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Votes at a glance: Several bills advance on the Senate floor
Summary
On this floor day the Utah Senate read numerous bills for third reading, adopting substitutes and moving measures forward. Notable roll‑call tallies included HB 113 (22–0–7), SB 169 (22–0–7), SB 161 (22–0–7), SB 178 (22–0–7), SB 192 (21–0–8), SB 196 (22–0–7), SB 65 (20–3–6), SB 176 (16–5–8) and SB 156 (16–3–10). Many other bills were circled or substituted for further work.
The Senate processed a large set of bills on the second and third reading calendars. Below are outcomes and short notes for those items with recorded roll calls or clear floor actions in the provided transcript segments.
- HB 113 (third substitute, shared medical costs): Amendment adopted and bill passed the Senate 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent; returned to the House for further consideration.
- SB 169 (school and institutional trust fund office amendments): Sponsor presented governance and distribution formula changes (reduce minimum meetings to 4, allow narrow closed‑session exceptions for private asset classes under NDAs, change State School Fund rolling average from 3 to 5 years). Recorded roll call: 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent.
- SB 161 (mental health systems amendments): Ensures telehealth parity for behavioral health, includes mental health in Medicaid consensus growth estimates, and protects license status for professionals seeking care; roll call recorded 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent.
- SB 178 (education deadline and fiscal flexibility): Extends many spending deadlines by one year, delays a special needs scholarship implementation, shifts the fee baseline year and permits flexibility moving restricted state funds across programs; roll call recorded 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent.
- SB 192 (first substitute, Medical Cannabis Act Amendments): Adopted on the floor and read for a third time; roll call recorded 21 yeas, 0 nays, 8 absent. Major changes include a proposed independent licensing advisory board, Controlled Substance Database reporting, and a rural‑targeted pharmacy license.
- SB 196 (law enforcement agency disclosure amendments): Moved to third reading with a roll call recorded 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent; the bill provides limited immunity for agencies and authorized officers who provide information about officers to prospective employers while excluding intentional/untruthful communications.
- SB 65 (Community Reinvestment Agency amendments): Passed the Senate by roll call with 20 ayes, 3 nays, 6 absent; the bill establishes an optional process to reconstitute redevelopment project areas and interlocal transfers of tax increment to assist local entities.
- SB 176 (mineral lease funds amendments): First substitute passed and the bill was placed for third reading; roll call recorded 16 yeas, 5 nays, 8 absent.
- SB 156 (second substitute; criminal offense amendments, 'porch pirate' bill): Moved to third reading with roll call recorded 16 yeas, 3 nays, 10 absent.
Several other bills were substituted, circled or placed on calendars for future floor action (for example SB 175, SB 138, SB 167, SB 189 and SB 107). When transcripts include a full roll call tally it is recorded above; for items without a complete roll call recorded in these segments the outcome is noted as "moved forward," "circled" or "substituted" as stated on the floor.
