Votes at a glance: Key Senate floor actions on March 2, 2026

The Utah Senate’s March 2, 2026 floor session produced multiple procedural actions and roll-call decisions on a range of bills.

Key roll-call tallies and outcomes recorded on the floor excerpt:

- S.B. 316 (Public Employee Attorney Fee Recovery): Sponsor moved third reading; the clerk recorded 20 yeas, 2 nays and 7 absent when the question was asked to read a third time (bill advanced on the calendar).

- S.B. 292 (Autonomous Systems / driverless liability): First substitute S.B. 292 passed the Senate and will be sent to the House for further consideration (floor summary announced passage and transmittal).

- S.B. 174 (Exercise for Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments): Final passage recorded at 22 yeas and 7 nays; the bill will be transmitted to the House.

Additionally, the Senate adopted multiple standing committee reports and rules-committee assignments that placed a number of House and Senate bills on the second- or third-reading calendars or the consent calendar. Several bills were 'circled' (temporarily set aside) to manage floor time, including multiple budget bills set for later consideration.

The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, March 3 at 9 a.m.