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Senate advances broad consent calendar; dozens of bills sent back to House
Summary
On Feb. 26, 1998, the Utah Senate cleared a long consent calendar and several third‑reading items—most by unanimous or large margins—sending scores of technical and policy bills back to the House for final action. Several nonconsent items were circled for further study.
The Utah State Senate moved quickly through a large consent calendar on Feb. 26, 1998, approving a wide range of technical corrections and policy bills and returning them to the House for final signatures.
Among the measures approved were Senate Bill 203, which would allow commercial advertising to fund education programs in local districts; the clerk recorded the vote as 23 ayes and no nays. The chamber also approved House Bill 274, setting selection procedures and a salary range for a state chief information officer, and routed it back to the House for enrollment. House Bill 282, intended to reduce conflicts of interest for school board members, was passed with no recorded opposition.
Third‑reading items carried included Senate Bill 219 (household hazardous waste amendments), Senate Bill 171 (underground utilities/Blue Stakes clarifications), and Senate Bill 174 (quality assurance on construction of public buildings). Other bills advanced on third reading included substitute Senate Bill 159 (Olympics public safety command), which incorporates new appointments for fire and emergency medical representation and was amended on the floor before passage.
Several measures were circled for additional work, including Senate Bill 161 (motor vehicle repair insurance deductible) and Substitute Senate Bill 210 (income tax credit for stay‑at‑home parents) after floor amendments and fiscal questions. Substitute SJR 17, a proposed constitutional amendment concerning taxation of intangible property, drew extended debate and was also circled for further study.
Where votes were recorded on the floor, the session generally showed strong bipartisan majorities or unanimous support for technical or noncontroversial items. Items approved on the consent calendar were described by the presiding officer as noncontroversial and typically had been vetted in committee beforehand.
The Senate recessed for lunch and scheduled further floor business and a press debriefing tied to the day's ceremonial unveiling of the Utah Olympic 2002 license plate.
