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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions Feb. 25, 1994
Summary
Short summaries and outcomes for multiple bills considered by the Utah Senate on Feb. 25, 1994, including SB 40, SB 90, HB 80, SB 245, SB 275, HB 279/302/346, SB 257, SB 281 and others; lists vote tallies and next procedural steps.
The Utah Senate recorded several floor actions on Feb. 25, 1994. This roundup lists key bills, outcomes, and short notes on debate or amendments.
- SB 90 (first substitute, property-assessment discount): Passed the Senate after a floor amendment that adjusted school levy and homeowner exemption; clerk announced 26 ayes, 3 absent. Sent to the House.
- HB 80 (Budgetary Procedures Act — non-lapsing authority): Passed after an amendment to reinstate deleted language; clerk announced the bill passes and will be sent to the House (vote recorded on the floor).
- HB 320 (Election Law Revisions): Discussed and briefly circled on a timing question; amendments adopted; later passed and sent back to the House (see separate article).
- SB 40 (Utah Regulatory Fairness Act, substitute): Sponsor described requirement for agency economic-impact statements; passed by roll call (22 ayes, no nays, 7 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- SB 275 (Court Complex Financing): Passed after extended debate; roll call recorded 15 ayes, 11 nays, 3 absent; bill sent to the House (see separate article for details).
- HB 279 (Sales-tax container exemption): Passed — clerk recorded 15 ayes, 8 nays, 6 absent; will be returned to the House.
- HB 302 (Sales-tax vending machines): Passed by roll call (16 ayes, 11 nays, 2 absent); will be returned to the House.
- HB 346 (Sales-tax pollution-control exemptions): Passed (24 ayes, 4 nays, 1 absent); will be signed by the president in open session and returned to the House.
- SB 245 (Alternative Dispute Resolution Act): Circuited briefly while amendments were prepared; later considered and passed (25 ayes, no nays) and sent to the House.
- SB 102 (Initiative and Referendum amendments — second substitute): Passed (26 ayes, 3 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- SB 257 (Chiropractic Physicians Practice Act rewrite): Passed (26 ayes, 3 absent) and will be sent to the House.
- SB 281 (Centers of Excellence Advisory Council statutory status): Passed (24 ayes, 2 nays, 3 absent) and sent to the House.
- SB 185 (Tobacco access reduction for minors): Failed on floor vote, recorded 14 ayes, 12 nays, 3 absent; the measure will be filed.
This summary reflects roll-call outcomes and brief floor notes recorded in the Senate transcript on Feb. 25, 1994. For substantive floor debates (SB 275, SB 185, SB 90, HB 320) see full items in separate articles.
