Votes at a glance: key bills passed on Utah Senate day 42

The Utah Senate recorded final actions on a number of bills during day 42, moving many measures across the floor by unanimous orders, consent and suspension of the third-reading requirement. Below are the key floor outcomes recorded during the session.

Passed measures (selected): • House Bill 411 (Motor Vehicle Franchise Amendments): Senate recorded 26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent; sent to the House for the Speaker’s signature. • House Bill 98 (Driving Under the Influence Revisions): recorded 24 yay, 0 nay, 5 absent; sent to the House for signature. • Senate Bill 30 (Law Enforcement Protection/Privacy amendments): passed under suspension with 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent; to be sent to the House for consideration. • First substitute Senate Bill 8 (State Agency & Higher Education Compensation Appropriations): substituted and passed under suspension; substitute approved and will be transmitted to the House. • Senate Bill 2 (Public Education Budget Amendment): passed 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent; will be sent to the House. • Senate Bill 3 (Current fiscal-year supplemental appropriations): passed 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent.

Held or circled: • First substitute Senate Bill 234 (Inland Port Authority): sponsor identified a drafting conflict and moved to circle the substitute for redrafting; the motion to circle passed and the bill was held for further work.

Notes: Many additional committee-reported House bills and substitutes were read into the record and placed on committee agendas or the consent calendar; those items will proceed through the concurrency and signature process as noted by the clerk.