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Votes at a glance — Utah Senate, Feb. 20, 1998
Summary
A summary of notable bills taken up Feb. 20, 1998, with recorded Senate outcomes and next steps. Includes unanimous consent items and several bills passed to the House for consideration.
The Utah Senate recorded votes on a long third-reading calendar on Feb. 20, 1998. Below are key outcomes recorded on the floor that day.
- HCR 4 (urging businesses to adjust parent work schedules): unanimous recorded consent; approved and returned to the House for consideration.
- Senate Bill 156 (local sales-tax option for arts/recreation): recorded unanimous consent with 27 ayes and 2 absent; passed to the House.
- Senate Bill 209 (tax expenditures for zoological facilities): passed on consent with 26 ayes, 3 absent; sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 199 (arts/technology appropriations): passed on third reading with 27 ayes, 2 absent; sent to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 50 (property taxes and fees): passed 17–11, 1 absent; sent to the House (see separate coverage).
- Senate Bill 51 (Critical Land Conservation Revolving Loan Fund): passed with 25 ayes, 1 nay, 3 absent; transmitted to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 153 (assisted living facilities, first substitute): passed unanimously on the floor and sent to the House.
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 54 (immunity for volunteers): passed 17–10, 2 absent; sent to the House (see separate coverage).
- Senate Bill 163 (recruitment and training of foster families): unanimous 29–0; sent to the House.
- Several additional bills on the calendar (including licensing, recreational vehicle standards, credit-card aggregation, mold-lien law, and building-permit exemptions) passed on roll call and were transmitted to the House; details and recorded tallies are in the Senate journal and the day’s roll calls.
All bills that passed the Senate on Feb. 20 were returned or transmitted to the Utah House of Representatives for further action and enrollment as appropriate.
