Senate floor roundup: committee referrals, numerous third‑reading approvals and procedural motions

The Utah Senate conducted a full floor session with committee reports, assignments and numerous third‑reading actions. The Rules Committee read a long list of bills and recommended committee assignments across Business & Labor, Education, Government Operations, Health & Human Services, Judiciary, Natural Resources, Revenue & Taxation and Transportation. The body approved the Rules Committee report and adopted standing committee recommendations.

On third reading the Senate acted on a range of bills. Examples of floor outcomes and motions recorded on the day include:

- SB 164 (Family Outreach Amendments): Read for third time and recorded as receiving 22 yay, 0 nay (sponsor: Senator Johnson).
- First substitute SB 240 (Records Access & Management Act Amendments): Read for third time; received 18 yay, 5 nay.
- SB 236 (Highway designation amendments): Read for third time; received 24 yay, 0 nay.
- SB 262 (Organ transplant amendments): Read for third time; received 25 yay, 0 nay.
- SB 266 (Medical amendments / integrated health pilot): Read for third time; received 25 yay, 0 nay.
- Second substitute SB 26 (Behavioral Health Licensing Amendments): Adopted amendment(s) and passed; received 26 yay, 0 nay.

Other actions: the Senate accepted substitutes for several bills (e.g., SB 29, SB 46), uncircled and circled multiple bills to allow substitutes and amendments to be drafted, and transmitted many passed measures to the House through the Chief Clerk. The chamber adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday.