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Votes at a glance: key Senate actions on Feb. 17, 1998
Summary
Summary of notable floor votes recorded Feb. 17, 1998: Substitute HB241 (higher-education savings definitions) unanimous; SB53 (motor vehicle regulation) passed 24–0; SB215 (children's issue plate) passed 17–9; SB64 (home-health background checks) passed 27–0; SB102 (income-tax conformity) recorded as passed; HB10 (DUI conditional licensing) passed 24–0.
The Utah State Senate recorded the following floor actions during its Feb. 17 session.
- Substitute House Bill 241 (higher education savings incentive program definitions): adopted on the consent calendar; chair recorded a unanimous favorable vote (chair reported 20 aye votes; bill to be signed by the president and returned to the House for enrollment).
- Senate Bill 53 (motor vehicle business regulation): amendment adopted; roll call recorded 24 aye votes, 0 nay, 5 absent; bill advanced to the third-reading calendar and will be transmitted to the House.
- Senate Bill 215 (special license plate to benefit children’s services — "Invest in Children"): floor amendment adopted to provide a one-time $4,500 contribution to Guardian ad Litem and the Children's Museum; roll call recorded 17 aye, 9 nay, 3 absent; bill passed to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 64 (background checks for home-health professionals): passed as amended, recorded as 27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent; advances to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 102 (state income-tax technical changes to conform to federal law): floor debate focused on fiscal consequences and education funding trade-offs; transcript reports the bill passed and was sent to the House (transcript roll-call statement recorded 69 votes with 12 nay and 1 absent in the floor record).
- House Bill 10 (conditional licensing for DUI convictions): recorded vote was 24 aye, 0 nay, 5 absent; will be signed by the president in open session and returned to the House for final enrollment.
These votes reflect the Senate's actions during the Feb. 17 floor session; bill language, fiscal notes and House actions will determine final enactment.
