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Senate Advances Utah Tomorrow Bills and Resolutions, Adds Nonvoting Membership Option
Summary
The Senate moved SB 77 and concurrent resolutions endorsing Utah Tomorrow goals forward, allowing nonvoting members on the strategic-planning committee and placing SCR 4 on the third-reading calendar after recorded ayes. Sponsors emphasized coordination between state and local governments.
The Utah Senate took up legislation and resolutions related to the "Utah Tomorrow" strategic-planning initiative on Feb. 2, 1995, approving committee reports and advancing measures that endorse the committee’s goals and fine-tune membership arrangements.
Senate Bill 77, a technical update to the Utah Tomorrow strategic-planning committee, was described on the floor as making minor membership modifications while preserving 13 voting members and creating a provision for nonvoting participants to retain expertise (for example, former active contributors). Sponsor Senator McAllister said the changes give the governor discretion to appoint nonvoting members and help ensure local affiliations provide liaison capability.
Senators also considered Senate Concurrent Resolutions that encourage legislative standing committees and local governments to use Utah Tomorrow planning principles when evaluating legislation and implementing plans. SCR 4, which lays out the committee’s stated goals and objectives (culture access, among others), was placed on the third-reading calendar after a recorded vote. The president announced SCR 4 had 24 aye votes, no nays, and 5 absences.
Supporters said the measures encourage coordinated planning and budgeting practices across executive and legislative branches. The measures were moved forward for further consideration on the legislative calendar.
