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Bills, votes and committee actions at a glance — Utah Senate, Feb. 15, 1991
Summary
The Senate cleared a package of bills on Feb. 15: several passed unanimously or with large margins and were sent to the House or placed on third reading. This roundup lists key bills, outcomes and brief notes for reporters and civic stakeholders.
The Utah Senate processed a large number of bills on Feb. 15. Below are the headline outcomes reported on the floor; vote tallies are taken from the clerk’s announcements in the transcript.
- Substitute Senate Bill 101 (mental health commitment proceedings, as amended): Senate concurred with House amendment and returned the bill to the House (concurrence announced; exact tally not recorded on floor transcript excerpt).
- Senate Bill 146 (Rights of Victims of Crime): Final passage announced as 28 ayes, no nays, 1 absent; sent to the House for further action.
- Substitute Senate Bill 84 (Funeral Services Licensing Act): Passed; clerk announced 28 ayes, no nays, 1 absent; sent to the House without further action.
- Senate Bill 165 (Commercial bond/surety procedures): Passed; clerk announced 27 ayes, 2 absent; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 189 (rename 'Utah Geological and Mineral Survey' to 'Utah Geological Survey'): Passed; announcement recorded as 20 ayes, no nays, 1 absent; sent to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 138 (motor vehicle sale disclosures): Passed; clerk announced 26 ayes, no nays, 3 absent; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 129 (restrictions on release in domestic violence cases): Passed; recorded as 27 ayes, no nays, 2 absent; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 79 (Task Force on Juvenile Arson amended to committee): Passed 28 ayes, no nays; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 178 (Domestic Violence Protective Orders Amendments): Passed on suspension with large support (28 ayes, no nays, 1 absent reported on floor); sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 153 (Alcoholic Beverage Control amendments — fine tuning after code recodification): Passed under suspension of rules; clerk recorded 29 ayes, no nays.
- Senate Bill 128 (UCC updates) and Senate Bill 147 (securities act amendments) were reported out of committee and placed on calendars; several bills were placed on third‑reading calendars as noted in the transcript.
Notes: The transcript records many committee reports and placements; some items (e.g., fiscal notes and specific amendments) will require committee files and enrolled copies for full details.
