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Utah Senate advances dozen-plus House bills to third-reading calendar in second-reading session
Summary
The Utah Senate moved a string of House bills and concurrent resolutions forward on second reading, placing measures on the third‑reading calendar, and tabled one funding‑sensitive bill for further consideration.
The Utah Senate advanced multiple House bills and concurrent resolutions during a lengthy second‑reading session, moving measures ranging from municipal governance changes to consumer protections and public‑safety measures onto the third‑reading calendar.
Senators processed a large “second reading” bundle. Notable outcomes recorded on the floor included the advancement of HB 86 (service area board of trustees amendments; vote recorded as 23 yay, 0 nay, 6 absent), HB 116 (designating November as Victims of Communism Memorial Day), HCR 12 (a resolution celebrating jazz musician Joe McQueen; 26‑0), and HB 15 (victim‑rights amendments allowing certain requests for agency review; 26‑0). Consumer protection and licensing bills such as HB 128 (consumer ticket protection modifications) and HB 187 (professional licensing amendments) also advanced, as did HB 16 (fraudulent drug‑testing amendments; amended and advanced 27‑0) and HB 79 (interlocal law enforcement provisions; 22‑1).
Several public‑policy resolutions moved as well: HCR 9 commending Jordan School District’s conversion to compressed natural gas buses passed on second reading, and HCR 11 encouraged purchase of Tier 3 gasoline to lower vehicle particulate emissions.
Some bills drew more extended questioning on costs and implementation. In one case (HB 174, psychiatry residency additions) senators engaged in a prolonged debate about rural retention and the fiscal note; after the Senate read it for a third time the measure was tabled on third reading for further fiscal consideration.
The Senate concluded its business and adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day. Most bills advanced during this session were placed on the bottom of the third‑reading calendar for final consideration at a later date.
