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Votes at a glance: key bills advanced on Feb. 9, 1995 in Utah Senate
Summary
The Senate advanced numerous measures to the third-reading calendar or consent calendar on Feb. 9, 1995. This roundup lists each bill mentioned on the floor that day, the floor outcome when recorded, and a one-line description.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 9, 1995 advanced a number of House and Senate measures. Below are the principal bills taken up that day, the chamber action recorded on the floor, and brief descriptions based on floor remarks.
House Bill 80 — Implements of Husbandry on Highways: Advanced to the third-reading calendar; clerk reported 24 ayes, 2 nays, 3 absent. The measure governs movement of agricultural equipment and generated extended debate on whether to reinstate the phrase 'pedestrians, or other traffic' and the word 'special.'
House Bill 76 — Education for Native American Students: Read for third time and advanced; clerk recorded 26 ayes and 3 absent (no nay votes reported on the floor copy). The language clarifies that recognized tribal members residing in Utah are to be provided education services under state board responsibilities.
House Bill 21 — Trust Fund for People with Disabilities: Advanced to third reading after sponsor described fund arrangements and court oversight; on-floor tally reported (transcript indicates 27 ayes; other vote details not clearly specified in the record).
House Bill 115 — Sales Tax Notification of Successor Liability: Advanced to third reading after sponsor framed the bill as requiring disclosure to business purchasers about successor tax liability under section 59-12-112; floor tally indicated passage to the bottom of the third-reading calendar.
House Bill 59 (First Substitute) — Planning Commissioner Amendments: The first substitute was advanced to third reading with recorded ayes and no recorded nay votes in the announcement on the floor.
House Bill 26 — Insurance Investment Amendments: Advanced to the third-reading calendar with favorable committee recommendation (floor tally recorded as passage to the third-reading calendar).
House Bill 85 — Postsecondary Proprietary School Amendments: Advanced with an amendment noted on the lilac copy; floor tally recorded passage to third reading with no nay votes recorded in the announced count.
House Bill 125 — Appropriation for Division of Wildlife Resources (Camas Fish Hatchery): Sponsor moved to third reading while noting a fiscal component and possibility of leveraging CUP funds; bill advanced with understanding amendments might be presented before final passage.
First Substitute House Bill 37 — Robbery Amendments: Substitute advanced to third reading with recorded aye votes; sponsor explained the change elevates certain confrontations outside establishments to aggravated robbery.
House Bill 46 — Habitual Violent Offender Provisions: Advanced to third reading with roll-call count recorded on the floor; sponsors described it as a targeted 'three-strikes' style measure for violent felonies.
First Substitute Senate Bill 59 — Firearms Safety Training: Floor amendment to adjust consent language adopted and the substitute advanced as amended.
Notes on vote tallies: The Senate announced multiple roll-call and standing-vote results; where desk calls or audio made the floor tally ambiguous in the transcript, this roundup records the clerk’s announced outcomes when legible and otherwise marks details as not specified.
Next steps: Several measures were placed on the third-reading calendar for future final consideration; sponsors indicated technical amendments may follow for a number of bills.
