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Senate clears multiple budget and policy bills on third reading; votes recorded on HBs and SBs
Summary
On Day 10 the Utah Senate adopted several base budget bills and passed multiple third-reading bills including SB34 (offender registry), SB47 (signature classification), SB43 (Veterans & Military Affairs), SB50 (Clean Energy technical fixes) and HB49 (vehicle sales‑tax sourcing). Vote tallies and sponsor summaries were announced on the floor.
The Utah Senate advanced or passed multiple bills on the second and third reading calendars during Day 10. After committee reports and brief floor presentations, senators adopted committee reports and voted on a group of bills, many under suspension of the rules.
Among the items the chamber approved: HB6 (executive offices and criminal justice base budget) passed 28–0 (one absent) after sponsor remarks that it appropriates about $997 million with $738 million from the general fund; HB5 (natural resources, agriculture and environmental quality base budget) passed 29–0; HB7 (social services base budget) passed 27–0; and several third-reading Senate bills passed, including SB34 (offender registry amendments), SB47 (public document signature classification), SB43 (Department of Veterans and Military Affairs amendments) and SB50 (technical Clean Energy Act amendments). The chamber also read and advanced HB49 (sales tax and motor vehicles). President Adams announced the vote tallies on each passage.
Sponsor notes and brief debate: Senator Iwamoto described SB47 as protecting the signature itself from copying or photography while allowing officials to view it, characterizing the measure as a privacy response supported by clerks; Senator Wyler said SB43 would place the executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs on parity with other executive directors. Senator Fillmore explained HB49’s destination-based sourcing for sales tax on motor-vehicle purchases from out-of-state sellers; when asked about moving from another state, Fillmore said the legislation does not change the rule that if Utah’s sales tax exceeds what was previously paid, the buyer would pay the difference on registration.
Votes at a glance (selected): HB6 — 28 Yea, 0 Nay, 1 absent (passed); HB5 — 29 Yea, 0 Nay, 0 absent (passed); HB7 — 27 Yea, 0 Nay, 2 absent (passed); SB34 — 26 Yea, 0 Nay, 3 absent (passed); SB47 — 26 Yea, 0 Nay, 3 absent (passed); SB43 — 26 Yea, 1 Nay, 2 absent (passed); SB50 — 28 Yea, 0 Nay, 1 absent (passed); HB49 — 28 Yea, 0 Nay, 1 absent (read for third time/advanced).
The Senate concluded the calendar work and adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.
