Votes at a glance: Key bills advanced on Day 7 of the 2023 Utah Legislature

The Utah Senate on Jan. 23 recorded votes and advanced several measures across the third- and second-reading calendars. Key outcomes recorded on the floor included:

- SB 19 (Medicaid dental labor amendments): Sponsor Senator Evan J. Vickers moved for passage; clerk recorded 19 yes, 0 no, 10 absent and the bill was sent to the House for consideration.

- SB 18 (Public Expression Protection Act): Sponsor Senator Bramble said the bill protects public speech and noted an amendment would be offered on third reading to coordinate with court rules; the floor recorded 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absent for third-reading entry.

- SCR 4 (Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy awareness and screening): The resolution to encourage awareness and screening for HCM was moved and recorded with final procedural tallies (transcript records 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absent across procedural calls) and read for a third time.

- SB 31 (State flag amendments): Sponsor Senator McKay presented historical context and display rules; the floor recorded a third-reading tally as announced by the clerk (transcript shows 18 yes, 9 no, 2 absent as read on the floor) and the bill advanced for third-reading action.

- SB 73 (Gratuity amendments): Sponsor Senator Pitcher moved the bill to third reading; clerk recorded 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent and the bill advanced.

- First substitute SB 78 (Naturopathic licensing amendments): The first substitute clarified disclosure and parity requirements for naturopathic physicians' ownership interests; the substitute passed third-reading entry with 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent as recorded.

Several other bills were introduced and assigned to committees by the Rules Committee; the Senate adjourned and scheduled reconvening for the next day at 11 a.m.

These tallies and outcomes are taken from the floor record; where vote counts were recorded in multiple procedural announcements the clerk’s final recorded tally on the floor has been cited.