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Votes at a glance: major Senate bills acted on by the House Feb. 26, 2003
Summary
On Feb. 26 the House adopted or forwarded several Senate bills after committee reports and floor action. Notable outcomes (as recorded in the transcript): Second substitute Senate Bill 58 (name change for youth corrections) passed (68 yes, 2 no); Substitute Senate Bill 123 (livestock activity liability) passed (70 yes, 0 no); First substitute Senate Bill 141 (local government capital projects) passed (70 yes, 0 no); Second substitute Senate Bill 67 (boards and commissions) passed (63 yes).
The House floor on Feb. 26 recorded votes or actions on a number of Senate bills. Below are the items recorded in the supplied transcript and their floor outcomes as stated on the record.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 58 (Division name change from Youth Corrections to Division of Juvenile Justice Services): The transcript records "having received 68 yes votes and 2 no votes" and that the bill "passes this body and will be referred to the Senate for the consideration." (Transcript segments: passage recorded.)
- Substitute Senate Bill 123 (Amendments re: inherent risk of livestock activities): The House recorded "Substitute Senate Bill 123 having received 70 yes... 0 no votes passes this body" and referred the bill to the Senate.
- First substitute Senate Bill 141 (Local government capital projects): The transcript records the bill "passes this body by vote of 70 yes 0 no." The bill was publicly read by title and signed by the Speaker.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 67 (Revisions to boards and commissions, as amended on the floor): The transcript records the final passage of second substitute SB 67 "by vote of 63 yes." The bill was handled on the floor after debate and a failed amendment to remove the advisory council on intergovernmental relations.
- First substitute Senate Bill 53 (Controlled Substances Act amendments) and first substitute Senate Bill 87 (library amendments) were circled/uncircled and handled by the floor; substitute SB 53 passed the House with 71 yes votes as recorded for that bill in the transcript.
- Conference committee report on first substitute Senate Bill 7 (automobile homicide amendments) was adopted; the sponsor explained fallback drug-penalty language crafted to address causal-link evidentiary issues.
These entries reflect the tallies and actions as stated in the supplied floor transcript. The transcript records many committee reports adopted by motion earlier in the session as well.
