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Senate advances dozens of bills on March 1; consent calendar clears and several contested amendments fail
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a long list of consent and second‑reading bills March 1, including changes to notary public rules, collection‑agency statutes and several appropriations‑related measures, and recorded roll‑call tallies for many items.
The Utah Senate cleared a heavy slate of legislation on March 1, 1999, moving numerous House bills and resolutions through consent and second‑reading calendars and recording roll‑call tallies for many items.
On the consent calendar the Senate unanimously advanced and referred several House bills back to the House for enrollment: House Bill 181 (certified tax‑rate notice amendment) passed with a recorded unanimous vote of 22 ayes, no nays and 7 absent; House Bill 246 (notary public reform) and House Bill 250 (collection‑agency amendments) also passed with unanimous tallies recorded on the floor. Substitute House Bill 263 (Uniform Securities Act amendments) was also approved and reported back for enrollment after changing a sunset date.
Other notable floor actions and final tallies recorded during the session included:
- House Bill 193 (reauthorization of administrative rules) — amended on the floor and advanced (27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent). - House Bill 221 (retirement office amendments) — advanced under suspension after explanation of tying redeposit interest to a five‑year average return. - House Bill 178 (voter registration fund and disclosure) — advanced and passed (tally recorded in the transcript). - HCR 5 (resolution on wilderness designation process) — passed with 24 ayes, 2 nays and 3 absent. - House Bill 74 (comparative negligence allocation) — advanced for final passage (27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent). - House Bill 382 (retention proceeds for construction projects) — amended to exclude residential portions where applicable and passed (tally recorded). - House Bill 113 (legislative compensation commission amendments) — passed after floor debate, recorded 17 ayes and 10 nays with 2 absent. - Third substitute House Bill 229 (Olympic coordination and reporting) — passed; floor sponsors explained indemnity language and reporting requirements to the legislative committee.
Several bills were circled for later consideration or placed on the third‑reading calendar for final passage, and conference committee assignments were discussed for at least one House refusal to concur (state literacy program HB 312). The body recessed at about midday with plans to reconvene at 2:00 p.m.
Provenance: Senate consent and calendar actions (transcript SEG 144–SEG 2960).
