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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah Senate approved Feb. 15, 2024
Summary
On Day 31 of the 2024 session the Utah Senate passed a slate of bills (consent calendar and third-reading items) on matters including education, public safety, administrative cleanup and regulatory changes; the summary lists each bill, sponsor and recorded outcome.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 15 moved and passed a large number of bills on the consent and third-reading calendars, recording most votes as unanimous or near-unanimous. Below are the principal measures that received floor action or passage during the morning session.
- Senate Joint Resolution 7 (Reby): Joint resolution promoting opportunities for women in STEM — Passed by the Senate, 25–0; transmitted to the House.
- Senate Bill 64 (Fillmore): Effective teachers in high-poverty schools incentive program amendments (technical date change requested by State Board) — Senate concurred and passed; will be returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 107 (Weiler): Ballot/process amendments (removed a residency requirement for signature gatherers after constitutional concern) — Senate concurred with House amendments and passed, 24–0.
- House Bill 254 (Mikell): State Olympic coordination amendments — Passed on the consent calendar (recorded 23–0 in initial tally; Senate added missing aye), will be returned to the House.
- House Bill 259 (Weiler): Juvenile interrogation modifications — Consent calendar passage (unanimous recorded vote); allows video presence of guardian/friendly adult, adds interpreter requirement and requires recording.
- Third substitute Senate Bill 84 (Cullimore): Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) reorganization and related changes — Passed the Senate and will be sent to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 203 (Bridal): Drinking water funding policy — Passed; sets policy direction toward fee-based funding to supplement federal funds.
- Additional bills on the consent and third-reading calendars were read, amended or circled during the session and will be returned to the House or placed on future calendars as indicated by the clerk.
Where the clerk recorded specific tallies during the morning, those counts are noted above. Many consent-calendar bills were handled by unanimous or voice votes and recorded as the Senate moved the consent and concurrence calendars forward. For full roll-call tallies, refer to official Senate journals and the House transmission records.
The Senate recessed for caucus lunch and planned to reconvene at 2 p.m.; several items were placed on the time-certain calendar for Friday at 2:30 p.m.
