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Senate approves consent items, advances bills including House Bill 249 and Senate Bill 53
Summary
On Feb. 13 the Utah Senate approved House Bill 249 on probation clarifications by unanimous recorded vote and moved Senate Bill 53 to third reading (24—0) while circulating Senate Bill 136 for later consideration.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate handled multiple procedural and consent matters Feb. 13, recording unanimous and near-unanimous votes on several items and advancing measures to later calendars.
The Education committee moved House Bill 249 (clarification on probation limitations) to the consent calendar; the sponsor described the measure as a technical correction clarifying when a person convicted of an abuse offense can be placed on probation. The president directed the unanimous vote of senators present; the floor record states the measure will be signed by the president in open session and referred back to the House for final enrolling and signature. The transcript records the presidentannouncing the recorded favorable vote and later saying "26 aye votes, no nay votes, and 3 being absent." (Transcript contains an earlier line reporting 25 aye and 4 absent; the presidentannounced the higher tally as the final floor entry.)
Senate Bill 53 (motor vehicle business regulation) was introduced by Senator Mantis and defines a "used motor vehicle" as one driven over 7,500 miles and relaxes certain franchise limits for special equipment dealers. Committee concerns were raised about a felony penalty provision; the sponsor agreed to prepare amendments and moved the bill to the third-reading calendar. The president announced SB 53 had 24 aye votes, no nay votes and 5 absent and will appear on the third-reading calendar.
Separately, several committee chairs reported favorable recommendations across many bills (e.g., SB 172, SB 202, SB 199, SB 165, SB 173 and multiple House bills) and the body placed certain bills on appropriate calendars or circled others (e.g., Senate Bill 136 was circled to allow time for senators to review a summary of changes).
