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Votes at a glance: Senate advances HB222, HB257, HB361 and a package of bills in morning session
Summary
The Senate passed multiple bills by voice and roll-call votes on March 1, 1994, including HB222 (city option funding for a rural hospital), HB257 (community service program), HB361 (lifetime hunting licenses pause on sales), and several appropriations and technical bills; many measures were approved under suspension of the rules.
The Utah Senate acted on a number of bills during its March 1 session. Key recorded outcomes included:
- House Bill 222 (city option funding for rural hospitals): Sponsor Representative Yardley and Senator Blackcomb said the bill allows a city option to apply a 2.1% (?) 21% sales tax to city hospitals to keep a rural hospital viable. The body voted unanimously by voice and the president cast the vote in favor; the clerk recorded the bill as passed and sent to the House.
- House Bill 257 (community service program): The bill to establish a state community service commission to participate in federal funding passed on roll call (27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent) after sponsors confirmed base-budget assurances for the required appropriation.
- House Bill 361 (lifetime hunting and fishing licenses): In response to concerns about herd management and a cap on permits, the Senate moved to stop further sales of lifetime licenses; the bill passed on roll call (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) after suspension of rules for second and third reading where applicable.
- House Bill 93 (appropriation for Ogden Nature Center): The Senate placed HB93 on the third‑reading calendar and tabled it with a fiscal note; sponsor described the appropriation as $100,000 for facility improvements and emphasized volunteer support and educational reach.
- Multiple technical and consent items: The Senate passed bills renumbering search-warrant provisions, clarifying public-assistance fraud enforcement (HB186/HB277), and other consent-calendar items largely under suspension of the rules or by roll-call with recorded tallies listed on the floor.
Details and tallies: Many bills were passed by recorded roll calls that are on the official journal and were announced on the Senate floor; several items were circled for amendment or placed on the third-reading table pending fiscal-note resolution.
Ending: The session then proceeded to time‑certain items and recessed for caucus and lunch ahead of afternoon business.
