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Votes at a glance: morning session actions and committee moves
Summary
During the morning session the Senate passed a series of routine and policy items: H.B. 21, H.B. 46, H.B. 36 passed on consent; the Senate concurred with House changes to first substitute SB27 and moved several joint resolutions and bills forward or to 'circle.' SB59 and SB44 were advanced for third reading.
The Utah State Senate recorded multiple floor actions during the morning session, including consent calendar passage of House bills and several committee reports and floor motions.
Key floor outcomes:
- H.B. 21 (Intergenerational poverty plan implementation program extension): Unanimously passed on the consent calendar (recorded as 28–0 on the floor during the morning session) and will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
- H.B. 46 (Arts and museums revisions): Passed on the consent calendar (28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent) and will be returned to the House for signature.
- H.B. 36 (Election amendments): Passed on the consent calendar; a procedural amendment inside the Senate required re‑calling the prior vote, but the bill stands as passed on the floor (29–0 as recorded after housekeeping clarification).
- First substitute S.B. 27 (Attorney General reporting requirements): The Senate concurred with House amendments and passed the concurrence on the floor (28–0, 1 absent); the bill will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
- SJR3 (Proposal to amend the Utah Constitution to let the legislature set the annual session date by statute) was moved to the third‑reading calendar (27–0, 2 absent).
- First substitute SJR6 (joint rule change to reflect changes in conflict‑of‑interest disclosure law) was moved to the third‑reading calendar (vote 26–1–2 absent as recorded on the floor).
- SB62 and SB53 were placed on 'circle' status (no immediate floor action required).
- SB59 and SB44 were each read for a third time during the morning (SB59: 28–1; SB44: 29–0) and will proceed according to the calendar.
These items reflect a mixture of routine procedural work (committee reports and consent calendar) and substantive policy actions that will return to the floor or proceed through the legislative calendar for final votes or implementation steps.
