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Senate moves dozens of measures on third reading; committee reports approved
Summary
In a busy floor session the Utah Senate approved multiple standing committee reports and advanced a slate of bills for House consideration, including tax‑appeal adjustments, licensing and open‑meeting changes, and school‑assessment protections. Several bills were circled for further negotiation.
The Utah Senate spent the day on routine floor business, approving standing committee reports, taking up concurrence on a Tax Commission appeal amendment and moving dozens of bills to the House for further action.
Notable outcomes included concurrence and passage of the second substitute to Senate Bill 110 (tax‑commission appeal amendments), which passed 27–0 with 2 absent and will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature. The chamber also passed First Substitute House Concurrent Resolution 9 encouraging a statewide anti‑littering campaign (26–0, 3 absent) and approved multiple House bills on third reading, including HB 173 (vote reporting updates for county clerks), HB 211 (initiatives and referenda clarifications), HB 293 (open meeting minutes amendments) and HB 312 (state residency clarifications).
Other bills acted on or circled for further negotiation included SB 173 (medical‑records amendments), SB 192 (medical cannabis third substitute), SB 211 (childcare background‑check coordination), SB 184 (school assessment and accountability changes), SB 219 (truancy enforcement moratorium) and SB 203 (license‑plate modifications to allow naming a charitable nonprofit). Where sponsors needed more time, the Senate used the customary 'circle' motion to pause a bill while they finalize technical changes.
The session concluded with the body approving a motion to recess for caucus and plans to resume later in the day.
