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Votes at a glance: Key bills advanced by the Utah Senate on March 1, 2021
Summary
The Utah Senate recorded roll-call and unanimous voice votes on multiple bills March 1, including floor passage or advancement of bills on child welfare, seed labeling, fund-of-funds transfers, education, paid leave, electronic free-speech rules, and several health and professional-practice measures. This roundup lists the bills, sponsor, and the recorded outcomes.
Salt Lake City — On March 1 the Utah Senate moved a slate of bills forward, conducting roll-call votes and voice votes to place measures on calendars, advance to third reading, or send to the House. Below are the principal actions taken on the floor that were recorded in the session transcript.
What passed or advanced (selected floor actions):
- Third substitute Senate Bill 99 (Child Welfare Amendments), sponsor Senator Harper: Passed the Senate on the floor with a roll-call result recorded as 29 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent and returned to the House for further action.
- House Bill 241 (Utah Seeds Amendments – the Seed Act), sponsor Senator Owens on the floor: Passed unanimously by recorded action (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent) and will be signed by the Senate president and returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature.
- First substitute Senate Bill 224 (fund of funds amendment), sponsor Senator Sandals: Sponsor described a $20,000,000 positive fiscal note and the bill passed on the floor (29 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 148 (public education modifications), sponsor Senator Grover: Passed on a roll call recorded as 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent and was sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 141 (Task Force on Food Security), sponsor Senator Escamilla: Passed 22 yea, 6 nay, 1 absent after sponsor remarks describing the task force’s three meetings and focus on children and seniors.
- First substitute Senate Bill 228 (electronic free-speech amendments), sponsor Senator McCall: Passed 21 yea, 6 nay, 2 absent; sponsor said the bill addresses transparency and independent oversight mechanisms for online platforms.
- First substitute Senate Bill 210 (paid leave modifications), sponsor Senator Weiler: Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; described by sponsor as maternity-leave–style coverage for state employees.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 28 (physician assistant mental-health practice amendments), sponsor Senator Bramble: Uncircled, substitute adopted, and second substitute passed (tally reported as 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent in the transcript) to be sent to the House.
Procedural notes: Several bills were circled (set aside for further floor consideration) or uncircled (returned for immediate consideration) during the session; the Senate also received and adopted the Rules Committee report assigning a number of House bills to standing committees.
What this means: Most measures the Senate discussed on March 1 were advanced with recorded roll-call support. Several petitions and bills that received minimal floor debate were placed on the consent or second-reading calendars for further processing or sent to the House for concurrence.
Next steps: Bills passed by the Senate will be transmitted to the House (or returned to the House) for signature or further action as required; circled bills may return to the floor later in the session.
