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The bill's sponsor said the measure is structured to protect existing customers: \"We've been very careful as we've tried to craft this bill to make sure that there is a definite wall between our current customers and rate base,\" Senator Bridal said on the floor, adding that the framework would let a large power consumer explore an alternative supplier if negotiations do not progress over roughly a six‑month period.

Why this matters: supporters say the change could help attract large industrial or data‑center customers that need long‑term, reliable power and are sometimes willing to pay premium rates. Opponents and questioners pressed for clear limits so that residential and other retail customers do not shoulder higher costs.

During floor questions, senators asked whether the bill would affect cooperatives and municipal utilities. Bridal said the measure is targeted to Rocky Mountain Power's service territory and \"we have completely exempted them out. This only applies to the Rocky Mountain Power geographical space that they have under their, governance model.\" Senator Milner, speaking in support of moving the bill forward, added: \"If we're going to be able to provide access and reliability at an affordable price, we have to be able to think creatively,\" and said he supported sending the bill to third reading so stakeholders could continue negotiations.

Sponsor's intent and next steps: Bridal said a substitute is being prepared and requested the Senate allow the first substitute to be read a third time so members could examine final language before a vote on passage.

Votes/actions: The Senate voted to read the first substitute for third reading. The roll call on that motion was recorded as 22 yeas, 1 nay, 6 absent, and the measure moved forward to third reading for further work and substitution on the language.

Ending: Bridal emphasized the bill remains a work in progress and said members would receive the substitute language and time to review it before any final passage vote.

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- Senate Bill 68 (Child welfare workers protections): Motion to concur (moved by Senator Vickers). Final announced vote: 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 171 (Indigent defense amendments, pilot program): Motion to pass (mover recorded on floor). Final announced vote: 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent. Outcome: Passed and sent to the House.

- Senate Bill 191 (Protective order amendments): Motion to pass (mover recorded on floor). Final announced vote: 23 yeas, 2 nays, 4 absent. Outcome: Passed and will be sent to the House.

- Second Substitute Senate Bill 206 (Estate planning amendments): Motion to substitute and pass (sponsor explained technical edits). Final announced vote on second substitute: 22 yeas, 0 nays, 7 absent. Outcome: Passed and will be sent to the House.

- House Bill 26 (Road jurisdiction amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.

- Third Substitute House Bill 44 (Private airport notice amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 21 yeas, 1 nay, 7 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House for further consideration.

- First Substitute House Bill 25 (Retirement amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House.

- House Bill 55 (County office amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.

- House Bill 64 (Public official bonding amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 21 yeas, 0 nays, 8 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.

- House Bill 108 (Fraudulent deed amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 21 yeas, 0 nays, 8 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House.

- House Bill 200 (Outdoor recreation amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House.

- First Substitute House Bill 144 (School district contracting oversight): Floor vote result announced as: 12 yeas, 9 nays, 8 absent; outcome recorded as failed on the floor (transcript: \"fails, and will be returned to rules / returned to the House for filing\").

- First Substitute House Bill 41 (State water policy amendments): Motion to pass. Final announced vote: 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent. Outcome: Passed and returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.

- Multiple other bills were read a first time, referred to committees, or had standing committee reports adopted and placed on calendars as read; those committee recommendations were adopted by voice votes and then entered on the second or consent calendars as indicated in the transcript.

Notes on the roll calls: The items above reproduce the clerk and presiding officer announcements in the transcript. Where the clerk announced a specific tally on the floor, that tally is reproduced verbatim. If the transcript uses shorthand or contains a brief verbal correction by the chair, the transcript wording is reflected in the relevant article's provenance instead of being rewritten.

Ending: The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m., according to the final floor motion.

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Wilson told the Senate that many counties currently subsidize local DMV services and that the county contract rates have not kept pace with rising personnel and operating costs. \"Cache County is paying between 800,000 and a million dollars a year and have for a number of years,\" Wilson said, and told senators the measure would recognize the statewide nature of DMV services and provide reimbursements per transaction adjusted annually for inflation.

Sponsor's description and examples: Wilson listed examples of county practices and out‑of‑county customers who use rural county offices — Salt Lake customers who prefer Box Elder for short turnaround times, Spanish‑speaking customers who use Box Elder, visitors registering watercraft in Kane County, and others. He said the change would raise about $4,000,000 a year (based on roughly 3.5 million registered vehicles) and specifically named counties that would receive distributions, including Box Elder, Iron, Summit, Tooele, Duchesne, Juab, Millard, Morgan, San Juan, Sanpete, Wasatch, Beaver, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, Daggett, Paiute, Rich and Wayne.

Policy mechanics and precedent: Wilson noted that 2023 legislation (H.B. 301) raised a registration fee previously; SB210 would add a $1.25 fee and place the new receipts into an expendable special revenue account distributed to eligible counties. The first substitute also includes a technical exemption for a rural transportation infrastructure fund distribution tied to the new fee.

Floor action: Senator Wilson moved that the first substitute be read for third reading. The roll call on that motion was read on the floor; the clerk announced the result and the measure was taken to the third‑reading stage for further consideration. (Transcript records the clerk's roll call language as \"First substitute Senate Bill 210, having received 20 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 2 being absent\" and the chair then stated the measure would be read a third time.)

Ending: The sponsor said the distribution and fee adjustments are designed to fund county offices on an ongoing basis without requiring ad hoc appropriations; members will consider the measure on third reading.

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Senate advances bill to let regulated utility negotiate separate contracts for large power users, sponsor plans more edits

Votes at a glance: Key Senate floor actions, Feb. 14, 2025

Senate considers $1.25 registration fee to shore up county‑run DMV offices; sponsor says bill will add roughly $4 million a year