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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions Feb. 14

February 14, 2023 | 2023 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah


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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions Feb. 14
This assembly of floor actions summarizes recorded outcomes and next steps for bills taken up by the Utah Senate on Feb. 14.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 185 (active transportation investment fund): Roll-call result announced on the floor: "having received 21 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 8 being absent;" the clerk said the bill will be sent to the House for consideration.

- First Substitute Senate Bill 191 (Condominium and community association amendments): Substitute adopted, and the bill was read a third time after the floor substituted text clarifying HOA rulemaking, water-efficient landscape rules, an 18‑month rule period, and appeal rights.

- First Substitute Senate Joint Resolution 1 (proposal to amend the Utah Constitution prohibiting real-estate transfer tax): Floor recorded that it "having received 18 yay votes, 6 nay votes, 5 being absent, shall be read a third time". Sponsor indicated related policy work will continue with other bills on disclosure.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 156 (investigative genetic genealogy modifications): Sponsor moved for third reading; floor debate followed; further amendment and refinement were anticipated.

- First Substitute Senate Bill 181 (campaign sign amendments): Motion made and the bill was read for third; floor discussion focused on public-safety removal authority and recordkeeping.

- Senate Bill 203 (corporate tax — net operating losses): Floor recorded that the bill "having received 22 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 7 being absent shall be read a third time".

- First Substitute Senate Bill 201 (radon notice amendments): Clerk announced "having received 24 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 5 being absent, passes as body" for third reading.

- First Substitute Senate Bill 103 (student graduation attire): Floor recorded 25 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 4 absent, and the bill was read a third time.

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 (promoting kindness / '1 kind act today'): Resolution passed by roll call, recorded as 25 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 4 absent, and will be sent to the House.

- Senate Bill 205 (consumer protection education and training fund cap increase): Clerk announced the bill "having received 25 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 4 being absent, passes this body".

Note: This is a summary of floor-reported counts and procedural outcomes as recorded during the Feb. 14 session. For final enactment, bills that pass the Senate must complete House consideration and, where required, gubernatorial action to become law.

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