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Votes at a glance: key Senate roll calls Feb. 23, 1998
Summary
Multiple bills were advanced or passed on Feb. 23, 1998. Notable outcomes: SB 13 failed (9–19–1); SB 207 passed (27–0, 2 absent); SB 62 and SJR 13 (tax-court changes) advanced; substitute SB 157, SB 204, SB 211 and SB 220 also moved forward to third-reading calendars.
On Feb. 23, 1998 the Utah Senate considered a long list of bills and several were advanced or passed by roll-call votes. Below are the principal roll-call results recorded on the floor that day, with short descriptions based on floor statements.
- Senate Bill 13 (school-district petition process): Failed on third reading. Result announced on the floor: 9 ayes, 19 nays, 1 absent. (See floor debate for fiscal and equity concerns.)
- Senate Bill 207 (definitions and regulation of "tough man contest"): Uncircled and advanced to the third-reading calendar; roll-call recorded 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. Sponsor described the bill as a technical provision to give the boxing commission regulatory purview.
- Substitute Senate Bill 158 (donation of buildings to universities): Amendment adopted to clarify endowment funding language; roll-call recorded in favor and the measure was advanced to the third-reading calendar.
- Senate Bill 204 (appropriation: Festival of the American West): Advanced to the third-reading calendar after roll-call with a recorded tally (floor announcement: 22 ayes, 5 nays, 3 absent).
- Senate Bill 62 (district-court review of Tax Commission cases): Sponsor explained the statute would tie to a pending constitutional amendment; roll-call recorded 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent and the bill was sent on to the next calendar.
- First substitute Senate Bill 157 (charitable-food protections): Substitute adopted and passed to the House for consideration; roll-call reported 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent.
- Senate Bill 211 (sales tax on prepaid calling cards): Advanced to third-reading calendar with a roll-call that recorded 24 ayes and no nays (5 absent reported).
- Senate Bill 220 (research and development credit for machinery and equipment): Advanced to third-reading calendar; floor reported 26 ayes, no nays, 3 absent.
- Substitute SJR 13 (constitutional amendment to permit trial-court review of Tax Commission cases): First substitute received the necessary Senate support to proceed to the ballot; clerk announced 26 ayes and 0 nays, 3 absent.
Procedural notes: Several bills were "circled" (held) for later consideration; others were "uncircled" and placed on the third-reading calendar. Where the floor recorded roll-call tallies, those counts are reproduced here exactly as read by the clerks during the session.
