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Senate advances consent calendar and passes a slate of bills on Feb. 16, 1995
Summary
The Utah Senate handled communications, adopted the journal, and passed multiple bills on consent and by roll call including SB 16 (guardianship), SB 35 (credit services), SB 26 (teaching values), SB 118, SB 152, SB 169 and a series of House bills; several recognitions were presented.
The Utah State Senate met Feb. 16, 1995, adopted the daily journal, received communications from the House and moved a substantial consent calendar and third‑reading business. Several bills were passed with unanimous consent or recorded roll calls and sent back to the House for final consideration.
Key actions: the chamber concurred with the first substitute to Senate Bill 16 (guardianship amendment) with a recorded 22 aye votes and no nays (7 absent). The Senate adopted a joint conference report and passed Senate Bill 35 (Credit Services Organization Act) with a recorded 25‑0 vote (4 absent). Senate Bill 26 (teaching of values in public schools) was concurred with 25‑0 (4 absent). On the consent calendar, Senate Bills 118 and 152 and Senate Bill 169 were all directed to unanimous recorded votes and forwarded to the House; SB 152 included a technical timing change for probation/parole pre‑sentencing reports.
Other items on the floor included multiple House bills on third reading (HB 215, HB 55, HB 57, HB 36, HB 70, HB 54, HB 48, HB 135) that the Senate discussed and largely passed, with specifics noted on motor‑vehicle customer changes (HB 55), student privacy (HB 57), alimony revision (HB 36), and weapons/state vs. local control (HB 54). The Senate also debated SB 94 (Governmental Immunity Amendment), which generated extended discussion about the scope of immunity and whether the bill addressed an isolated case or required broader reform; the bill passed a roll call for further consideration.
Recognitions and gallery: Senators paused proceedings to recognize school groups in the gallery (Eisenhower Junior High students, Oakdale Elementary, Barrett Elementary, All‑State High School art winners) and presented citations to Freeway Watch volunteers and the family of fallen Utah Highway Patrol trooper Randy Ingram.
What’s next: Several items were left for afternoon consideration and the Senate recessed with plans to reconvene following lunch and committee meetings. Several bills advanced to the third‑reading calendar for final votes.
Votes at a glance (floor values as announced): SB 16 — 22 aye, 0 nay (7 absent); SB 35 — 25 aye, 0 nay (4 absent); SB 26 — 25 aye, 0 nay (4 absent); SB 118 — unanimous recorded vote (26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent); SB 152 — 27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent; SB 169 — 23 aye, 0 nay, 6 absent; SB 94 — 18 aye, 9 nay, 2 absent.
