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Senate moves dozens of measures: committee reports adopted, multiple bills read and passed, Honor Flight recognized
Summary
The Senate adopted committee reports, passed consent and third‑reading bills including SB132, SB110, SB82, SB119, SB97, SB106, SCR6 (Utah Honor Flight), and others; leaders announced guests and adjourned to reconvene the next day.
The Utah State Senate handled a broad slate of business in the floor session, adopting committee reports, assigning bills to committees and advancing multiple measures on the consent and third‑reading calendars.
Highlights from the session include:
- SB132 (Competency‑Based Education Amendments) was placed on the consent calendar and passed by recorded consent; sponsor Senator Howard Stevenson said the bill removes a cap on competency‑based grants so more districts and LEAs can participate.
- Senate Bill 110 (bond authorization amendments) was presented by Senator Harper to clarify bond issuance cost treatment; the bill passed on third reading.
- Senate Bill 82 and multiple other bills on the third‑reading calendar were called and advanced with recorded votes; specific tallies for several items were announced on the floor.
- SCR 6, a concurrent resolution recognizing the Utah Honor Flight Program, was amended as proposed and passed unanimously after guests and veterans were introduced by Senator Iwamoto.
- A series of technical and policy bills were taken up or moved to third reading, including items addressing driving without insurance (SB97), court records amendments (SB106), district judge authorization (SB107), and transportation‑fee restrictions (SB120). Floor debate included requests for clarifications from the state treasurer on bond premium treatment (SB122).
The Senate adjourned with instructions to reconvene and with routine floor announcements about caucus lunches and public events at the Capitol.
The session record shows many bills were forwarded to the House for action or readied for final Senate action; individual bill texts and fiscal notes should be consulted for specific legal and fiscal impacts.
