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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah Senate passed on final night
Summary
A roundup of major bills the Utah Senate passed on the concurrence and second-reading calendars during the final-night session, with vote outcomes and short descriptions.
The Utah Senate recorded final actions on a large set of concurrence and second-reading calendar items during the late-night session. Below are highlights of bills that received floor action and their outcomes as announced by the clerk or president.
- Senate Bill 3 (appropriations adjustment): Passed the Senate 29–0; transmitted to the House. (Large capstone budget.)
- Fourth substitute House Bill 294 (Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments): Passed 23–6; returns to the House. (Defines termination thresholds and coordination for emergency orders.)
- Third substitute House Bill 45 (Radon study): Passed 27–0, 2 absent; returns to the House. (Directs DNR to study radon rather than creating a task force.)
- First substitute House Bill 305 (Quality Growth Act amendments): Passed 27–0, 2 absent; returns to the House. (Prioritizes working agricultural lands for the LeRay McAllister Fund.)
- First substitute House Bill 450 (Educator COVID stipend amendments): Passed 28–0, 1 absent; signed by President and returned to the House. (Clarifies stipend eligibility.)
- Second substitute House Bill 62 (POST/certification): Passed (final tally announced on floor); returns to the House. (Adds dishonesty and bias/prejudicial-conduct categories.)
- Multiple additional concurrence bills passed on the calendar, including substituted Senate bills addressing retirement transparency, campus safety, pharmacy practice revisions, and balance-billing amendments; several were returned to the House for further consideration or signature.
Procedurally, many measures were considered "under suspension of the rules" and decided by roll-call votes. Several items were circled or encircled for floor review; a small number were pulled or caused division votes. The majority of measures on the late-night calendars passed by wide margins.
This summary lists floor outcomes as announced on the record; further detail, official enrollments and bill text should be checked with the legislative printing office and the House clerk for final reconciliation.
