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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions Feb. 14, 1994
Summary
On Feb. 14 the Utah Senate advanced multiple bills to third reading and approved several on final passage, including voter‑registration rules, home warranty oversight, tax‑lien redemption language, and procedural changes for administrative appointments; a number of bills were placed on the third‑reading calendar after floor action.
The Utah Senate acted on a packed agenda, advancing a number of measures by voice vote, roll call and unanimous consent. Highlights and formal outcomes announced on the floor include:
- Senate Bill 98 (voter registration accessibility): Sponsor moved for third reading and the bill passed (floor announcement recorded 24 ayes, 2 nays, 3 present/other as read).
- Senate Substitute Bill 27 (insurance oversight of home warranties): Judiciary reported favorable committee recommendation; substitute adopted and the bill transmitted for action (floor announced passage with recorded vote reported in the journal).
- Substitute Senate Bill 108 (tax‑lien sales redemption period): Sponsor moved a technical amendment (insert "for each parcel"); amendment adopted and SB 108 passed third reading as announced on the floor.
- Senate Bills 75 & 76 (depredation and compensation): Substitute language adopted on the floor after extended debate and placed on the third‑reading calendar; the bills revise compensable loss categories and remove a $2,000 cap with a prorating mechanism if claims exceed appropriations.
- Senate Bill 96 (Employment Security Act/amendments): Floor amendment clarifying appointment/approval of an administrator was adopted; SB 96 placed on the third‑reading calendar.
- Senate Bill 67 (ignition‑interlock for certain DUI offenders): Floor amendment assigned oversight to the commissioner of public safety; the Senate placed the bill on the third‑reading calendar (floor tally announced 26 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent).
- Senate Bill 101 (prohibition on driving under the influence of drugs): Floor amendment removed an elevated penalty and the bill was circled for further drafting on affirmative‑defense mechanics.
Other procedural actions: several house bills and committee reports were read and referred to the rules committee or placed on calendars, a motion to lift SB 185 from rules (youth tobacco access) failed on a roll call, and the Senate adjourned to reconvene at 10:00 a.m. the following day.
These outcomes were reported aloud by the presiding officer and recorded in the Senate journal during floor proceedings.
