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Votes at a glance: several Senate measures pass or move forward
Summary
On the floor the Senate concurred with a House amendment on SD 17 (criminal background checks) and passed or advanced several bills including SB 99 (charitable beneficiaries on life policies), SB 17, SB 77 (held after vote), and SB 62 placed on third reading.
The Utah Senate handled multiple procedural and voting items during the session.
House communications and concurrence: The Senate received messages from the House reporting passage of several measures. The Senate concurred with the House amendment to SD 17 (criminal background checks on school personnel); the concurrence motion passed and a roll call recorded 24 ayes and 0 nays, with 5 absent.
Senate Bill 99: Senators removed SB 99 from the consent calendar to consider an amendment prompted by the insurance commissioner that would allow charitable institutions to be beneficiaries on life-insurance policies only if they were regulated under chapter 22, title 13 (the charitable solicitation act). The amendment carried and the bill was returned to the consent calendar; the clerk recorded the bill passing and sent it to the House.
Senate Bill 17: The Senate recorded passage of Senate Bill 17 with 24 ayes and no nays; the bill is referred to the House for further action.
Senate Bill 77: The Senate debated SB 77, including conflict-of-interest disclosures by several members. The bill recorded 23 in favor, 3 opposed and 3 absent on a floor vote; subsequently a motion to table SB 77 carried and the bill was tabled.
Senate Bill 62: The State and Local Affairs Committee reported SB 62 favorably; the Senate adopted committee amendments and placed the bill on the third-reading calendar with a recorded vote of 27 ayes and 0 nays, 2 absent.
