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Utah Senate clears a package of bills on Day 30; dozens of measures sent to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate on Day 30 approved a slate of bills on the concurrence and third‑reading calendars, moving measures on dental insurance, acupuncture licensing, library filtering, sales tax collection and other proposals to the House or onward in the process.
The Utah Senate advanced and passed numerous bills during its Day 30 floor session, approving a mix of technical fixes, policy changes and procedural amendments and sending several measures back to the House for signature.
Among the bills acted on, the Senate agreed to House amendments and transmitted House bills including HB65 (air conservation amendments). On the Senate side, First Substitute SB44 (Dental Insurance Amendments) passed with recorded yeas and will be sent to the House for signature. The Senate adopted the conference committee report for SB73 (Acupuncture Licensing Act Amendments), agreeing on a 10‑year review/sunset after conference with the House. The chamber approved First Substitute SB58 (Uniform Voidable Transactions Act) after an amendment to include LLCs. The Senate also passed SB82 (Library Technology Use Amendments) to extend library filtering policy to Wi‑Fi technology.
Other substantive measures that moved forward included bills affecting sales‑tax collection by out‑of‑state sellers, tax credits for heavy‑duty vehicle technologies, and a variety of technical or jurisdictional amendments; multiple bills were read three times and approved on roll call or voice votes. Several items were temporarily circled for further amendment or clarification, and a number of second‑reading bills were scheduled for later consideration.
Votes at a glance (selected items mentioned on the floor): • First Substitute SB44 (Dental Insurance Amendments): passed (first substitute reported 29 yea votes where recorded). • Senate Bill 73 (Acupuncture Licensing Act Amendments), conference committee adopted: passed (29–0 recorded in floor comments). • First Substitute SB58 (Uniform Voidable Transactions Act): passed (28–0, 1 absent recorded). • Senate Bill 82 (Library Technology Use Amendments): passed (26–0 recorded, 3 absent noted). • First Substitute SB24 (tax commission/heavy‑duty credits): passed (24–1 recorded). • First Substitute SB110 (sales tax collection amendments): passed (25–1 recorded).
Several other bills were discussed, amended, or temporarily “circled” for return with clarified language. Where the transcript recorded a specific roll call tally, that count is reported above; where a voice vote or unanimous consent was used, the outcome is described as passed or concurred. The Senate recessed at the end of the morning calendar to reconvene at 2:00 p.m.
The Senate’s actions on this day largely combined technical cleanups with policy changes, reflecting continued attention to elections administration, taxation and regulatory cleanup ahead of later session days.
