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Senate approves wide package of House and Senate measures on Day 25, many by unanimous vote
Summary
On the Senate floor's 25th day, senators passed a long list of House and Senate measures—many on the consent calendar or by unanimous roll call—including mental-health, human-trafficking, commercial-code, and transportation-related bills; most passed with unanimous or large majorities and were sent back to the House or on to enrollment.
The Utah State Senate on Day 25 moved a broad set of House and Senate measures through concurrence, third reading and consent calendars, with many bills passing by unanimous or near-unanimous recorded votes.
Among measures the Senate passed and sent on for further action were First Substitute S.B. 38 (mental health amendments), H.B. 97 (Uniform Commercial Code amendments), H.B. 202 (off-premise beer retailer amendments), First Substitute H.B. 104 (private counselors' amendments), H.B. 108 (Human Trafficking Revisions), H.B. 85 (political subdivision boundary shift amendments), H.B. 134 (area assessment charges), H.B. 154 (mental-health protections for first responders), H.B. 171 (temporary replacements for county offices), H.B. 122 (property-rights ombudsman advisory-opinion amendments), and dozens more reported from committees.
Votes were recorded on the floor for most measures. Examples: First Substitute S.B. 38 was approved 27-0 with two senators absent; H.B. 97 was recorded as a unanimous consent vote (24-0; five absent recorded); H.B. 202 passed 26-0 with three absent; H.B. 108 passed 27-0 with two absent; H.B. 40 (criminal provisions amendments) passed 25-2 with two absent. Where a vote was taken by roll call, the presiding officer announced the tally and instructed that the bills be signed in open session before being returned or transmitted to the House.
Several bills were "circled" or "encircled" for sponsor amendment work before final action (for example, H.B. 75 and H.B. 96 earlier in the calendar), and some local or technical cleanup measures were advanced with brief sponsor remarks. Where sponsors provided short explanations—on H.B. 97 Senator Hilliard said the update clarifies state law in light of Dodd‑Frank; Senator Stevenson described H.B. 202 as expanding training and adding a grace period for retailers—the body generally voted quickly on consent.
The conference committee reported a compromise on H.B. 23 (Gambling Machines Amendments). After negotiation, members said adjustments were made to gift limits and data-collection language; the First Substitute H.B. 23 passed and will be returned to the House.
The session closed with routine announcements, a revenue update from the Senate leadership and an adjournment motion. The Senate will reconvene at 10 a.m. Monday.
