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Votes at a glance: Senate passes consumer protections, procurement, hemp fixes and multiple technical bills
Summary
On day 22 the Utah Senate approved a slate of measures on the consent and third-reading calendars, including a kratom consumer-protection measure, procurement and hemp amendments, and several concurrent resolutions. The chamber also advanced a higher-education capital funding measure to third reading.
The Utah Senate acted on a broad set of bills and resolutions during its session, advancing numerous items to the House or adopting them outright.
Notable outcomes recorded on the Senate floor included:
- House Bill 110 (rural economic development incentives): Passed on consent (recorded votes reported as 21–0 among present senators; clerks later recorded 24–25 yay votes with absences noted); to be signed by the president and returned to the House.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 (state employee HSA/salary designation): Passed by roll call, recorded 25–0 with 4 absent; to be sent to the House.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (PEHP pilot for value-based payment arrangements): Passed by roll call, recorded 25–0 with 4 absent; to be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 58 (Kratom Consumer Protection Act): Passed by roll call, recorded 24–1 with 4 absent; will be sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 87 (procurement for certified commercial interior designers): Passed 25–0 with 4 absent; to be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 84 (safety inspection fee amendments): Passed 25–0 with 4 absent; to be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 105 (Hemp and Cannabinoid Act amendments): Passed 24–0 with 5 absent; to be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 109 (asset-forfeiture amendments): Passed 25–0 with 4 absent; to be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 106 (mental health services in schools): Passed 25–0 with 4 absent; to be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 111 (Energy Storage Innovation Research and Grant Program Act): Passed 26–0 with 3 absent; to be sent to the House.
- Multiple other bills were advanced to third reading or otherwise circled/uncircled per floor procedure; standing committee reports recommending passage of additional bills were accepted by the Senate.
The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.
