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Senate actions, Day 25: multiple bills advanced and sent to the House
Summary
On Day 25 the Utah Senate approved a slate of bills on third reading and adopted concurrent resolutions, including transportation corridor preservation amendments, consumer sales clarifications, and multiple education-related resolutions. Several bills were sent back to the House for signature or further consideration.
The Utah Senate handled a broad package of legislation on Day 25, advancing and approving multiple bills and concurrent resolutions on third reading.
Notable floor actions and outcomes: - Third substitute Senate Bill 69 (tax credit for educator expenses, sponsor Senator Andrick): passed the Senate and was transmitted to the House following floor debate (vote announced on the record). - House Bill 138 (Transportation corridor preservation amendments, sponsor Senator Buxton): uncircled and passed 24–0 with 5 absent; the bill codifies notice requirements and voluntary purchase provisions for corridor preservation and will be signed and returned to the House. - House Joint Resolution 1 (rules for filling a U.S. Senate vacancy, sponsor Senator Thatcher): passed by roll call and will be sent to the House. - Second substitute House Bill 113 (Consumer sales practices / card transaction clarifications, sponsor Senator Harper): the Senate adopted a substitute and the second substitute passed 23–0 with 6 absent and will return to the House. - House Bill 82 (Governmental Immunity Modifications, sponsor Senator Cullimore): passed on third reading; the bill clarifies who may provide statutory notice for claims against governmental entities. - First substitute House Bill 165 (Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act Amendments): adopted and returned to the House after a roll-call vote. - House Bill 103 (Utah Promise Scholarship amendments, sponsor Senator Vickers): passed and returned to the House to align fee-waiver rules and FAFSA requirements. - House Bill 177 (e-prescribing of controlled substances): passed after discussion about a two-day emergency dispensing carve-out requested by hospital stakeholders.
Senators also adopted concurrent resolutions encouraging later high-school start times and establishing an Education Support Professionals Day. The Senate concluded by announcing routine notices and adjourning until 10 a.m. Monday.
What happens next: Passed bills are either returned to the House for signature or transmitted to the House for further consideration, and several items will require appropriations or administrative rule-making as they move toward final enactment.
