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Votes at a glance: Bills advanced or passed by the Utah Senate on Jan. 21, 1999
Summary
The Senate advanced a set of bills to third reading or passed them to the House, including appropriations for wildlife depredation, transfers for agricultural rehab, research tax-credit changes, and reauthorizations; recorded tallies are listed.
The Utah Senate recorded a series of formal floor actions on Jan. 21, advancing multiple bills to later consideration or transmitting them to the House. Below are the items reported on the floor and the recorded outcomes:
- Senate Bill 81 (Funding for cougar and bear depredation; sponsor Senator Beverly Evans): Passage reported — 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent; transmitted to the House for consideration. Sponsor characterized the bill as a $150,000 appropriation from the General Fund to reimburse verified livestock losses.
- Senate Bill 85 (Appropriation to rural rehabilitation fund; sponsor Senator Blackcomb): Reported favorable and passed on the floor — 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent; transmitted to the House. Sponsor described an intradepartmental transfer to meet agricultural program needs.
- Senate Bill 8 (Research and experimentation tax credits; sponsor Senator Nielsen): Reported and advanced to the third-reading calendar — 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. Sponsor summarized modifications to eligibility and equipment-life definitions.
- Senate Bill 9 (Long-term care amendments; sponsor Senator Nielsen): Substitute adopted and advanced to third reading — reported 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent; sponsor said fiscal exposure would be lower than earlier estimates.
- Senate Bill 75 (Identity-related offenses; sponsor Senator Davis): First substitute amended on the floor to add graduated penalties and advanced to third reading — 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent. Floor debate focused on alignment of penalties across related statutes.
- Senate Bill 83 (Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority reauthorization; sponsor Senator Beverly Evans): Passed to third reading — 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent.
These outcomes reflect recorded floor tallies as announced by the Senate clerk and do not, in all cases, indicate final enactment; bills advanced to the third-reading calendar or were transmitted to the House for further action.
