House transmits multiple bills to Utah Senate; session adjourns until 10 a.m.

The Utah House on Friday transmitted a group of bills to the Senate, and the Senate referred the measures to committee before adjourning until 10 a.m. the following day.

A floor reader announced that the House had passed, among others, Substitute House Bill 150 on emergency water shortages (by Representative Albrecht); Substitute H.B. 178 on post-employment restrictions (Representative Loubet); Substitute H.B. 210 on justice court changes (Representative Hawkins); H.B. 230 concerning the Center for Medical Cannabis Research (Representative Daly); Substitute H.B. 248 on mental health services for adults (Representative Judkins); Substitute H.B. 250 on social worker licensing amendments (Representative Judkins); H.B. 264 on certified nursing assistants (Representative Malloy); and H.B. 294 on governmental entity budget transparency (Representative Abbott). The reader said these measures had been transmitted to the Senate for consideration.

Unidentified Senate leadership stated that the bills, having been read for the first time, would be referred to the Rules Committee for further action. The House also transmitted a Senate concurrent resolution encouraging hypertrophic cardiomyopathy awareness and screening; that resolution was placed on the concurrence calendar.

Separately, the House returned several Senate-passed bills signed by the speaker for the president’s signature and enrolling, including S.B. 53 (groundwater use amendments, by Senator Vickers), S.B. 90 (automobile franchise amendments, by Senator Bramble) and S.B. 101 (peace officer training modifications, by Senator Kwan).

Senator Vickers used the floor to offer brief scheduling reminders before making a motion to adjourn. "That meeting starts promptly at 04:10," he said of the EAC meeting, and added, "we need to get there and be there on time so that we can make sure that we're able to attend the president's dinner tonight at 06:30 p.m. in the rotunda." He also noted, on a lighter note, "today is National Pizza Day," and that it was National Toothache Day.

Vickers moved that the Senate adjourn "until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning." After a brief exchange to confirm the hour, the presiding officer called for the voice vote. Members responded and the presiding officer declared the Senate adjourned.

The Senate’s next scheduled gathering was set for 10 a.m. the following morning. No recorded roll-call votes were taken during the short floor actions described in this proceeding; the referrals and transmissions were announced and effected by the clerk and the presiding officer.