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Senate advances and passes a slate of bills on Feb. 3—6, 1997; key votes summarized
Summary
The Utah Senate considered a broad package of bills on Feb. 3—6, 1997: several bills were passed and forwarded to the House (including SB132, SB24, SB21, SB126, SB11 and others), substitutes adopted for procurement and design-build rules, and multiple committee reports were accepted.
During the Feb. 3—6 floor session the Utah Senate handled a large number of bills across subject areas and recorded multiple roll-call outcomes.
Consent and committee items: The Senate accepted committee reports and read a series of House communications. On the consent calendar, Senate Bill 132 (definition of "law enforcement official" for concealed-weapon exemptions) cleared the Senate unanimously and was transmitted to the House (25-0 with 4 absent). The Business, Labor and Economic Development and Education committees transmitted favorable recommendations on several bills that were placed on the second-reading calendar.
Appropriations and small capital items: Senator Montgomery explained Senate Bill 126, a fiscal-note bill requesting $300,000 for restoration of a B-24 bomber; the Senate passed the bill (vote announced as 25 ayes, 1 nay, 3 absent) and forwarded it to the House.
Procurement/design-build and construction: The Senate adopted a first substitute to SB95 addressing procurement safeguards and definitions for construction managers and general contractors; the substitute passed on final action (20 ayes, 3 nays, 6 absent).
Other measures moved forward: The Senate advanced substitute SB21 (vehicle emissions inspection option for counties) to the House (26-0 with 3 absent); SB31 (illegal cloning of cellular phones) and SB129 (privileged information / amendment to section 78-7-30) were also passed and transmitted. SB144 (electronic law library funding) passed unanimously (26-0 with 3 absent).
A number of bills were circled (set aside) for further consideration, and several items were put on the third-reading calendar including SB8 (sound barriers) and SB15 (education computer technology task force), which advanced to third reading on recorded votes. The Senate recessed and later adjourned to reconvene the work.
Votes at a glance (selected floor tallies reported by the clerk): SB132 passed (25-0, 4 absent); SB24 passed (25-1, 3 absent); second substitute SB21 passed (26-0, 3 absent); SB126 passed (25-1, 3 absent); SB11 passed (26-2, 1 absent); SB26 passed (23-5, 1 absent); first substitute SB95 passed (20-3, 6 absent); SB31 passed (26-0, 3 absent); SB144 passed (26-0, 3 absent). For procedural and scheduling reasons some bills were circled rather than voted on that day.
What happens next: Bills passed by the Senate will be transmitted to the Utah House for its committee and floor consideration; circled bills will return to floor schedules as sponsors and committees refine language or funding sources.
This roundup lists the Senate's recorded actions and major outcomes from the Feb. 3—6 session.
