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Votes at a glance: Senate advances education, government transparency and multiple bills on Day 23
Summary
On Day 23 the Utah Senate approved a slate of bills on the consent and third-reading calendars, including HCR 4 (Every Kid Outdoors), HB 77 (Health Information Exchange), HB 165 (Dandy Walker Syndrome Awareness Day), SB 98 and SB 108, and several other measures; vote tallies are listed below.
The Utah Senate on Day 23 handled a large number of bills on its consent and reading calendars and recorded votes on measures spanning education, government transparency, taxation and public safety.
Highlights and recorded votes
- HCR 4 (Every Kid Outdoors initiative): Unanimously advanced; the president directed the unanimous vote and the chamber recorded 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent (the resolution will be signed in open session and returned to the House).
- HB 77 (Health Information Exchange Amendments): Sponsor explained the bill enables Department of Health use of clinical health-information exchange and exempts certain people from civil liability related to access or review of clinical information. HB 77 passed and was recorded as 21 yeas, 0 nays, 8 absent.
- HB 165 (Dandy Walker Syndrome Awareness Day): Sponsor explained the condition and asked for a May 11 commemorative designation; the bill passed with 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 98 (Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments): Sponsor summarized clarifications about administrative fees, the annual redevelopment report, and opt-out provisions for project areas; the first substitute passed on roll call, recorded as 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent (notation in record).
- First Substitute Senate Bill 108 (Government Records Modifications): The sponsor described updates to inspection and copying rights, library records sharing, and attorney-fees provisions; the bill passed by roll-call recorded as 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 26 (Governmental Nonprofit Corporation Act Amendments): Sen. Henderson summarized training requirements for board members of entities already defined as governmental nonprofits; senators asked about scope and online delivery. The bill passed on roll call, 26 yeas, 3 nays.
- Senate Bill 73 (Martha Hughes Cannon oversight and related clarifications): Passed by recorded vote, 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent.
- Senate Bill 112 (Public Education Information Systems Uniformity Act / UCIMS): Sponsor said the first-phase request is $17.2 million to modernize data systems; the bill passed 26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent and will be sent to the House.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 102 (Higher Education Capital Facilities): Sponsor described a new funding approach for technical colleges and higher-education institutions; senators debated allocations for Applied Technology Centers. The bill passed 27 yeas, 1 nay, 1 absent and will be referred to the House.
- Fourth Substitute House Bill 220 (Radioactive Waste): See separate report. The Senate voted 23 yeas, 6 nays to read the fourth substitute for a third time.
Other actions: the chamber approved rules and standing committee reports, assigned many bills to committees, and adjourned until 10 a.m. the next day.
What's next: Bills that passed on third reading are sent as appropriate to the other chamber or to the governor as the legislative process requires; committee-assigned bills will be scheduled for committee consideration according to the rules report.
