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Votes and actions: organizational motions passed on opening day of Utah Senate 1992
Summary
On its opening day the Utah Senate approved routine organizational motions by voice vote: retaining prior-session officers, adopting 1991 rules for 1992, including the opening prayer in the Journal, suspending full-title readings of bills, and adjourning until 2 p.m.; several bills were referred to committee.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate completed a set of routine organizational actions during its 1992 opening session. All motions recorded on the floor were adopted by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
Key actions and outcomes
- Retain officers: Senator Kerry Peterson moved that the president and officers from the 1991 general session serve as officers for 1992; the motion carried by voice vote and the clerk was directed to record officers in the Senate Journal.
- Include opening prayer in Journal: Senator Lane Beatty moved that Elder Marvin J. Ashton’s invocation be included in the Senate Journal; the motion carried by voice vote.
- Adopt prior rules: Senator Chuck E. Peterson moved to adopt the Senate rules and joint rules from the 1991 session for 1992; the motion carried by voice vote.
- Suspend full-title readings: The Senate voted to suspend the reading of full titles for bills and resolutions on the Senate calendar for the remainder of the session unless a senator requests a full reading; the motion was adopted to expedite floor processing.
- Adjournment: The Senate adjourned until 2:00 p.m. by voice vote.
Committee referrals
The Rules Committee reported the referral of numerous bills to standing committees (examples recorded by the committee chair): SB 4 (Business, Labor, and Economic Development), SB 7 (Energy, Natural Resources, and Agriculture), SB 12 (property tax certified rate calculations), SB 13 (truth in taxation amendments), SB 25 (Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments), and SB 1 (driver's training fee increase). Several items were placed on the second-reading calendar, including SB 10 (Sunset Act Amendments) and SB 11 (Not a Drop). The committee report was adopted on the floor.
Notes on voting
All listed motions were resolved by voice vote as recorded in floor proceedings; no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript for these motions. Where a roll call or recorded vote is later entered into the Senate Journal, that record will provide the names and counts.
Source: Floor proceedings and Rules Committee reports from the Utah State Senate organizational session.
