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Votes at a glance: key bills passed and procedural actions from the Utah Senate floor
Summary
A roundup of major roll-call outcomes from the Feb. 25, 1991 Utah Senate floor session, including signed bills, bills returned to the House, and a list of notable third‑reading votes recorded on the floor.
The Utah Senate recorded final action today on a range of bills. Below are key outcomes, as recorded on the floor, with the vote tallies that were announced by the clerk or president.
- Senate Bill 8 (Driver Education Amendments): Governor Norman H. Bangerter informed the Senate that he "signed into law senate bill 8, driver education amendments, and have forwarded this to the Lieutenant Governor for filing." The Clerk filed the communication (communication date in transcript: 02/25/1991).
- Senate Bill 1 (Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments): The House transmitted its amendments for Senate consideration. The Senate moved to refuse to concur in the House amendment in a floor message; the motion to refuse to concur was carried and the Senate sent the message back (motion recorded on the floor).
- Senate Bill 53: The clerk recorded "Senate bill 53 shows 21 ayes, 3 nays, 5 being absent." The bill passed and will be sent to the House without further action.
- Senate Bill 228 (Sheriff's Fees): After sponsor explanation and questions, the clerk announced the tally: "Senate Bill 228 shows 27 ayes, no nays, 2 being absent, the bill passes." The bill was sent to the House.
- House Bill 128 (Local Option Levy Voting Amendments): Placed on the consent calendar and read; the clerk announced "House Bill 128 shows 27 ayes and no nays, 2 being absent. The bill passes." Signed with president in open session and returned to the House.
- House Bill 60 (Hunting and Fishing Trespass): The vote was recorded as "House bill 60 shows 23 ayes and no nays, 6 being absent. The bill passes." Returned to the House for further action.
- House Bill 91 (Textbook Reuse): The Senate recorded "House Bill 91 shows 23 ayes, no nays, 6 being absent. The bill passes." Returned to the House.
- Substitute House Bill 165 (Citing regulation for incineration/alternative fuels): After questions over environmental and water‑supply effects, the clerk recorded "Substitute House Bill 165 shows 26 ayes, no nays, 3 being absent. The bill passes." The sponsor had noted the bill delays permits until May 1992 to allow study.
- House Bill 232 (Industrial Commission oversight of mine safety): Sponsor explained the bill as removing overlapping/conflicting authority; final roll-call recorded "House Bill 232 shows 23 ayes, no nays, 6 being absent. The bill passes." Returned to the House.
- House Bill 313 (Omnibus Disability Services Act): The clerk recorded "House Bill 313 shows 21 ayes, no nays, 8 being absent. The bill passes." Returned to the House for further action.
- House Bill 364 (Special Service Districts): Vote recorded as "House Bill 364 shows 21 ayes, 1 nay, 7 being absent. The bill passes." Returned to the House for further action.
- House Bill 450 (Motor Fuel Tax Refund): The clerk announced "House Bill 450 shows 29 ayes, no nays, nobody absent. The bill passes." Returned to the House for further action.
This list is not exhaustive; the clerk read and the Senate acted on dozens of additional bills, appropriations and resolutions during the session. Where the clerk reported a formal roll call, the Senate's printed tally is cited above (as read into the record). For complete vote-by-vote detail consult the Senate Journal for Feb. 25, 1991.
Provenance: consolidated from the clerk's floor announcements and roll-call tallies across the transcript.
Speakers and sources quoted in the roundup appear in the Senate floor transcript.
