The Utah Senate moved through a busy consent and third-reading calendar on Monday, passing a string of bills by voice or recorded vote.
Notable actions on the consent calendar and third-reading calendar included: House Bill 93 (outdoor recreation modifications) passed by recorded vote (25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent); Senate Bill 165 (Concealed Firearm Review Board sunset extension) passed (28–0, 1 absent); First Substitute House Bill 119 (charitable organization registration amendments) passed (26–0, 3 absent); House Bill 201 (technical code corrections) passed (26–0, 3 absent); First Substitute House Bill 73 (municipal office modifications) passed following roll call; Second Substitute House Bill 77 (local district revisions) passed after substitution (27–0, 2 absent); House Bill 267 (state purchasing director duties) passed (27–0, 2 absent); First Substitute House Bill 102 (higher education residency amendments) passed; First Substitute House Bill 75 (state commemorative periods amendments) passed (27–0, 2 absent). Several other bills were substituted and passed on the floor as read, and the Rules Committee and standing committee reports assigning bills to committees were approved earlier in the session.
Where recorded tallies were provided on the floor those counts are reported above; other items were adopted by voice vote or unanimous direction of the president. Bills that passed on third reading will be returned to the House or sent forward for final processing as indicated on the Senate calendar.