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Senate advances a wide slate of bills on day 43; key votes and motions
Summary
The Utah Senate on day 43 passed an array of bills under suspension of the rules — including HB170, HB41, HB248 (as amended), HB433 and others — circled some items for further work, rejected one conference committee report and set a reconvening time for fixes.
The Utah Senate handled a packed calendar on day 43, advancing many bills under suspension of the rules, circling several others for more drafting, and rejecting a conference committee report that the sponsors asked to correct.
What passed: Among the measures returned to the House were first substitute HB170 (vehicle-registration renewal notices), first substitute HB41 (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force), HB248 as amended (mental-health support for first responders), third substitute HB433 (infrastructure funding), first substitute HB404 (Utah Immigration Assistance Center), HB292 (CHIP coverage for autism treatment), second substitute HB296 (soil health), second substitute HB371 (alcohol control amendments) and a string of Senate bills and substitutes agreed to on concurrence (including SB73, SB42, SB47, SB53, SB142, SB181 and SB199). Several votes were unanimous or near-unanimous; roll-call tallies appear in the record for each item and are summarized below.
Notable procedural actions: The body rejected a conference committee report on seventh substitute SB107 (in-person instruction prioritization) after sponsors said three words were missing; the conference committee (Wyler, Milner, Escamilla and House members) was reappointed to meet in the House majority caucus 30 minutes later. The Senate also circled HB345 (school resource officers) and HB243 (privacy protection amendments) for more stakeholder work.
Votes at a glance (selected results from the transcript): - HB170 (first substitute): Passed, 22–1, 6 absent. - HB41 (first substitute): Passed, 25–0, 4 absent. - HB248 (as amended): Passed, 22–0, 7 absent (amendment lowered funding to $500,000). - HB433 (third substitute): Passed, 26–0, 3 absent. - HB292: Passed, 28–1, 0 absent. - HB190: Failed, 11 yea, 17 nay.
What's next: Circled bills will return after stakeholder consultation and conference committees will reconvene as scheduled. Several passed items will be returned to the House for signature or further action. The Senate adjourned until the next morning with additional fiscal-notes and follow-up scheduled for the morning session.
