Utah Senate approves filing order, directs secretary to certify 2017 Senate Journal and adjourns

The Utah Senate approved a rules-committee filing order and moved to close its business, directing administrative steps to finalize the official record of its 2017 session.

An unidentified presiding speaker introduced a motion related to the rules committee and asked for the motion to be filed. After a brief procedural exchange the speaker called a voice vote: "All in favor, say aye." When only "Aye" was voiced and no opposition was recorded, the speaker stated, "That motion passes." The motion text, as read on the floor, concerned filing by the rules committee; no mover, seconder or roll-call tally was provided in the transcript.

The presiding speaker then said, "I'm gonna direct that, the Secretary of the Senate, Leslie MacLean, to have, to have read, revised, and make minor corrections to the Senate Journal and be responsible for certifying the indexed and bound copy as the accurate record of the proceedings of the 2017 general session of the 60th Legislature." That directive assigns the Secretary the task of preparing and certifying the bound Senate Journal as the official record of the 2017 general session.

The speaker also directed two members, Hemmert and Hiramoto, "to wait upon the governor and ask if he has any further business to bring before the senate." The instruction framed the governor's response as the final item before adjournment. The speaker observed that the Senate had "concluded its business and is ready to adjourn," and the session ended with informal remarks and congratulations.

No formal roll-call votes, motions' movers or seconders, or additional committee votes are recorded in the provided transcript. The floor direction to the Secretary to finalize and certify the Senate Journal is administrative rather than legislative in substance; the record shows the body completed its business for the session and prepared to adjourn pending the governor's input.