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Utah Senate advances a string of bills to third reading; votes at a glance
Summary
The Senate moved more than a dozen bills to the third-reading calendar Feb. 28, 2017, including measures on higher-education governance, unclaimed property, cannabis product rules and scholarship reforms. The floor recorded roll-call tallies on multiple items that will return for final action.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 28, 2017 advanced a broad slate of measures to the third-reading calendar, voting to place bills on the next stage of consideration after floor presentations and short debate.
Senate clerks and sponsors reported roll-call tallies for the evening: First substitute SB 238 (Higher Education Governance Revision) was recorded as passing to third reading with 26 yeas, 0 nays and 3 absent; SB 256 (Regents' Scholarship amendments) passed to third reading with 27 yeas, 0 nays and 2 absent; SB 262 (removing the sunset on the Upstart preschool pilot) passed with 22 yeas, 0 nays and 7 absent; First substitute SB 211 (Cannabinoid Product Act) was recorded as receiving 27 yeas, 0 nays and 2 absent; First substitute SB 258 (opioid/overdose guidance) passed with 25 yeas, 1 nay and 3 absent; SB 261 (Recovery Residence Study) passed with 25 yeas, 0 nays and 4 absent; SB 260 (assignable right of first refusal) passed with 26 yeas, 0 nays and 3 absent; First substitute SB 263 passed with 28 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent. Several other bills were similarly placed on the third-reading calendar after floor motions.
Why it matters: moving a bill to third reading is a procedural step that schedules a final floor vote; several of the measures advanced Wednesday carry policy implications for higher education governance, public health, early-childhood programs, and the state's approach to cannabinoid products.
What happens next: Each bill that was placed on the third-reading calendar will return for a final floor vote on a later day. Some bills were noted as likely to receive further amendments or fiscal-note follow-up before they can be taken up for final passage.
