Votes at a glance: major bills the Senate passed on the concurrence calendar

During the floor session the Utah Senate acted on many concurrence and third‑reading calendar items. Below are select bills the chamber took formal action on and the roll‑call tallies recorded on the floor.

- Fifth Substitute Senate Bill 179 (Criminal justice JRI): Passed; announced tally: 26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 191 (Regulatory sandbox in education): Passed; announced tally reported during proceedings: 22 yeas, 5 nays, 2 absent.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 35 (Expungement modifications): Motion to concur carried and bill passed (floor motion and roll call reported; detailed tally not specified on record excerpts).

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 16 (Licensing amendments): Passed; announced tally: 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent.

- Senate Bill 41 (Behavioral Health Services Amendments): After concurrence and floor action the bill passed with an announced tally of 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.

- Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 62 (Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments): Passed; announced tally reported: 17 yeas, 11 nays, 1 absent (transcript phrasing garbled; recorded on floor as 17–11–1).

- First Substitute Senate Bill 110 (water as part of general plan): Passed; announced tally: 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 153 (Medical cannabis governance study): Passed; announced tally: 27 yeas, 1 nay, 1 absent.

- Third Substitute Senate Bill 226 (Higher Education Data Privacy and Governance Revisions) and related consumer privacy and ethnic studies bills: Passed by the Senate and returned to the House for the speaker’s signature as recorded on the floor.

The Senate used a mix of roll‑call votes and unanimous‑consent procedures on the consent calendar. Many of the above bills were returned to the House for the speaker’s signature following Senate action.

For complete tallies and the formal journal, refer to the official Senate roll‑call records and the returned bill packets at the Legislature’s clerks’ office.