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Votes at a glance: Key measures the Utah Senate approved on April 16, 2020
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a package of COVID-19 related bills on April 16, 2020 including pandemic appropriations (SB 3,001), health-care immunity (SB 3,002), unemployment waiver (SB 3,003), a public-health-and-economic commission (SB 3,004 second substitute), education waivers (SB 3,005), election changes (HB 3,006), and workers' comp for first responders (HB 3,007); vote tallies are listed below.
Below are the principal bills and the Senate roll-call tallies as recorded during the April 16 special session.
- SB 3,001 (Pandemic Response Appropriations Adjustments): Passed 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. Referred to the House.
- SB 3,002 (Emergency Health Care Access and Immunity Amendment): Amended and passed (recorded vote reported as 27 yeas, 1 nay, 1 absent). Adopted amendments addressing federal guidance and informed consent for off-label uses.
- SB 3,003 (Unemployment Benefits Amendments): Passed (recorded as 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent). Waives Utah's one-week waiting period where federal funding or declared emergency allows.
- SB 3,004 (COVID-19 Health and Economic Response Act, second substitute): Passed 23 yeas, 6 nays, 0 absent. Creates an advisory Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission; Senate added intent language to the journal emphasizing economic reengagement priorities.
- SB 3,005 (Education Modification, first substitute): Passed 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. Waives certain statewide assessments and permits targeted waivers for graduation civics-test requirements and educator evaluations affected by closures.
- HB 3,001 (Bond Amendments, first substitute): Passed 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. Temporarily raised practical bond-authorization limits to free cash for immediate obligations (consistent with constitutional debt limits).
- HB 3,002 (Appropriations Revisions, first substitute): Passed (Senate recorded vote indicated passage; House signature to follow). Included FMAP/cash-lapse waivers, extended submission deadlines and temporary relief from board-of-examiners reporting for overspent agencies.
- HB 3,003 (Income Tax Revisions): Passed 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. Technical fixes to qualified distribution treatment and filing/payment deadlines.
- HB 3,006 (Election Amendments, first substitute): Passed 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. Temporarily authorized vote-by-mail for the 2020 primary with optional certified mobile (drive-up) voting and extended canvass deadlines.
- HB 3,007 (COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Amendments for First Responders, first substitute): Passed (recorded 25 yeas, 3 nays, 1 absent). Created a rebuttable presumption for first responders who contract COVID-19 in the course of duty (positive test and physician note as evidentiary basis).
- SJR 3 01 (Joint Resolution Approving Acceptance of Federal Funds): Passed 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. Authorized the legislature's acceptance of federal grants related to the COVID response and confirmed appropriation requirements remain for spending.
- HCR 3 01 and HJR 3 01 (Resolutions honoring health-care workers and urging fiscal responsibility): Passed unanimously as recorded and returned to the House.
All votes and amendments cited above are recorded in the Senate journal and the bills were transmitted to the House or signed as required.
