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Votes at a glance: key measures the Utah Senate acted on today

Utah Senate · March 5, 2026
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Summary

The Senate moved dozens of concurrence and second-reading items. This summary lists major bills that received floor action, their sponsors, and final Senate outcomes during today’s session.

The Utah Senate spent a long floor day on concurrence and second-reading business. Below are the principal bills that received recorded action on the floor, the sponsoring senator (as read on the record), a one-line description, and the Senate’s recorded outcome.

- Senate Bill 151 (fifth substitute) — public safety funding (sponsor: Sen. Harper). Senate passage: 22 yeas, 0 nays; returned to House for signature. (SEG 232–266)

- Senate Bill 152 — public and higher education collaboration (sponsor: Sen. McKell). Senate passage: 22 yeas, 0 nays; returned to House for signature. (SEG 270–309)

- Senate Bill 167 — reintegration for disciplined students (sponsor: Sen. McKay). Senate passage: 21 yeas, 0 nays; returned to House for signature. (SEG 351–387)

- Senate Bill 186 — charter school modifications (sponsor: Sen. Baldry). Senate passage: 18 yeas, 5 nays, 6 absent; returned to House for signature. (SEG 390–447)

- Senate Bill 235 — governor compensation amendments (sponsor: Sen. Brammer). Senate passage: 26 yeas, 2 no votes recorded and 1 absent (as read on floor); returned to House for signature. (SEG 565–644)

- House Bill 572 (sixth substitute) — behavioral and mental health amendments, receiving-center funding and homeless shelter capacity (sponsor: Sen. Vickers). Passage under suspension of three-reading requirement: 26 yeas, 0 nays; returned to House. (SEG 1034–1148)

- House Bill 76 (third substitute) — data center water transparency (sponsor: Sen. Sandel). Initially failed 13–15 (first consideration), then passed after reconsideration 19–5; returned to House. (SEG 1219–1372; 2536–2593)

- House Bill 223 (third substitute) — electronic signature collection amendments (sponsor: Sen. Stevenson). Final recorded vote: failed 11–18. (SEG 811–1023; 1836–1869)

- House Bill 5 37 (first substitute) — Olympic ticket sales tax exemption (sponsor: Sen. McKell/Wilson). Consent calendar passage recorded; returned to House. (SEG 2204–2444)

Notes on procedure and next steps: several bills were “circled” on the floor for fiscal-note or technical review; circled items are being held for follow-up. Bills returned to the House will either be signed by the House speaker, be set for conference, or be amended further depending on interchamber action.

This list is not exhaustive — the Senate’s floor day included a long list of standing committee reports, encircling/uncircling motions, substitutions and a conference-committee appointment on a water-leasing matter. For each listed item above, see the Senate floor record for the roll-call transcript and any amendments adopted.