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Senate clears a slate of bills as session winds down; several measures pass and are sent back to the House
Summary
In the final-floor session March 3–4, 1998, the Utah Senate passed multiple bills on criminal justice, retirement, public health and other matters, confirmed gubernatorial appointments, and sent measures back to the House for signature or enrollment.
As the Utah Senate moved toward the close of its 1998 floor calendar March 3–4, senators approved a number of bills on the second and third reading calendars and completed advice‑and‑consent votes on gubernatorial appointments.
Major roll-call outcomes recorded on the floor included: House Bill 362 (offender public records), which passed on third reading (18 aye, 5 nay, 6 absent) and was returned to the House; House Bill 310 (wrongful appropriation/embezzlement clarifications), which passed 26‑0 with three absent after the sponsor asked for suspension of the rules; House Bill 177 (collection of uniform motor‑vehicle fees reimbursement to counties), which passed with 28 aye and one absent; House Bill 196 (retirement office amendments, including a limited new retiree benefit and COBRA‑maintenance requirement), which passed after amendment (20 aye, 8 nay, 1 absent); and House Bill 404 (cigarette tax restricted account for tobacco‑prevention), which was amended to reduce the required deposit from $1,000,000 to $250,000 and passed unanimously (29 aye) as amended.
The Senate also received and acted on a package of gubernatorial appointments. The chamber gave advice and consent by unanimous voice and recorded roll call (24 aye, 0 nay, 5 absent) for nominees including reappointments to the Board of Pardons and Parole.
Other measures sent back to the House or enrolled included substitute House Bill 115 (telecommunications fourth substitute), which passed on final roll call and will be returned to the House for further action. Several bills were considered under suspension of the rules after senators voted to waive the 24‑hour rule so a number of second‑reading bills could be read for second and third time and put up for final passage.
Where the Senate debated details on the floor, that debate is being covered in topic‑specific reports: for example, House Bill 447 (traffic‑surcharge proposal) failed after extended floor debate, and substitute House Bill 14 (motor‑vehicle safety inspection timing) generated a prolonged safety vs. regulatory‑burden discussion without an immediate final roll call recorded in this transcript excerpt.
The Senate adjourned to a recess for executive appropriations and continued work on remaining second‑reading items afterward. The clerk transmitted multiple subsequent House actions to the president during the same floor day for signature and enrollment.
