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Votes at a glance: bills the Senate advanced or passed on Jan. 24, 1995
Summary
The Senate recorded final or third-reading actions on several bills, including passage of traffic management (SB12), statute revisions (HB150), abandoned-mines funding (SB23), land conservation and related bills; SB10 was circled for further work.
The Utah Senate recorded the following outcomes during its Jan. 24, 1995 session:
- Senate Bill 12 (Traffic management committee): Amendment passed; final passage recorded as 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent. The sponsor described a coordinating body to manage signals and ramp monitoring along the Wasatch Front. (See debate led by Senator Moran.)
- House Bill 150 (Statute revisions): Final passage recorded as 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent; bill to be signed in open session and returned to the House.
- Senate Bill 23 (Abandoned mines): Sponsor explained the bill allows the abandoned-mine account to use up to $19,000 in earned interest per year (funded by industry fees); final passage recorded as 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent.
- Senate Bill 24 (Income tax historic-preservation credit): After technical amendment and coordination clause to align code numbers, the amended bill was read for the final time and passed (recorded 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent) and placed for further action in the House.
- Senate Bill 55 (Land conservation task force): Amendments to membership and appropriation lines were adopted; updated tally recorded on the floor and the bill was passed to the House.
- Senate Bill 13 (Juvenile offender and victim treatment program): Sponsor clarified program purpose and fiscal notes; final passage recorded as 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.
- Senate Bill 62 and Senate Bill 14 (Uniform transfer on death registration; weapons/alcohol provisions): Sponsors explained estate-planning and weapons-code changes; each bill received recorded ayes (examples in transcript show SB62 and SB14 recorded with ayes and minimal absences).
- Senate Bill 6 (Notice of zoning changes to adjacent municipality): Floor amendment clarified notice distances; bill read for third and final time and recorded as 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent.
- Senate Bill 25 (Higher education revenue bonds): After extended debate the bill was placed on the third-reading calendar (recorded as 26 ayes on the floor action placing it atop the third-reading calendar).
- Senate Bill 10 (Public employees compliance with statute): Following extended debate about scope and legal implications, the Senate voted to circle the bill for additional revision and legal review.
This list reflects roll-call tallies and procedural outcomes as announced on the Senate floor Jan. 24, 1995. Several bills were advanced to the House or placed on the third-reading calendar for further action.
