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Senate passes a slate of measures, adopts rules changes and sets calendars
Summary
On Feb. 5, 1996, the Utah Senate read in and assigned scores of bills, approved numerous committee reports and consent items (including SB 13, SB 107, SB 142), passed several bills to later calendars and advanced SJR rule changes; the body recessed until 2 p.m.
The Utah State Senate used its Feb. 5, 1996 session to read in and assign a large number of bills, adopt committee reports, and advance several measures to later calendars.
Communications from the House and several committee reports were received early in the morning. The Senate took unanimous or near-unanimous consent on multiple items placed on the consent calendar: among actions recorded were concurrence on Senate Bill 13 (transmitted back to the House after a 24–0 vote), passage of Senate Bill 107 (medical-care savings-account technical corrections, recorded 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent), and approval of Senate Bill 142 (environmental health scientist licensing correction, 24–0). The Senate also read a long list of newly numbered bills into the record for first reading and assignment. Several committee-committee and procedural motions were adopted, including lifting or time-certaining items (for example, a February 9 time certain for an English-as-a-Second-Language recognition) and technical joint-rule amendments (SJR 8) clarifying poll and adjournment procedures.
Senate substitute Bill 58, creating Olympic license plates with a $22 issuance fee and directing net funds (after administrative costs) to underprivileged youth attendance at Olympic events, was advanced to the third-reading calendar by roll call (26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent). The body recessed at midmorning until 2:00 p.m.
Recorded floor votes and committee reports from today will appear in the official Journal and fiscal notes; lawmakers said several items are long-title only and still require drafting of bodies of text before later consideration.
