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What passed on the final floor day: key bills and vote tallies
Summary
On the final day of the 2024 Utah legislative session the Senate cleared a long list of bills — from property-rights and public-health adjustments to a hospital assessment sunset and multiple technical fixes. This roundup lists the most consequential bills the Senate acted on and the recorded tallies where provided.
The Utah Senate’s final floor day featured votes on dozens of measures. Below are selected bills that received recorded floor action, with brief descriptions and the vote tallies as announced on the chamber floor.
Votes at a glance (selected items)
- House Bill 3 72 — Legislative committee staff requirements. Passed (26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent). The bill makes OLRGC the default staff provider for legislative committees.
- Second substitute House Bill 101 — Law enforcement reporting requirements (firearms seized). Passed (25 yes, 0 no, 4 absent). Establishes reporting to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice beginning July 1, 2026, with specified data fields.
- First substitute House Bill 412 — Legislative auditor general amendments. Passed (27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent). Adds the legislative auditor general to agency review processes and access to reports.
- Third substitute Senate Bill 221 — School district amendments (concurrence). Passed (27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent) after substitution and concurrence votes.
- First substitute House Bill 165 — Federal law enforcement notification. Passed (22 yes, 7 no, 0 absent). Requires notice to state recipients when certain noncitizen releases occur; amendment to reroute notice to the Office of Immigration and New American Integration failed.
- First substitute House Bill 341 — School closure notification amendments. Passed (28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). Clarifies required public-notice processes for district school closure decisions.
- First substitute House Bill 399 — Insurance department complaint amendments. Passed (27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent). Closes a loophole regarding title insurance producers.
- Third substitute House Bill 193 — Hospital assessment revisions. Passed (24 yes, 2 no, 3 absent). Set a sunset and related adjustments to preserve Medicaid funding mechanisms.
- Second substitute House Bill 503 — Nursing care facility amendments. Passed (26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent). Authorized four facilities to add five beds each under a restricted account.
- First substitute House Bill 381 — Concealed firearm instructor amendments. Passed (26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent). Allows additional organizations beyond a single group to provide instructor training.
Procedure note: Many additional bills were read, circled, substituted, or otherwise handled on the calendar; the Senate president signed passed measures for return to the House for the speaker’s endorsement. For full vote-by-vote records consult the official Senate clerk minutes and bill histories.
