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Votes at a glance: key Senate actions on Feb. 2, 1999
Summary
Summary of roll-call outcomes from the Utah Senate Feb. 2: SB 83 advanced (27–0–2 absent), SB 88 amendment adopted (27–2) then circled, SB 90 passed (28–1 absent), SB 35 passed (27–2), SB 23 passed (28–0–1 absent), SB 96 substitute failed (12–14–3 absent), SB 101, SB 104, SB 105 advanced to third-read calendars.
The Utah Senate took multiple formal votes on Feb. 2. Key recorded outcomes on the floor included:
- Senate Bill 83 (Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority reauthorization): placed on the third-reading calendar and returned to the House; recorded as 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.
- Senate Bill 88 (motor vehicle insurance) — floor amendment to reinstate a private cause of action: amendment adopted on roll-call with a final reported tally of 27 ayes, 2 nays; the sponsor then moved to circle the bill for further debate.
- Senate Bill 90 (New Century Scholarship — higher education): passed on the floor, recorded as 28 ayes, 1 absent, and will go to the House for consideration.
- Senate Bill 35 (swap meets and flea markets): passed, recorded as 27 ayes, 2 nays.
- Substitute Senate Bill 99 (appropriations for investigations and women’s shelters): sponsor requested $750,000 to the Attorney General's office; the bill was circled after debate (no final passage that day).
- Substitute Senate Bill 23 (funding for a Family Support Center): passed, recorded as 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent.
- Substitute Senate Bill 96 (reservist tuition assistance substitute): failed third-reading roll call, recorded as 12 ayes, 14 nays, 3 absent.
- Senate Bill 101 (disarming a peace officer): advanced to the third-reading calendar, recorded as 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.
- Senate Bill 69 (manufacturing sales-and-use tax exemption): advanced to third reading, recorded as 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.
- Senate Bill 104 (court jurisdiction cleanup) and SB 105 (new juvenile judicial positions): both advanced to third-reading calendars; SB 104 recorded as 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent; SB 105 recorded as 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.
These results reflect roll-call tallies and floor actions recorded during the Feb. 2 Senate session. (Clerks’ announcements and floor records used as sources.)
