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Votes at a glance: bills the Senate passed during the session
Summary
The Senate cleared a package of substitute House bills and resolutions on the floor, including appropriations adjustments, revenue bonds, school‑readiness moves and multiple technical and policy bills; this roundup lists key bills with floor outcomes and brief notes.
The following is a concise roll‑up of notable measures the Utah Senate passed on the floor during this session day and that were transmitted to the House for signature or further consideration. Tallies and notes are drawn from the recorded floor roll calls.
- Fifth substitute House Bill 293 (tax rebalancing / school funding): Passed Senate 25 yea, 3 nay, 1 absent. (See separate article for debate.)
- First substitute House Bill 261 (renewable energy amendments): Passed under suspension; sponsors allow public utilities to seek IRS private letter rulings so they may claim federal investment tax credits more advantageously.
- Fifth substitute House Bill 224 (county government change election amendments): Passed (recorded roll‑call on substitution and final passage); clarifies signature‑drive rules when a study passed with 60% or more.
- First substitute House Bill 343 (child welfare protections): Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; clarifies short‑term protective placement and professional assessment windows.
- First substitute House Bill 468 (residential vocational/life‑skills program registration): Passed under suspension; bill creates registration and limited oversight for programs operating without government funds.
- First substitute House Bill 422 (Natural Gas Infrastructure Amendments): Passed 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent; sponsors said it will extend natural gas into rural communities to spur economic development.
- House Bill 3 (Appropriations adjustments): Passed under suspension 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent; contained multiple budget adjustments and one‑time investments described by sponsors as the session’s budget capstone.
- First substitute House Bill 484 (Winter Sports Venues legacy fund): Passed; allocates an account for repairs and maintenance of legacy Olympic sport facilities with an initial appropriation noted on the floor.
- House Joint Resolution 12 (call on attorney general to join opioid manufacturer litigation): Passed 26 yea, 1 nay, 2 absent; a resolution urging the attorney general to consider joining multistate opioid lawsuits.
Procedural note: The Senate also concurred in House amendments on several substituted Senate bills (including SB 128 on transportation revisions and SB 154 prohibiting law‑enforcement quotas) and moved a large set of House bills to the second‑reading calendar for continued floor consideration.
Each listed bill’s entry in the Senate record was accompanied by sponsor remarks, questions from colleagues and the roll‑call outcome recorded on the floor. For bills with detailed debate (notably HB 293, HB 468 and HB 272) reporters should consult the full floor transcripts for fuller quotes and rationale.
