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Votes at a glance: Senate advances education, social‑services, criminal‑justice and other bills
Summary
During the floor session the Senate passed several key budget bills (HB1, HB5, HB6, HB7) and multiple other measures; this roundup summarizes outcomes, tallies and next steps for each bill advanced.
The Utah Senate used Thursday’s floor session to advance multiple bills across budgets and policy areas. Below are the principal outcomes and vote tallies recorded on the floor.
House Bill 5 (first substitute) — Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment base budget: Passed 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent. Returned to the House for signature.
House Bill 6 — Criminal Justice base budget: Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. Returned to the House for signature.
House Bill 7 — Social Services base budget: Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. Returned to the House for signature.
House Bill 1 — Public Education based budget amendments: Passed 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent. Returned to the House for signature.
Senate Bill 140 — Election adjustments (filing and signature‑deadline corrections): Passed 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent. Sent to the House for consideration.
Senate Bill 51 (second substitute) — School safety modifications/process changes: Senate substituted and passed the second substitute 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. Sent to the House for consideration.
House Bill 21 — Senior care facility amendments: Read for a third time (29 yea, 0 nay) then tabled on third because a fiscal note was not available; the bill is held on third pending a fiscal note.
Other committee reports and numerous bills were placed on second‑reading or consent calendars for future consideration. Several bills were assigned to standing committees by the rules committee earlier in the day.
What this means: Most fiscal bills passed the Senate unanimously or with large yea margins and will return to the House for completion of the legislative process. House Bill 21 was held on third until a fiscal note can be found or produced, pausing that item’s immediate advancement.
