Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances a slate of bills, including SB15, SB22, SB91, SB24 and SJR1

The Utah State Senate used suspension of rules to expedite floor consideration and passage of multiple bills and a joint resolution. Key outcomes from Thursday’s floor session included:

• Senate Bill 15 (Department of Government Operations): Sponsor Senator Milner described SB 15 as cleanup from last year’s government reorganization; the Senate passed the bill (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent). "Senate Bill 15, having received 25 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 4 being absent, passes this body," the President announced after the roll call.

• Senate Bill 22 (Public‑Private Partnership Amendments): Senator Milner said the bill removes a repeal date to allow the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) to continue facilitating public‑private partnerships; SB 22 passed (26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent).

• Senate Bill 91 (Reviser’s technical corrections to Utah Code): Senator Vickers presented routine technical corrections and the Senate passed SB 91 under suspension (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent).

• Senate Joint Resolution 1 (In‑session employee pay): Senator Vickers described proposed increases to staff wages; the joint resolution passed (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent).

• Senate Bill 24 (Utah Retirement Systems revisions): Senator Harper moved SB 24 and the Senate approved the bill (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent).

Several other committee‑reported bills were placed at the bottom of the second‑reading calendar for later consideration; the Rules Committee also assigned multiple House and Senate bills to standing committees for review.

The chamber’s use of suspension and recircling (including a substitution for SB 44, which was recirculated as First Substitute SB 44 for floor review) was a recurring procedural theme during the session as senators sought to balance expedited action with additional drafting time when needed. The bills passed on Thursday will be transmitted to the House for its consideration.