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Senate passes SB38 after fiscal note is posted; bill moves to House
Summary
The Utah Senate on Jan. 22 passed Senate Bill 38, which adjusts the sunset provisions for a manufacturing modernization grant program after senators confirmed the previously missing fiscal note; the bill passed 25–0 with four senators absent and will be transmitted to the House.
Sen. Milner said Senate Bill 38, a measure to amend sunset provisions for the state's manufacturing modernization grant program, moved forward after a clerical hold-up over its fiscal note was resolved. "We did not pass this yesterday onto the House because the fiscal note was not visible. It is now visible to everyone," Milner said during third-reading remarks.
The bill's fiscal note, Milner said, shows the program is funded in part by carry‑forward money from prior appropriations; she described the fiscal status as sufficient for the bill to proceed through the legislative process. The Senate called the question and proceeded to a roll-call vote; President Adams announced that SB38 "having received 25 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 4 being absent, passes this body and will be sent to the House for their consideration." The transcript records the roll-call outcome as 25–0 with four absences.
Nut graf: SB38 changes affect an existing manufacturing modernization grant program and were delayed briefly while lawmakers awaited fiscal documentation. Passage sends the measure to the Utah House for its consideration, continuing the normal bicameral review process.
Supporters emphasized that the money cited in the fiscal note includes previously appropriated, unspent grant funds, not a new appropriation. Opponents were not recorded during third-reading discussion, and no amendments were adopted on the floor during this reading.
The next procedural step is transmittal to the House, where representatives will consider the bill under House rules. The Senate did not record additional debate or amendments on the floor after Milner's remarks.
