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Votes at a glance: key bills and resolutions the Utah Senate advanced May 19, 1992
Summary
During the May 19 special session the Senate passed or concurred with amendments on multiple bills and concurrent resolutions including funding for the Displaced Homemaker program, records‑sharing language for the attorney general, winery tax amendments, recreational therapy licensure changes, and resolutions honoring Cache Valley’s Armenian airlift and urging National Guard prioritization.
The Utah Senate, meeting in a third special session on May 19, took final action or concurred on a series of bills and concurrent resolutions. The following summarizes each item, the floor action in the Senate and the recorded roll‑call outcomes as reported in the Senate journal.
Displaced Homemaker funding (Senate Bill 1): The Senate considered SB 1 to reestablish a marriage‑license fee increment to fund the Displaced Homemaker program and, under suspension of rules, passed the bill. The final roll call recorded 27 ayes, no nays and two absent; the bill was sent to the House for further action.
Legislative‑article timing (SJR 1): Senator Lyle W. Hilliard presented a constitutional amendment to align the start date for House and Senate office terms. After brief floor discussion about swearing‑in and retirement consequences, the Senate passed SJR 1 by roll call (27 ayes, no nays, two absent) and sent it to the House.
Attorney‑general records (House Bill 3 / GRAMA amendments): The Senate debated HB 3 to allow certain permissive exchanges of records between the attorney general’s office and a governmental client for representation purposes. Senate discussion clarified the permissive language and the exception to meeting specified section requirements; the bill passed on final roll call with 23 ayes reported and no nays.
Cache Valley / Armenian airlift recognition (HCR 1): The Senate received testimony from Leon Savage (who helped organize dairy donations) and adopted HCR 1 to honor Cache Valley support of the Armenian airlift. The Committee of the Whole considered Savage’s remarks and the resolution was passed on final passage (recorded as 25 ayes, 4 absent in the journal summary).
National Guard force‑structure (HCR 2): The Senate considered a concurrent resolution urging congressional caution on force‑structure decisions and recognizing the National Guard’s role; HCR 2 passed by roll call (25 ayes, no nays, four absent) and was returned to the House for signature.
Winery amendments (House Bill 2): House Bill 2 (winery amendments) was debated as technical and constitutional corrections and was amended on reconsideration to match House language; the final roll call on the amended bill was recorded as 20 ayes, 3 noes, and 6 absent and the bill passed and was returned to the House.
Recreational Therapy Licensing Act amendments (House Bill 4): The Senate considered technical fixes and a grandfather clause to preserve existing licenses for recreational therapists and clarified the education vs. experience pathways for future licensure. HB 4 passed on the floor (reported roll call shows 26 ayes, 2 absent) and returned to the House.
Utah Revised Business Corporation Act technical amendments (House Bill 5): The Senate considered technical cross‑reference corrections and an effective date of July 1, 1992. HB 5 passed under suspension (21 ayes, no nays, 8 absent) and was returned to the House without further action.
Procedure and adjournment: The Senate appointed committees to notify the governor and the House of its organization and to present any further communications. After completing the day's business and appointing signatories for the journal corrections, the Senate adjourned the third special session.
All vote tallies and textual summaries above are drawn from the Senate floor record for the third special session on May 19, 1992 as entered in the transcript and journal excerpts delivered during floor proceedings.
