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Utah Senate advances dozens of bills to third-reading; key votes at a glance
Summary
On March 1 the Utah Senate moved a wide range of bills — from code enforcement and data privacy to landowner liability and economic-development measures — to third reading, often by wide margins. The chamber also accepted a conference report on gambling-machine changes and adjourned until Monday.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate advanced a broad slate of bills to the third‑reading calendar March 1, 2019, approving procedural substitutions and recorded roll‑call motions on measures ranging from code enforcement to student data privacy and energy policy.
Notable outcomes and recorded votes included:
- SB 169 (Political action committee amendments): Ordered read for a third time after a brief presentation (25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent).
- First substitute SB 184 (Code enforcement amendments): Sponsor said the bill requires written notice and a reasonable cure period before code enforcement fines; the Senate voted 24–0, 5 absent, to read the bill for a third time.
- SB 178 (Oil, gas and mining operator designation): Approved for third reading (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) after the sponsor explained the board’s authority to designate an operator when owners do not agree.
- SB 177 (Scholarships for special needs students): After extended debate (see separate story), the Senate recorded 17 ayes, 12 nays on a motion to read the bill for a third time.
- SB 191 (Equine dentistry amendments), SB 182 (injuries by dogs — applying comparative negligence), SB 164 (student data privacy amendments), SB 205 (ISP filtering compilation), SB 202 (vulnerable adult amendments) and several others were moved to third reading, typically by large margins (recorded tallies provided on the floor for each item).
- Third substitute SB 168 (marketplace facilitator/sales-use tax technical correction) passed the Senate and will be transmitted to the House.
- The Senate accepted a conference committee report and passed the second substitute to H.B. 23 (Gambling Machines Amendments); the conference report incorporated a technical change requested by the Attorney General to aid enforcement.
Procedural notes: Several bills were circled or uncircled for later consideration; committee reports were approved and the rules committee reassigned numerous bills earlier in the session. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday.
What this means: Moving items to third reading advances them toward final passage; several bills on the third‑reading calendar still require a final recorded vote or further amendment before becoming law.
