimous support in the Senate and will now proceed to the House or further legislative steps.
Context and next steps: Passed measures will be forwarded to the House, where the Speaker’s signature is required to complete transmission. Several bills were circled for later consideration or placed on the second-reading calendar. The Senate recessed for the afternoon and will reconvene at the scheduled time to continue the session.
