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Senate floor roundup: multiple bills passed and assigned to committees
Summary
At the Jan. 26 Senate floor session senators passed a set of bills (SJR 5, SB 14, SB 23, SB 52, SB 66, SB 82, SB 87) and assigned others to committees; roll-call tallies are recorded in this summary for legislative tracking.
On Jan. 26 the Utah Senate advanced and passed multiple measures and assigned several bills to committee. Key floor actions included:
- First Substitute Senate Bill 23 (insurance coverage of childbirth): Passed, 27–0, 2 absent. (Sponsor: Senator Millie Peterson.) - Senate Bill 52 (Highway Noise Abatement Fund): Passed, 26 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent. (Sponsor: Senator Peterson.) - Senate Bill 66 (Dealer license plates): Passed, 27–0, 2 absent. (Sponsor: Senator Manteese.) - Senate Bill 82 (Driving without a license / privilege): Passed, 26–0, 3 absent. (Sponsor: Senator Steele.) - Senate Bill 87 (Insurance billing claims practices): Passed, 25–0, 4 absent. (Sponsor: Senator Stewart.) - SJR 5 (Resolution reaffirming sale of Winter Sports Park): Passed, 28–0, 1 absent. (Sponsor: Senator Marine.)
Several bills were read in and assigned to committees with fiscal notes (e.g., Senate Bills 78, 125, 132, 135 to Business, Labor and Economic Development; Senate Bill 111 to Human Services; Senate Bills 104 and 108 to Judiciary; Senate Bill 83 to Retirement; revenue/taxation and others assigned as listed on the floor). Substitute Senate Bill 54 (Olympic fund requirements) was subject to procedural substitution and circuiting for committee hearings.
Senators also used procedural motions to circle (postpone) or uncircle bills when necessary. The Senate adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. Monday.
