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Votes at a glance: bills the Utah Senate moved on March 10, 2020
Summary
The Senate advanced a long list of measures under suspension of the rules, concurring in House amendments and passing several bills on second and third reading; notable items include SB39 (affordable housing), SB207 (paid leave), SB179 (public infrastructure districts) and a package of education and public-safety bills.
The Utah Senate cleared a packed calendar and took final or concurrence actions on many bills during the March 10 floor session. Key outcomes below reflect roll-call tallies recorded on the Senate floor.
- SB39 (Fourth substitute, affordable housing amendments): Senate concurred and passed the bill (16 yea, 10 nay, 3 absent). Sponsor said technical tweaks were made and the fiscal note was revised to $10,000,000.
- SB139 (indigent defense amendments): Concurred and passed (26–0–3 absent).
- SB146 (boards and commissions modifications): Motion to encircle and later concur; passed (25 yea, 1 nay, 3 absent).
- SB83 (voter registration and formation amendment): Passed unanimously where recorded (25–0–4 absent reported on tally lines).
- SB93 (math and science funding adjustments): The House reduced a $4.5 million request to $1 million per committee recommendation; Senate concurred and passed (26–0–3 absent).
- SB152 (search and rescue funding amendments): Passed (27–0–2 absent).
- SB179 (public infrastructure district amendments): Passed (27–0–2 absent).
- SB207 (paid leave amendments): Senate concurred on House changes and passed after roll-call (23 yea, 3 nay, 3 absent reported).
- Numerous House bills on education, water, and administrative matters passed under suspension of the rules (for example, HB40 water-loss reporting, HB106 rare-disease advisory council, HB141 educator salary incentives, HB183 driver-license record amendments, HB96 water-forfeiture amendments, HB130 split-season water leasing). Many of those votes were unanimous or near-unanimous as recorded on the floor.
What to watch next: Bills that passed on concurrence will be returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature and subsequently sent to the governor or otherwise proceed per statute. Several measures noted fiscal or administrative follow-ups (for example, audits in HB183 or State Board administration for HB332).
