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On the floor: quick vote roundup—SB 210, SCR 2 on Hill AFB, SB 192, SB 99, SB 183 and others
Summary
The House approved multiple consent and third-reading items on Feb. 19, 1994: Senate Bill 210 (work-program/budget adjustments) passed 61-2; a concurrent resolution backing Hill Air Force Base passed 60-0; Senate Bill 192 and SB 99 passed on recorded votes; SB 183 (utility driver hours exemption in emergencies) passed 47-14 among other actions.
The House cleared a slate of consent and third-reading items and several separate bills during the Feb. 19 floor session.
- Senate Bill 210 (work-program changes): Sponsor explained the bill allows agencies and, when appropriate, the governor to adjust line items within a budget year to avoid impractical micro-approvals for minor changes. The transcript records the passage of SB 210 on a recorded vote, 61 affirmative and 2 negative.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (Hill Air Force Base restructuring): The House passed SCR 2 by recorded vote to send a message urging federal decisionmakers to base closure or restructuring choices on sound economic analysis; the House vote was recorded as 60-0 in favor.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 138 (Children's Justice Center amendment): The House adopted second-substitute SB 138, moving the Children's Justice Center pilot toward a permanent placement in the attorney general's office for a transitional period; the passage tally was recorded (61 affirmative, 1 negative).
- Senate Bill 192: The House uncircled and took up SB 192 (Children's Justice/related matters in the excerpt); the bill passed with a recorded tally (58 affirmative, 5 negative).
- Senate Bill 99 (carjacking/aggravated robbery): Floor discussion clarified the bill's definition of taking an "operable motor vehicle" in the course of a robbery; the House passed the bill with a recorded tally (63 affirmative, 3 negative).
- Senate Bill 183 (public-utility driver exemptions during emergency restoration): Sponsors said the bill exempts utility drivers from hours-of-service limits only during emergency conditions to allow rapid service restoration for hospitals, airports and other critical customers; proponents said the bill also brings the state into compliance with federal guidelines. Opponents raised worker-safety concerns; the bill passed on the floor (47 affirmative, 14 negative).
- House concurrence items and HB 250: The House concurred with multiple senate amendments, and Second Substitute HB 250 (School and Institutional Trust Management Act) passed the House on a recorded vote (68 affirmative, 3 negative).
These floor actions were taken during the same session that extensively debated and amended House Bill 442 (bonding), which was circled for further action after amendments adopted on the floor.
