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Utah Senate advances broad slate of bills, returns several to House for signature
Summary
On Feb. 7, 1996, the Utah State Senate convened, approved multiple House- and Senate-origin bills for concurrence or signature, and placed numerous measures on the third-reading calendar after committee reports and floor debate.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate met Feb. 7, 1996, heard a series of committee reports and communications from the chief clerk, and advanced a broad set of measures including several that were returned to the House with the President’s signature or placed on the Senate’s third-reading calendar.
Chief Clerk Carol Peterson read lists of measures transmitted from the House (dated Feb. 7, 1996) that included House-passed versions of Senate bills and House bills sent to the Senate for consideration. Peterson said the documents were transmitted for the President’s signature and for Senate assignment and engrossing.
On the floor the body moved to concur with several House amendments. Notable actions included Senate Bill 59 (protection of elected officials), which the Senate concurred with and sent back to the House; the presiding officer announced a final roll-call of 23 ayes, 5 nays and 1 absent. The Senate also agreed to concur on Senate Bill 17 (impounding unregistered vehicles) by roll-call (26–0 with three absent) and on Senate Bill 4 (DUI amendments) with a recorded vote (28–0, one absent). Substitute Senate Bill 23 (insurance coverage of childbirth) was likewise concurred in after minor wording corrections.
The consent calendar included Senate Bill 80 (motor vehicle part-year registration), which the President declared passed by a unanimous recorded vote among those present; the roll-call record showed the consent vote recorded in favor and the bill was sent on to the House for their consideration.
The Senate received and adopted committee reports sending a substantial number of bills to second reading and to a third-reading calendar, including a cluster of House bills the floor scheduled for later action. Several bills (for example, parallel traffic-noise bills) were placed on the third-reading calendar but tabled there pending caucus decisions about funding approaches.
The body also took time for ceremonial matters — a centennial historic spotlight and visitor recognitions — before recessing to a joint luncheon and caucus sessions. The Senate adjourned into recess for the lunch period with business to resume later in the week.
What’s next: Where concurrence was recorded, bills will be returned to the House with the President’s signature; other bills placed on the third-reading calendar may be called up for final passage at a later date or tabled pending further caucus action.
