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Utah Senate advances committee reports; SB6 circled then uncircled for later debate
Summary
On Jan. 20, 1998, the Utah Senate approved a set of committee reports to place multiple bills on the second-reading calendar, 'circled' Senate Bill 6 for extended debate and later voted to remove that circling; House communications (HB187, HB201, HJR10) and several first-reading Senate bills were also introduced.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate met Jan. 20, 1998, and approved transportation and natural-resources committee reports that moved several bills toward a second reading, including Senate Bill 6, a measure addressing enforcement and penalties for uninsured motor vehicle violations.
Senator Steele moved "to approve the committee reports and place the legislation on the second reading calendar," and the chamber approved the motion by voice vote, advancing recommendations from the Transportation and Public Safety Committee and the Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee. Committee Chair Al Mansell had earlier transmitted favorable recommendations on SB6 (enforcement and penalties of uninsured motor vehicle violations), SB8 (reauthorization/amendment to an uninsured motorist database program), a substitute for SB78 (Master Road/State Highway List), and SB96 (Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments).
The Senate also received communications from the House dated Jan. 20, 1998, transmitting HB187 (Public Service Commission reporting amendments), HB201 (Property Tax Circuit Breaker Amendments) and HJR10 (Joint Rules Resolution amendments), read into the record by Chief Clerk Carolee Peterson.
In a procedural move, the Senate suspended rules to take up items on the second-reading calendar and then circled SB6 — setting it aside for extended debate later — on a voice vote after Senator Steele moved to circle the bill. Later in the session a point of order led to a motion to uncircle SB6; that motion also passed on a voice vote. The chamber recorded routine voice votes throughout the morning without roll-call tallies noted on the floor for these actions.
The session included the formal introduction of several bills for first reading, including SB38 (education requirements of adoption assistance), SB39 (penalties for sale of tobacco to youth), SB125 (reviser statute), SB126 (juvenile judge provision), SB127 (proximity requirements for restaurant liquor licenses), SB128 (municipal energy sales and use tax exemption) and SB129 (motor vehicle accident insurance coverage). Senate Bill 7 (Special Fuel Tax Certificate Repeal) was returned to the Secretary of the Senate by the Transportation and Public Safety Committee and noted on the record.
Senator Tanner, reporting for the committee on the journal, observed that earlier heavy voting had produced "two dissenting votes recorded" on the third-reading calendar; the comment was read into the record as part of the journal report process. Administrative and logistical items were also handled: Senator Steele described recent desk modifications to accommodate wiring for legislative computers and announced distribution of a new legislative software manual.
The Senate concluded its business for the day, adjourning to reconvene at 10:00 a.m. the following day.
