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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances multiple bills Feb. 23–24, 1998
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a series of bills on Feb. 23–24, including measures on bowhunter certification, tax and election rules, and a constitutional amendment on Tax Commission reviews; several bills were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes while others drew debate and amendments.
The Utah State Senate, meeting Feb. 23–24, 1998, recorded votes on a wide range of measures, advancing many bills to the House or to third-reading calendars.
Several bills passed with little floor debate. The Senate recorded unanimous or near-unanimous approvals for measures including substitute SJR13 (constitutional amendment restoring broader district-court review for Tax Commission cases), Senate Bill 207 (Professional Boxing Act amendment), and Senate Bill 211 (sales tax clarification for prepaid calling cards). House and Senate committee reports were adopted and several bills were placed on consent calendars.
What passed and the recorded tallies: SCR 6 (volunteer recognition) passed with 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent; Senate Bill 56 (bowhunter certification) passed 23 ayes, 4 nays, 2 absent; Senate Bill 207 passed 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent; Substitute Senate Bill 158 passed 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent; Senate Bill 204 passed 18 ayes, 8 nays, 3 absent; Senate Bill 62 passed 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent; Senate Bill 211 passed 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent; Senate Bill 220 passed 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent; Substitute SJR13 passed 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent; Substitute Senate Bill 162 passed 27 ayes, 2 nays, 1 absent; Senate Bill 191 passed unanimously 29 ayes.
The results above reflect roll-call tallies as read into the record on the floor (see transcript segments for roll-call announcements). Where roll-call counts were given, they are reported here exactly as stated during the session.
Next steps: Most passed measures were transmitted to the House for its consideration or moved to the third-reading calendar, as noted on the floor. A number of bills that drew policy questions were circled for further work or referred for additional review by the sponsor and committees.
