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Senate advances multiple bills on consent and reading calendars; several measures proceed to the House
Summary
The Senate placed numerous committee reports on the consent calendar and advanced multiple bills (including HB 22, HB 217, SB 148, SB 149, Substitute SB 5, SB 79, SB 98) to the House for consideration; some items were circled for later action and several votes were unanimous.
The Utah Senate moved a slate of committee reports and third-reading items across the floor on Feb. 12, placing many bills on the consent calendar and sending a number of measures to the House for further consideration.
Notable actions on the consent or third-reading calendars included:
- House Bill 22 (agricultural co-op unclaimed property): Chair summary and unanimous recorded vote cast in favor; transcript records 17 ayes, 0 nays, 12 absent; bill to be signed by the president and returned to the House for enrollment.
- House Bill 217 (custody of Indian war records): Explained as adding Indian war records to the state archives; recorded in favor (transcript records 20 ayes, 0 nays, 8 absent) and will be signed and returned to the House.
- Senate Bill 148 (Personnel Management Act amendments), SB 151 (Career Service Act housekeeping), and SB 149 (environmental self-audit): Sponsors described these as technical or clarifying changes with departmental support; the chair directed unanimous recorded votes in favor and each bill will be transmitted to the House for consideration (transcript reports unanimous support and ayes as recorded on the floor).
- Substitute Senate Bill 5 (parents' medical payment responsibilities): Sponsor described protections for custodial parents and provider recoupment from noncustodial parents; substitute passed and will proceed to the House (transcript reports 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent).
- Senate Bill 79 (pharmacy practice revisions): Sponsor urged passage after prior lengthy negotiations; passed by the Senate (reported 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) and will be sent to the House for consideration.
- Substitute Senate Bill 98 (state risk management coverage of teachers): Passed (substitute recorded 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and will be placed on the third-reading calendar.
Several bills were 'circled' (set aside temporarily) or referred to conference committees for further reconciliation, including Substitute House Bill 48 (centennial license plates). Multiple committee reports (business, education, health and environment) were read and adopted, placing the listed bills on the proper calendars.
Where the floor transcript contained ambiguous or garbled vote-line text, this article reports the vote counts as they appear in the official floor record; unspecified tallies are noted as not specified in the transcript.
