Utah Senate advances wide range of bills in lengthy floor session; votes at a glance

The Utah State Senate on the floor Wednesday approved a slate of bills and joint resolutions on topics including consumer protections, education, aviation, property‑tax disclosure, and human services, sending the measures to the House or scheduling them for later action.

The session opened with a rules committee report assigning bills to standing committees; senators then proceeded through a packed third‑reading calendar with roll calls on multiple bills. Many measures passed unanimously or with large margins; one substitute — first substitute Senate Bill 30 on property transaction disclosure — recorded a 21‑7 vote after privacy questions. Several joint resolutions, including Senate Joint Resolution 5 (condemning communism and socialism) and Senate Joint Resolution 10 (dissolving Richmond City Justice Court), were advanced with adopted amendments or unanimous support.

Votes at a glance

- Senate Bill 123 (Commercial Email Act): passed the Senate 25‑0, will be sent to the House (motion on third reading; sponsor: Sen. Cullimore).
- Senate Bill 127 (Nurse Apprenticeship Amendments): passed the Senate 26‑0, will be sent to the House (sponsor: Sen. Vickers).
- Senate Bill 130 (Overdose Outreach Provider Amendments): passed the Senate 26‑0, will be sent to the House (sponsor: Sen. Plumb).
- Senate Bill 134 (Child Welfare cleanup): passed on third reading (sponsor: Sen. Harper).
- Second substitute Senate Bill 135 (Advanced Air Mobility and Aeronautics Amendments): passed the Senate 28‑0, will be sent to the House (sponsor: Sen. Harper).
- First substitute Senate Bill 137 (Teacher Empowerment): substituted language passed and the bill was read a third time (27‑0; sponsor: Sen. Fillmore).
- Senate Bill 50 (Aggravated Assault Modifications): passed the Senate 26‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Kennedy).
- Senate Joint Resolution 10 (dissolve Richmond City Justice Court): passed unanimously 29‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Wilson).
- First substitute Senate Bill 30 (Property Transaction Disclosure / limited disclosure state): passed third reading 21‑7 (sponsor: Sen. McKay); debate focused on recorder/assessor privacy practices.
- Senate Joint Resolution 5 (Condemning Communism and Socialism): amendment adopted and resolution advanced; later scheduled for time certain consideration (sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, amendment by Sen. Escamilla).
- Senate Bill 148 (Aircraft Property Tax Amendments): passed 29‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Harper).
- Senate Bill 45 (Front license plate requirement repeal): passed 29‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Morphew).
- Senate Joint Resolution 2 (proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting real estate transfer tax): passed 28‑1 (sponsor: Sen. McKay).
- First substitute Senate Bill 143 (Military occupational licensing renewal): passed 28‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Baldry).
- Senate Bill 158 (Youth service organization background checks): passed 27‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Grover).
- Senate Bill 65 (Online student funding amendments): passed 26‑0 (sponsor: Sen. Fillmore).
- Senate Bill 147 (Adoption revisions; pregnancy resource grants): passed 24‑2 (sponsor: Sen. Wilson).
- Senate Bill 151 (Title company disclosure requirements): passed (sponsor: Sen. Bramble).

What passed will now move to the House (for bills) or to scheduled further action as noted. Where roll‑call tallies were read on the floor, those tallies are shown above as recorded by the clerk.