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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate sends a package of bills and joint resolutions to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a series of bills and joint resolutions on its third- and second-reading calendars, including a daylight saving time measure and multiple substitutions and technical fixes; several items will proceed to the House for consideration.
During the day’s session the Utah State Senate moved a slate of bills and joint resolutions to the House or advanced bills through reading calendars. Key actions recorded on the floor included:
- Senate Bill 59 (Daylight Saving Time Amendment): sponsor Senator Harper said the proposal seeks to keep the state on daylight saving time if federal change occurs; the Senate passed the bill (clerk announced 25 yay, 2 nay, 2 absent) and will send it to the House.
- Senate Joint Resolution 3 (proposal to amend the Utah Constitution on session start dates): presented by Senator Milner; the Senate passed the resolution (29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent) and will transmit it to the House.
- First substitute Senate Joint Resolution 6 (conflict-of-interest disclosure technical change): sponsor moved the first substitute and the Senate passed it (28 yay, 0 nay, 1 absent); it will be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 44 (limited support services waiver amendments): passed the Senate (29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 62 (reauthorization of administrative rules): sponsor described it as an annual bill to authorize existing executive-branch rules; the Senate passed it (27 yay, 2 nay, 0 absent) and will send it to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 65 (child welfare amendments): described as an annual cleanup clarifying background checks and placement standards; Senate passed it (27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent) and will send it to the House.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 67 (disposition of fetal remains): passed (22 yay, 6 nay, 1 absent); sponsor said an amendment clarified the bill preserves a woman’s choice of disposition.
- Senate Bill 58 (Uniform Athlete Agents Act amendments): passed (29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 68 (mental health counselor licensing amendments): passed (26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- Other actions: Senate Bill 53 was circled (removed from the calendar for now); First substitute Senate Bill 21 (education amendments) was read for a third time and advanced (27 yay, 1 nay, 1 absent); Senate Bill 48 (corrections officer certification pilot extension) was advanced to third reading (clerk announced advancement; transcript contains an unclear later roll-call phrasing).
Most measures were described on the floor as technical, cleanup, or annual authorizations; where debate occurred it was brief and primarily focused on clarifying intent or protecting choice. All items recorded as passed will be transmitted to the House for its consideration or assigned to the appropriate next steps.
