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Senate clears a slate of bills on third reading; roll calls and outcomes
Summary
The Utah Senate recorded roll‑call approvals on a broad package of bills during the Feb. 12 floor session, including SB 25 (public improvements), SB 73 (special districts oversight), SB 95 (fax advertising circled), SB 102 (water exports), SB 106 (gross receipts tax), SB 105 (tax‑exempt bonds) and others; most passed on voice or recorded ayes with no nays.
The Senate moved through a lengthy third‑reading calendar and passed a number of bills by roll call and voice vote. Floor managers read bills on the calendar, responded to brief questions and called the question on multiple items; recorded tallies are included where the secretary announced them on the floor.
Notable outcomes recorded on the floor: - Substitute Senate Bill 25 (contracts for public improvements amendments): Presented by Senator Nielsen; announced vote: 24 ayes, no nays, 5 absent; bill passes and is referred to the House. - Fourth substitute Senate Bill 73 (special districts oversight amendments): Presented by Senator McMullen; announced vote: 27 ayes, 2 absent; bill passes and is referred to the House. - Senate Bill 102 (water exports): Presented by Senator Finlinson; announced vote: 24 ayes, no nays, 5 absent; bill passes and will be sent to the House. - Senate Bill 95 (prohibition of unsolicited facsimile advertising): Motion to circle made; bill circled for further work. - Senate Bill 106 (gross receipts tax technical corrections): Announced vote: 23 ayes, no nays, 6 absent; bill passes and is sent to the House. - Senate Bill 105 (tax‑exempt state and federal bonds): Announced vote: 25 ayes, 2 nays, 2 absent; bill passes and is sent to the House. - Senate Bill 89 (exemption for product demonstrators): After amendment and debate, announced result: 22 ayes, 3 nays, 4 absent; bill passes and is sent to the House. - Senate Bill 87 (illegal credit card use): Amendments adopted and the bill is placed on the third‑reading calendar with recorded support; 23 ayes, no nays, 6 absent for placement on calendar.
Several other measures were read and referred to committees or the House for further action. Where senators requested circling or tabling of bills because of fiscal notes or drafting concerns, floor managers honored those procedural moves to allow committee and inter‑chamber work before final disposition.
What happens next: Most passed bills will be transmitted to the House for its further action or concurrence; circled bills will return to the Senate calendar after technical fixes or after leaders resolve inter‑chamber concerns.
