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Senate advances numerous bills to third reading; consent calendar moves ahead
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 17, 1999 advanced a slate of bills — covering education, public safety, health and local government — to the third-reading or consent calendars, approving measures on motor-vehicle liability in quasi-public parking, a minimum sentence for drive-by shootings, and funding and program changes across state agencies.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 17 moved a broad set of measures forward, approving multiple bills for third reading or placement on the consent calendar after committee reports and floor debate.
Clerks read communications from the House transmitting a number of Senate bills for signature and consideration, and the Rules Committee and standing committees reported assignments and recommendations that shaped the day’s calendar.
Among bills the Senate advanced to the third-reading calendar were House Bill 228 (motor-vehicle insurance requirement in quasi-public parking areas), House Bill 235 (drive-by shooting sentencing enhancements), House Bill 226 (county annexation amendments), House Bill 249 (diversion program amendments for health professionals), House Bill 12 (driver-education requirements), House Bill 93 (caseworker training requirements), Senate Bill 80 (higher-education faculty benefit), Senate Bill 56 (Office of Consumer Health Assistance), Senate Bill 124 (mediation funding for the Court of Appeals), Senate Bill 207 (appropriation for a state military museum), and others. Several measures were placed on the consent or circled calendars for further consideration.
The Senate recorded roll-call outcomes and tallies on several votes: HB 228 passed the third-reading roll-call count by recorded voice of 26 ayes, HB 235 was reported as 24 ayes, HB 226 passed with 27 ayes, HB 249 passed with 26 recorded ayes, HB 12 passed with 27 ayes after adoption of a senator-friendly amendment, and SB 207 passed to the third-reading calendar with a recorded tally of 24 ayes, 4 nays and 1 absent. Some bills carried fiscal notes that prompted motions to table or to prioritize during budget deliberations.
Floor debate ranged from technical fixes and administrative clarifications to more contested policy choices. Several bills were circled (held) to be amended on third reading or prioritized later in the session, including measures dealing with student surveys and domestic-violence dismissal procedures.
The Senate adjourned for the day and scheduled continued consideration for the next sitting.
