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Utah Senate approves package of bills on parole, public safety, licensing and more
Summary
The Utah State Senate passed a series of bills and a joint resolution on a multi-item calendar, approving measures on parole amendments, human smuggling penalties, occupational therapy licensure compact, specialty license plates and other items; several measures were amended on the floor and will be sent to the House. A proposal on elections reporting was circuited for further work after concerns about candidate liability.
The Utah State Senate on the floor approved a batch of bills covering criminal justice, professional licensing, infrastructure and nonprofit fundraising.
Among the measures adopted, the Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 124 (parole amendments) after adopting an amendment to make the bill immediately effective. The chamber also approved Senate Bill 117, which raises the penalty for human smuggling; Senate Bill 112, an occupational therapy licensure compact; First Substitute Senate Bill 114, an animal chiropractic licensing change; and First Substitute Senate Bill 77, authorizing a Kiwanis specialty license plate. Several bills were recorded as passing with unanimous or near-unanimous tallies (for example, SB 114 and SB 130 were announced as passing with 29 yes votes and zero no votes).
Sponsor remarks and clerk announcements recorded final vote tallies and next steps. In some cases the Senate concurred with House changes and will return bills to the House for signature or further action. A motion to reassign Senate Bill 132 (a childcare center bill) from the Revenue Committee to Workforce Services was approved to reflect committee jurisdiction.
The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 10 commemorating the opening phases of the new Salt Lake City International Airport and noting sustainability features and that local tax dollars were not used for construction.
Not all items were finalized: First Substitute Senate Bill 92 (elections amendments) was circled for further work after floor debate raised concerns about newly proposed reporting and enforcement language that some senators said could create liability for candidates; the motion to circle was approved, pausing floor amendment action.
The Senate adjourned for the day and will reconvene at the time announced by the presiding officer.
