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Votes at a glance: major bills the Utah Senate advanced Feb. 7, 1991
Summary
The Senate acted on dozens of measures. Major floor outcomes: Senate Bill 15 (UDOT amendments) final passage 24–0; House Bill 3 (property tax payment amendments) 27–0; House Bill 25 (nurse practitioners prescriptive practice) 27–0; Substitute Senate Bill 59 (photo radar) 24–0; Substitute Senate Bill 31 advanced 15–14. Several other bills were placed on second/third reading calendars or referred to committees.
The Utah State Senate handled a broad slate of measures during the Feb. 7 session. Key recorded outcomes and procedural dispositions recorded on the floor include:
- Senate Bill 15 (Utah Department of Transportation amendments): Final passage recorded as 24 ayes, no nays, 5 absent; will be returned to the House (SEG 151–153).
- House Bill 3 (Property Tax Payment Amendments): Passed by voice/record as reported; floor announced 27 ayes, no nays, 2 absent and the bill will be returned to the House (SEG 247–251).
- House Bill 25 (Nurse Practitioners Prescriptive Practice Act Amendments): Sponsor described allowing a doctor to supervise up to six nurse practitioners to expand rural access; recorded vote 27 ayes, no nays, 2 absent (SEG 349–415).
- HCR 2 (Resolution directing creation of a Brigham Young statue): Passed by the Senate with 26 ayes, no nays, 3 absent (SEG 442–490).
- Substitute House Bill 45 (risk management coverage for local health departments & school districts): Passed; floor reported 27 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent after a tabulation correction (SEG 541–543; correction noted at SEG 595–599).
- House Bill 59 (expungement of records amendments): Passed with 27 ayes, no nays, 2 absent (SEG 591–593).
- Substitute Senate Bill 59 (photo radar): Adopted a floor amendment limiting use to areas with demonstrated public-safety need and recorded passage 24 ayes, no nays, 5 absent (SEG 1867–1926).
- Substitute Senate Bill 31 (intercollegiate competition, as amended): Advanced to second reading by recorded vote 15 ayes, 14 nays (SEG 1812–1816).
- A wide set of bills and resolutions were readied and referred by the Rules Committee to standing committees for further work (e.g., SB128 UCC amendments to Business & Labor; SB141 Public School Class Size Appropriations to Education; numerous House bills assigned to committees) (SEG 1960–2063).
Several other bills were placed on third reading calendars (e.g., HB17, HB26 moved forward) or circled (e.g., SB73 was circled after extended debate). For full details and exact roll-call tallies, consult the floor transcript segments cited above.
