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Utah Senate passes a series of bills on third reading; summary of floor votes
Summary
On a busy floor day the Senate passed multiple measures on concurrence, third reading, and honors including SB188, HCR13, SJR7, SB166, SB20, SB168 and others; recorded roll-call tallies are summarized below.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate moved a slate of measures through concurrence, consent and third‑reading on the session day, with recorded votes on several items.
Key recorded outcomes on the floor included:
- Senate Bill 188 (Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act): received 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent; passed and sent to the House.
- House Concurrent Resolution 13 (recognizing military and veteran legal assistance): received 25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent; passed and sent to the House.
- Senate Joint Resolution 7 (post‑traumatic stress injury awareness): concurrence recorded as 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent.
- Senate Bill 166 (Energy Facility Amendments): passed by recorded vote, 25 yeas, 1 nay, 3 absent; sent to the House.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 20 (Misdemeanor amendments): passed (27 yays, 0 nays, 2 absent) and sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 168 (Utah agricultural code amendments): passed (28 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent) and sent to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 181 (infertility insurance coverage pilot): passed (21 yays, 5 nays, 3 absent) and sent to the House.
Several other bills were circled, uncircled, or moved on the calendar for later consideration; the chamber also adopted citations honoring UVU President Matthew S. Holland (HCR 16) and John M. Huntsman Sr. (HCR 20). The Senate recessed until 2 p.m.
