Votes at a glance: Senate advances multiple bills to the House and approves substitutes on the floor

The Utah Senate moved a set of bills through floor action and transmitted several measures to the House. Key outcomes recorded in the transcript excerpt include:

• Second Substitute Senate Bill 117 (occupational and professional licensing amendments): After substituting and adopting a second substitute, the Senate recorded the vote as 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent; the bill will be sent to the House. Senator Sandell explained the substitute addressed drafting omissions and cross‑referencing.

• Senate Bill 84 (Department of Commerce amendments): Sponsored by Senator Vickers, the bill creates a Department of Commerce Technology Education and Training Fund, authorizes the division to sell or license filings and directs use of fee revenue for training and subscription services. The Senate passed the bill by roll call (27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent) and will transmit it to the House.

• Senate Bill 90 (occupational licenses for veterans and service members): Sponsor Senator Baldry described a military crosswalk to translate service members’ skills to civilian licensing. The bill passed by roll call (27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent) and will be sent to the House.

• Senate Bill 101 (specialized product amendments, including adding kratom to an enforcement fund): Senator Vickers explained the bill renames and expands a product tax to include kratom and support enforcement; the Senate passed the bill by roll call (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent) and will transmit it to the House.

Additional procedural actions included assignment of many bills to standing committees and circling several bills for later floor consideration. The transcript records the clerk signing committee reports and the Senate adopting committee recommendations and motions by voice or roll call as noted.