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Senate advances a package of bills in late-night floor session; dozens of measures pass
Summary
The Utah Senate spent a late-night floor session taking roll-call votes on an array of house bills and resolutions — including a domestic-violence funding package, capital facilities measures (with later debate), and technical amendments to several state statutes. Most measures passed and were returned to the House for further action.
The Utah Senate convened for an extended floor session that produced a steady stream of roll-call votes on a wide range of House measures.
Among the bills the Senate passed and returned to the House were: House Bill 53 (funding elements that finance a package of domestic-violence measures) and its companion measures H.B. 54 and H.B. 52, and H.J.R. 3 (a domestic-violence prosecution resolution). The body recorded votes in favor of H.B. 53 and the companion bills, sending the package back to the House for final action.
Other bills approved on third reading included H.B. 462 (technical amendments to the Utah Sports Authority Act), the second substitute to H.B. 318 (state authority to protect Olympic names and insignia), substitute H.B. 330 (purchase of recycled paper by state agencies), substitute H.B. 110 (severance tax incentive for petroleum recovery, as amended), H.B. 27 (a coal export tax credit), H.B. 147 (crime victims reparations amendments), substitute H.B. 288 (joint custody amendments), and substitute H.B. 139 (child safety restraint changes expanding age coverage and shifting driver responsibility). The Senate recorded each vote on the floor and returned the measures to the House or held them for the governor’s signature as appropriate.
Not every measure sailed through unanimously. Several bills drew questions about fiscal notes, conflicts of interest (some senators declared potential conflicts and still voted), and local impacts in economically sensitive counties. The Senate also placed multiple bills on second- or third-reading calendars under suspension of the rules so the House could take further action.
The session featured routine procedural communications from Carol Peterson, chief clerk, who read numerous messages from the House transmitting amended bills for Senate consideration and signature.
