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Utah Senate advances a broad consent calendar: transparency, workers’ compensation, parent-time and other bills move to the House
Summary
On its consent calendar the Utah Senate unanimously or near‑unanimously passed a series of bills including SB 195 (government transparency), SB 170 (workers' compensation work group), SB 202 (parent-time clarifications), and multiple House bills; vote tallies were recorded on the floor where provided.
The Utah Senate moved a large consent calendar and passed a number of bills by voice vote or roll call, sending them to the House for consideration.
Notable actions recorded on the floor include:
• Senate Bill 195 (government transparency revisions): Presented by Senator Henderson. The bill requires selected public entities to post financial transactions on the transparency website. The clerk recorded 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent; the bill will be transmitted to the House.
• Senate Bill 170 (workers' compensation work group): Presented by Senator Maine to form a working group to respond to a court decision and related issues; the bill passed with 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent and will be sent to the House.
• Senate Bill 202 (parent-time amendments): Presented by Senator Adams to clarify parent time during Christmas vacation; roll call recorded 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; the bill will be transmitted to the House.
• First substitute House Bill 209 (administration of medication to students): Presented by Senator Bramble; the bill authorizes administration of an opioid antagonist to a student consistent with the Opioid Overdose Response Act and was moved on the consent calendar for passage.
Several other bills and resolutions were passed or moved on consent during the session (for example, HB 80 on state technology governance, HB 105 on early voting, SB 132 tax provision amendments, SB 134 indigent defense commission amendments, and numerous joint resolutions). Where the clerk recorded roll-call tallies, those tallies are noted above; items passed by unanimous consent were recorded as such on the floor.
