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Utah Senate passes multiple bills on transportation, energy and elections; several measures circled for further work
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 2, 2023 moved dozens of bills through second and third reading, approving measures on rural transportation funding, energy study language, elections data rules and several other bills, and returning them to the House. A handful of contentious education and health items were circled for later deliberation.
The Utah State Senate spent a large portion of its March 2, 2023 floor session moving a broad second‑reading calendar and voting to pass a string of bills that will return to the House for further action or signature.
Among the bills the Senate approved were a substitute to Senate Bill 175 (Rural Transportation Infrastructure Fund), which the Senate passed unanimously 27‑0 after sponsors said the substitute secures ongoing allocations to counties through UDOT rather than requiring annual legislative reallocation. Senator Owens, the floor sponsor, said the change "is going forward for ongoing funding" and that it corrects prior annual reallocations.
The chamber also approved First Substitute House Bill 389 (Electrical Power Delivery Quality Amendments) after sponsor Senator Hinkins described the measure as granting the Public Service Commission authority…
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