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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances bills on privacy, corrections, film incentives and more
Summary
On day 34 the Utah Senate approved a range of bills on the third-reading calendar (including HB87 on electronic privacy, SB179 on DUI probation, SB107 on in-person instruction, SB139 corrections amendments, SB167 film incentives and several others); the floor also circled multiple bills for substitute language.
The Utah State Senate on day 34 took dozens of procedural and final actions on bills across policy areas. Highlights of floor action and roll-call outcomes that day include:
- House Bill 87 (Electronic Information and Data Privacy Amendments): Sponsor Sen. Wyler described the bill as a consensus cleanup to 2019 law about law-enforcement access to electronic information. The Senate recorded a unanimous-style voice/unanimous roll with the clerk reporting 24 yay, 0 nay, 5 absent; the bill was signed by the president and returned to the House.
- Senate Bill 179 (DUI Probation Amendments): Sen. Maine said the measure gives courts better ability to coordinate supervision of individuals charged with DUI. The bill passed on a roll-call vote, recorded as 29 yay, 0 nay, and will be sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 107 (In-Person Instruction Prioritization — fourth substitute): After extended floor debate (see separate coverage), the Senate passed the fourth substitute 25-4; the bill now goes to the House.
- Senate Bill 139 (Utah State Correctional Facility Operational Amendments): Sponsor Sen. Owens described evidence-informed programming in correctional facilities. The Senate reconsidered an initial vote to address a coordinating clause and later passed the second substitute by roll call (25 yay, recorded) and will send it to the House.
- Senate Bill 167 (Film Economic Incentives): Sen. Winterton described the bill as a rural economic-development driver; the first substitute passed by roll call with 17 yea and 8 nay.
- Multiple other bills passed or were advanced, including SB169 (School and Institutional Trust Fund Office Amendments) — 24 yay, SB178 (Education deadline and fiscal flexibility) — 23 yay, SB176 (Mineral Lease Funds Amendments) — 19 yay, SB156 (Criminal Offense Amendments, "porch pirate" bill) — 24 yay, SB188 (Procurement Code Revisions) — 24 yea, and others. Several bills were circled for substitute language or to await substitute sponsors (examples include SB130, SB161, SB182, SB189, SB192).
- House bills included third-substitute HB147 (revenge image distribution amendments), which passed and was returned to the House, and first-substitute HB37 (Child Protection Unit Amendments), which also passed.
Committee reports were adopted placing many additional bills on the second-reading calendar. The Senate recessed for a lunch break and caucus at the end of the session.
