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Senate passage roundup: multiple House substitutes cleared and several bills circled
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a slate of House substitutes covering education, veterans, public safety, agriculture and licensing, and circled a handful of bills for further work; vote tallies were recorded for each passed item and conference committee times announced for some measures.
During the floor session the Senate moved through more than a dozen House substitutes and related measures, passing multiple bills and placing others on hold (circled) for additional work. Notable outcomes recorded on the floor vote roll calls include:
- Third substitute House Bill 328 (Driver license and license plate amendments): Passed (27 Yea, 0 Nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Wyler. - Second substitute House Bill 346 (Funding independence in foreign language education): Passed (24 Yea, 0 Nay, 5 absent). Sponsor: Senator Vickers; includes appropriation of $300,000 to Southern Utah University for the Helen Foster Snow Cultural Centre and a 07/01/2023 restriction on funding from restricted foreign entities. - First substitute House Bill 418 (Grid resilience committee): Passed (26 Yea, 0 Nay, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Owens. - First substitute House Bill 322 (Public transit capital development modifications): Passed (25 Yea, 0 Nay, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator Cullimore. - Third substitute House Bill 344 (Utah Medical Candor Act): Passed (28 Yea, 4 Nay, 5 absent). Sponsor: Senator Kennedy. - First substitute House Bill 360 (National Guard recodification): Passed (25 Yea, 0 Nay, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator Buxton. - Second substitute House Bill 240 (Utah Lake amendments): Passed (27 Yea, 1 Nay, 1 absent). Sponsor: Senator Bramble. - Second substitute House Bill 244 (Geological carbon sequestration amendments): Passed (27 Yea, 0 Nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Hinkins; fiscal note ~ $320,000 to the Department of Gas, Oil and Mining. - Second substitute House Bill 301 (Medication dispenser amendments): Passed (26 Yea, 0 Nay, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Kennedy. - First substitute House Bill 70 (Public safety disability benefits amendments): Passed (26 Yea, 0 Nay, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Johnson. - First substitute House Bill 423 (Department of Agriculture and Food amendments): Passed (26 Yea, 0 Nay, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Hankins. - House Bill 400 (Associate Physician License Amendments): Passed (27 Yea, 0 Nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Kennedy. - Second substitute House Bill 320 (Guardianship Bill of Rights): Passed (25 Yea, 0 Nay, 4 absent). Sponsor: Senator Weiler. - First substitute House Bill 231 (Fishing and hunting restrictions for nonpayment of child support — technical fix): Passed (27 Yea, 0 Nay, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Wyler.
Several bills were circled for more work (meaning the Senate set them aside for further negotiation or amendment): for example, second substitute House Bill 11 (student eligibility), third substitute House Bill 387 (ballot processing), and others noted on the floor. The presiding officer also announced a conference committee for House Bill 305 at 11 a.m. on March 4.
All vote outcomes and recorded tallies above are taken from the Senate roll-call statements on the floor. Items noted as 'circled' were set aside for further consideration rather than being passed.
