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Senate advances a broad slate of House bills and resolutions on day 20; several measures pass by recorded vote
Summary
On day 20 the Utah Senate took up a large consent calendar and passed numerous House bills and resolutions — including technical corrections, licensing amendments, property tax relief, and multiple policy cleanup bills — largely by voice or roll call. Several bills were read for the second time, referred to committee, or sent to the House for signature.
The Utah Senate moved through a package of committee-recommended bills and a number of second and third readings. Highlights from recorded votes and procedural actions on day 20 include:
- House Bill 193 (reviser technical corrections): sponsor Senator Okerlund presented the annual technical corrections bill and the Senate directed a unanimous vote in favor; the measure was recorded as passed and will be transmitted to the House.
- House Bill 41 (corporate governance amendments): Senator Bramble presented House Bill 41; the Senate recorded the bill as having received 29 'yay' votes and sent it to the House for further action.
- House Bill 46 (pass-through entity tax amendments): reported passed with a recorded result of 26 yes, 2 no, 1 absent, and will be signed in open session and sent to the Speaker.
- House Bill 64 (property tax relief amendments): sponsor Senator Henderson said the bill clarifies surviving-spouse eligibility for property tax relief; the Senate reported 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent and will transmit the bill to the Speaker.
- House Bill 185 (Office of Licensing amendments): passed with reported 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent; the bill will be signed and sent to the Speaker.
- First substitute House Bill 196 (Division of Real Estate annual amendments): passed with reported 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent; will be sent to the House for concurrence.
- House Bill 170 (small-claims jurisdiction / small claims limit increase): sponsor and amendment discussion concluded; the Senate reported the bill passed with 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent and will be returned for concurrence.
Several other bills and joint resolutions were read, referred to committee, or placed on the consent calendar during the session. Many measures were passed by unanimous or near-unanimous margins with only a handful of recorded nays or absences on the day’s calendar. The Senate adjourned until 10:00 AM the next day.
