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Senate advances a string of bills to the House; summary of key floor votes Feb. 3, 1998
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a number of bills on Feb. 3, 1998 — including SB99 (motor vehicle definition under lemon law), SB34 (sales tax exemption amendment), SB118 (lead paint remediation certification), SB100 (radar jamming devices), SB110 (Ogden Parkway appropriation) and others — and forwarded them to the House for consideration. Many passed by unanimous or large margins; some close appropriations drew divided votes.
On Feb. 3 the Utah State Senate processed a wide range of bills across the consent and third‑reading calendars and forwarded them to the House. Voting outcomes, as recorded on the floor, included:
- House Bill 184 (education technology initiative amendments): unanimous/consent recorded (chair reported 22 aye, no nay, 7 absent) and returned to the House for enrollment.
- HCR 3 (professional development programs for educators): recorded unanimous vote (24 aye, no nay, 5 absent).
- Senate Bill 99 (motor vehicle definition under the lemon law): passed (28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent) and sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 118 (lead‑paint remediation certification): passed (25 aye, 4 absent) and referred to the House.
- Substitute Senate Bill 34 (sales tax exemption and Title IX compliance language for higher education): passed (25 aye, 1 nay, 3 absent) and sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 103 (indigent defense fund amendment): passed and forwarded to the House (tally summarized on floor).
- Senate Bill 84 (strategic planning for educational excellence): passed (28 aye, 1 absent).
- Senate Bill 107 (electronic notary for documents): passed (27 aye, 2 absent).
- SR 1 (resolution urging parental oversight of children's movie watching, as amended): passed (27 aye, 1 nay, 1 absent).
- Senate Bill 100 (regulation of radar jamming devices): floor amendment adopted to clarify possession/use standards; bill passed (24 aye, 5 absent) and sent to the House.
- Senate Bill 110 (appropriation for Ogden Parkway underpass): passed after a closely recorded tally (final floor record indicates passage and will be prioritized as an appropriation bill).
- Senate Bill 113 (loaded vehicles exemption for farm vehicles): passed (28 aye, 1 absent).
These and additional measures were read, amended in some cases, and referred to the House for enrollment. Where recorded tallies were given, they are reported above exactly as stated on the floor; many voice votes and unanimous‑consent actions were used for consent calendar items.
