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Senate advances a string of bills: gang‑penalty, reckless‑endangerment, childcare tax credit, venue changes and employee pay
Summary
On Jan. 29, 1999 the Utah Senate passed several measures and advanced others: SB 16 (gang penalty enhancement) and SSB 33 (venue changes) passed unanimously; SB 32 (reckless endangerment), SB 73 (childcare contribution tax credit) and SB 95 (assistive technology appropriation) also passed on recorded roll calls; HJR 6 (in‑session employee compensation) passed under suspension and will be enrolled.
The Utah Senate took a series of floor votes on Jan. 29, 1999, approving criminal‑code changes, tax incentives and personnel resolutions and forwarding several measures to the House for consideration or enrollment.
Senate Bill 16: Gang penalty amendment — Sponsor Senator Hall offered an amendment to the short title to make the measure clearer to the public; the floor amended the short title to read 'gang penalty enhancement.' The Senate then called the question and President Beatty announced: "Senate Bill 16 has 29 aye votes, which is unanimous and will be passed to the House for their consideration." (vote recorded on the floor).
Senate Bill 32: Reckless endangerment — Senator Edgar Allen described the bill as filling a gap in the criminal code to criminalize conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury even when no injury occurs. After floor questions about applicability and sentencing classes, the Senate passed the bill; the clerk recorded "Senate Bill 32 has 27 aye votes, no nay votes, 2 being absent, and it'll pass to the House for their consideration."
Senate Bill 73: Childcare contributions tax credit — Senator Blackcomb described the bill allowing corporate contributions to daycare centers to be tax‑deductible up to $10,000, with an amendment to prevent double dipping. The Senate approved the bill; "Senate bill 73 has 28 aye votes and none a votes with 1 being absent, and it will pass to the House for consideration," the floor was told.
Substitute Senate Bill 33: Venue of action for child‑abuse cases — Senator Edgar Allen explained that current venue language could be inconsistent with the state constitution and said legislative council and the attorney general's office advised removing the venue option. The Senate voted and the clerk reported, "Substitute Senate Bill 33 has 29 aye votes, which is unanimous, and she'll be sent to the House for their consideration."
Senate Bill 95: Appropriation for assistive technology — Senator Beverly Evans presented the bill to fund assistive technology for people with disabilities; it passed on a roll call recorded as 27 ayes, no nays and 2 absent and will go to the House.
SJR 4 and HJR 6 — The Senate advanced SJR 4 (water conservation resolution) to third reading (record: 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and approved HJR 6 (in‑session employee compensation) under suspension of rules; the clerk announced, "HJR 6 has 25 aye votes, no nay veil, and 4 being absent, it will be signed by the president in open session, referred back to the house for their final signatures, and enrolling."
Several other measures were read in, assigned to committees or circled for amendment (for example, the tobacco settlement resolution was circled for written amendment), and the Senate adjourned to reconvene Monday.
The floor roll‑call statements and vote tallies above are drawn from the clerk’s announcements recorded in the transcript minutes.
