Votes at a glance: Several House and Senate bills approved on the Senate floor

SALT LAKE CITY — During the floor session the Utah Senate approved multiple bills with limited debate. Key outcomes:

- Third Substitute House Bill 69 (election modifications): Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. Sponsor Senator Buxton described the bill as a technical cleanup clarifying who may review voter registration forms and processes for party changes and candidate disqualifications. The bill carries a $5,000 fiscal note and will be sent back to the House.

- Third Substitute House Bill 261 (fire suppression and mitigation): Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. Senator Vickers said the bill sets up notification rules and a mitigation fund related to fire suppression; the fiscal note is under $1,010,000.

- Fourth Substitute House Bill 26 (license plate amendments): Passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. The substitute preserves existing plates and establishes a Tax Commission review process for new plates.

- First Substitute House Bill 289 (blockchain provider registration): Passed 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent. Sponsor described a registry and certificate of registration administered by the Regulatory Relief Office within the Department of Commerce.

- Fifth/ Sixth Substitute House Bill 209 (extracurricular activity amendments): Floor sponsors substituted to a sixth substitute and recircled the bill for further review; no final passage was recorded on the floor during this transcript segment.

Several other committee reports were approved and a set of house bills were sent back to Rules for further consideration. The Senate recessed briefly after the calendar business.