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Utah Senate clears a slate of bills Feb. 26, 1997; dozens of measures sent to House
Summary
On Feb. 26, 1997, the Utah Senate approved a broad set of bills and resolutions on the consent and third‑reading calendars — including measures on parking enforcement, annexation transitions for school districts, tax and procurement technical fixes, and appropriations — while setting others aside for committee. Vote tallies were recorded on the floor for each item.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate on Feb. 26, 1997, processed a large consent and third‑reading calendar, approving a range of bills and returning them to the House for final action or enrollment.
Among the bills the Senate approved on voice or roll‑call votes that were announced on the floor:
- House Bill 39 (higher education parking enforcement): Unanimously approved; Senate recorded a unanimous recorded vote in favor (22 ayes, 7 absent), and the bill was returned to the House for final signature.
- House Bill 296 (annexation transition for school districts): Passed by unanimous recorded vote (22 ayes, 7 absent); bill sent back to the House.
- Senate Bill 219 (privilege tax amendment): Passed (23 ayes, 6 absent); technical change to clarify taxable "rent."
- House Bill 84 (sales tax exemption for small employee transportation vans): Passed (26 ayes, 3 absent).
- House Bill 206 (property tax amendments): Passed (27 ayes, 2 absent); includes due‑date clarification and removal of a redundant $2 deed fee.
- Substitute House Bill 68 (construction and demolition waste disposal fee): Passed (27 ayes); reduces fee to 50¢ per ton for demolition waste.
- Senate Bill 207 (motor vehicle broker/dealer clarification): Amended on the floor to narrow dealer definitions and passed (26 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent).
- Substitute Senate Bill 198 (appropriation for a study of the Children's Museum of Utah): Passed (27 ayes, 2 absent); the bill appropriates $100,000 to study economic feasibility and facility needs for a new museum.
- Senate Bill 202 (procurement code design‑build amendment): Passed (27 ayes, 2 absent); technical corrections to design‑build language.
- Senate Bill 190 (voluntary cleanup program for contaminated sites): Passed (26 ayes, 3 absent); creates a certificate process to relieve liability after voluntary cleanup.
- Senate Bill 215 (extension of low‑income housing tax credit): Passed (27 ayes, 2 absent); extends tax credit program three years to support housing development statewide.
- SJR10 (resolution urging Tax Commission review of telecommunications assessment): Passed (24 ayes, 2 nays, 3 absent).
The Senate also considered and circled (held) a number of bills for further work, including measures on transit oversight and other items that remained on the second and third calendars. Several bills received technical amendments on the floor before passage.
What happens next: Passed bills are transmitted back to the House for consideration and, if approved, will move toward final enrollment and the governor's signature. Several circled items were returned to the rules committee for further work and may be taken up later in the session.
Vote summary and provenance: All vote tallies and roll‑call statements are recorded on the Senate floor transcript for Feb. 26, 1997 and were announced by the presiding officer or roll‑call clerk throughout the session.
