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Votes at a glance: multiple bills advanced on Utah Senate floor; several passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous support
Summary
The Senate advanced several bills on third reading or by procedural motion: SB195 (background checks for employees 18+), SB200 (redistricting; passed under suspension), SB201 (professional licensing substitute passed), SB156 (session date amendment), SB202 (public education financial reporting), SB138 (PBM / 340B protections) and others; vote tallies are recorded where the clerk announced results.
The Utah Senate handled a number of bills and committee assignments in a single floor session. Key recorded votes and procedural outcomes follow:
- Senate Bill 195 (background checks for minor employees): Presented by Senator Fillmore to clarify background checks apply for employees 18 or older; advanced to third reading and recorded as "23 yay, 0 nay, 6 absent." (clerk announcement on second reading and placement at bottom of third reading calendar).
- Senate Bill 200 (redistricting): Passed under suspension of the rules; clerk announced a vote of "25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent" and the bill was forwarded to the House. (See separate article for in‑depth coverage.)
- First substitute Senate Bill 201 (professional licensing amendments): Sponsor described negotiated matrices with the Department of Professional Licensing (DOPL) to standardize reviews for applicants with criminal convictions; the chamber approved the substitute and the clerk announced "first substitute Senate Bill 201, having received 24 yay votes, 1 nay vote, 4 being absent, passes on second." The bill was placed on the third reading calendar.
- Senate Bill 156 (general session start date amendment) and related amendment: An amendment changing the session start date to the first Tuesday following the third Monday in January was adopted on voice vote; later recorded roll‑call indicates passage on second reading with 24 yay votes and placement on third reading calendar.
- Senate Bill 202 (public education financial reporting amendments): Sponsor said the bill would allow local education agencies to correct clerical accounting errors without permitting reclassification of restricted funds; the Senate voted to read the bill a third time (clerk announced '24 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 5 absent').
- First substitute Senate Bill 138 (pharmacy benefit manager / 340B protections): Sponsor said the bill would protect 340B clinics and allow retail pharmacies to deliver prescriptions to patients; the first substitute passed with the clerk announcing 24 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 5 absent.
- Rules committee reports: The rules committee recommended assignment of many bills to standing committees; the body accepted the report by voice vote.
These results were recorded on the floor and the clerk read vote tallies where roll‑call was taken. Bills that passed were forwarded to the House as indicated by the clerk.
