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Utah Senate advances HB 155 (Master Road amendments) under suspension of rules, returns it to House
Summary
On Jan. 28, 1997, the Utah State Senate used a suspension of the rules to consider and approve House Bill 155 (Master Road amendments) by recorded vote, announcing 19 ayes, no nays; the bill was signed by the president for return to the House for enrollment.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 28, 1997, acted under suspension of the rules to advance House Bill 155, the Master Road amendments, and announced a recorded vote in which the presiding officer stated the measure received 19 ayes and no nays and would be returned to the House for enrollment.
The action followed formal communications from the House transmitting multiple bills for consideration, including HB 62, HB 196 and HB 155. Chief Clerk Carol Lee Peterson read the messages to the Senate before floor motions redirected HB 155 from the consent calendar to the second/third reading calendar so it could be considered the same day.
Senator Holmgren moved to place HB 155 back on the consent calendar and later, joined by Senator Grant, moved to advance the bill to the top of the second/third reading calendar. The presiding officer explained the change as correcting a calendaring error and, with the Senate’s agreement to suspend the rules, moved that HB 155 be read for the second and third times and considered for passage.
A roll-call vote was held and, according to the presiding officer, “House bill 155 has 19 aye votes, no nay votes, 10 being absent,” after which the president signed the bill in open session and the measure was referred back to the House for signature and enrollment.
The Senate’s action on HB 155 was procedural and aimed at correcting earlier placement on the calendar; there was no extended floor debate on the substance of the Master Road amendments recorded in the session transcript. The Senate also approved its journal for the ninth day earlier in the morning and recognized a visiting group of about 80 students from Eastwood Douglas School.
