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Votes at a glance: Key actions taken by the Utah Senate on Feb. 9, 1994
Summary
The Utah Senate acted on multiple bills Feb. 9, 1994, advancing or passing measures on school property penalties, motor-voter registration, hazardous bus-route rules, property-assessment appeals and other items. Several bills were circled for amendment or further study.
The Utah Senates Feb. 9 floor session produced multiple formal actions. Below are the principal outcomes recorded on the floor that day, summarized from the clerks readings and roll calls.
- SB 10 (driver's license practice permits): Governor Michael O'Livitt informed the Legislature he signed the bill and forwarded it to the lieutenant governor for filing (communication read on the floor).
- SB 38 (penalties for damaging or destroying school property): Motion to concur with House amendments was adopted and a final roll call reported 23 ayes, no nays; the bill was sent back to the House for further action.
- SB 60 (Sunset Act amendments): The Senate voted to concur with House amendments; the clerk recorded a roll call showing 24 ayes (transcript indicates the tally as read on the floor).
- SB 11 (extension of ID card for persons with a disability): After the committee report and concurrence, the bill was passed and placed on the next calendar (transcript reports 23 ayes, no nays, recorded on reconsideration).
- SB 105 (property assessment amendments): Passed on third reading; final roll call reported 25 ayes, 4 absent.
- SB 140 (school districts' review of hazardous bus routes): Passed on the floor; tally reported as 25 ayes and the bill was sent to the House.
- SB 98 (motor-voter registration): Advanced after debate and a recorded tally of 15 ayes, 11 nays, 3 absent; sponsors said the bill implements a federal mandate and opponents raised fiscal concerns.
- SB 147 (GRAMA/information access): Sponsor offered and the Senate adopted amendments (formatting/interfacing language and duplicate deletions); the amended bill was placed on the third-reading calendar.
- SB 149 (delinquent tax seizure and sale of personal property): Sponsor amended the bill on notice and mobile-home protections; following extended floor questions and concern over seizure authority the Senate voted to circle the bill for further work.
Several other bills and committee reports were adopted, a number of measures were circled for amendment or returned to rules, and multiple student groups were recognized during the session. The Senate recessed for caucus and scheduled return at 2:00 p.m.
