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Votes at a glance: major Utah Senate floor actions, Feb. 24, 1998
Summary
Summary of key bills considered on the Utah Senate floor Feb. 24, 1998, with vote tallies and immediate outcomes. Includes consent-calendar House bills sent back with signatures and several Senate bills advanced or passed to the House.
The Utah Senate handled a large consent calendar and numerous third‑reading items on Feb. 24, 1998. Below are the notable recorded outcomes announced on the floor:
- House Bill 256 (extend enterprise zones to Indian tribes): Passed; final reported tally announced as 21 ayes, 0 nays, 8 absent; returned to the House for enrollment. (floor action)
- House Bill 316 (Sunset Aeronautics Committee): Passed; recorded as 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent; returned to the House for final signature. (consent calendar)
- House Bill 349 (technical changes to financial institutions statute): Passed; recorded as 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent. (consent calendar)
- House Bill 119 (health-care provider technical corrections): Passed; recorded as 23 ayes, 0 nays, 6 absent. (consent calendar)
- House Bill 309 (Controlled Substances Act amendments): Passed; recorded as 22 ayes, 0 nays, 7 absent. (consent calendar)
- Substitute House Bill 25 (penalty for interference with service of process): Passed; recorded as 22 ayes, 0 nays, 7 absent. (consent calendar)
- Substitute Senate Bill 49 (eminent domain valuation, first substitute; amendment clarifying "family farm" adopted): Passed; floor-recorded result announced as 21 ayes, 2 nays, 6 absent; sent to the House. (third reading)
- Second substitute Senate Bill 166 (food-handler/manager training): Passed; recorded as 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent. (third reading)
- House Bill 72 (amendments concerning abuse of 14- and 15-year-olds): Passed by roll call, recorded as 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent; returned to the House for concurrence. (final passage)
- Substitute Senate Bill 144 (tax on low-level radioactive waste): Passed; recorded as 24 ayes, 1 nay, 4 absent; advanced to the House. (third reading)
- Senate Bill 196 (high-level nuclear waste regulation parameters): Passed; recorded as 22 ayes, 5 nays, 2 absent; advanced to the House. (third reading)
- Senate Bill 219 (household hazardous waste definition): Passed; recorded as 25 ayes, 1 nay, 3 absent. (second reading advance)
- Senate Bill 213 (appropriation for training/local government development): Passed; recorded as 23 ayes, 2 nays, 4 absent. (third reading)
- Senate Bill 197 (task force on local airport funding): Advanced to third reading after floor discussion (vote recorded as passage to third reading; final tally reported on floor). (third reading)
These are the primary recorded votes and outcomes announced during the Feb. 24 floor session. Several bills were "circled" or set aside for timing and substitution; the Senate recessed for lunch and planned further third‑reading action after 2 p.m.
