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Votes at a glance: multiple bills advanced or passed on Day 12 of the Utah Senate
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced or passed a number of bills across taxation, property, transportation and public safety on Day 12, including SB 16, SB 19, SB 34, SB 33, SB 47, SB 60 and others; this roundup lists outcomes and short descriptions.
The Utah State Senate progressed multiple measures on Day 12, taking final votes, placing bills on calendars, or adopting committee reports. Below are the actions recorded on the floor and the outcomes announced by the clerk.
• SB 16 (criminal sentencing amendment by Senator Craig A. Peterson): House had passed as amended; the Senate concurred with the House amendment and recorded final passage with 26 ayes and 3 absent; the bill was returned to the House for further action.
• SB 34 (Department of Environmental Quality): Substitute bill creating the Department of Environmental Quality was reported from committee by Senator Reese and passed the Senate (21 ayes); it was sent to the House for further action.
• SB 19 (overweight fine distribution): Sponsor Senator Nielsen said fines from port‑of‑entry overweight vehicle forfeitures (after court costs) would be distributed to B and C road funds under the bill; final count reported 23 ayes, 2 nays, 4 absent and the bill passed and was referred to the House.
• HCR 17 (Centennial of the Catholic Diocese in Utah): Rules committee placed the resolution on the second reading calendar; under suspension of the rules the resolution was advanced and recorded as having 23 ayes (no nays recorded on that reading) and held for the president’s signature.
• SB 45 (forfeiture hearing jurisdiction): Sponsor described which forfeiture hearings belong in circuit versus district court; final reading recorded 23 ayes and 6 absent and the bill was sent to the House.
• SB 47 (sheriff classification of inmates): Floor passage recorded 23 ayes, 0 nays; bill sent to the House.
• SB 33 (exemptions from execution for retirement income tax): Sponsor explained protections for retirees moving into Utah; the bill passed the Senate (21 ayes, no nays, 8 absent) and was referred to the House.
• SB 35 (interest on municipal bonds): Committee reported substitute and amended the effective date to July 1, 1991, to grandfather existing holdings; sponsor circled the bill for further floor consideration (no final passage reported).
• SB 46 (property tax sale amendments): Sponsor explained counties’ difficulties with many small delinquent parcels; the bill was advanced and placed on the third reading calendar (24 ayes).
• SB 60 (prohibition on alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle): Sponsor described the bill’s intent to allow enforcement when open containers are present off the highway (with motor home exemptions); the bill was placed on the third reading calendar (24 ayes).
• SB 54 and SB 56 (driver provisional license extension; vehicle accident reports): Committee reports were adopted and both bills were placed on the third reading calendar (SB 54 recorded 23 ayes; SB 56 recorded 26 ayes).
Clerical and calendar notes: the clerk read several bills for first reading and referred them to rules committee; some bills were circled for later consideration; the journal of the previous day was adopted with minor amendments.
This roundup is based on floor announcements and roll call tallies recorded in the official transcript for Day 12. For full bill text, fiscal notes and committee reports consult the legislative clerk and enrolled bill documents.
