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Senate votes at a glance: Jan. 19, 2001 — several bills pass, SB 38 fails
Summary
The Utah Senate passed several third-reading measures including SB 12 (traffic management), SB 31 (area health education centers), SB 40 (dyed diesel penalties), SB 4 (prohibition on intimacy with persons in custody), SB 11 advanced to third reading, and SB 99 and HJR 1 passed; SB 38 failed 13–14.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 19 moved a number of bills through the calendar and recorded the following outcomes.
Passed and referred to the House: - Senate Bill 12 (traffic management committee amendments): passed 27–0 with 2 absent. The measure expands the committee’s membership from 7 to up to 13 members. - Senate Bill 31 (Area Health Education Center amendments): passed 25–2 with 2 absent; it provides funding to complete a fifth center at Weber State University and routes funds through the University of Utah Medical Center. - Senate Bill 40 (penalty for use of dyed diesel): passed 26–0 with 3 absent. - Senate Bill 4 (prohibition of intimacy with person in custody): passed 27–0 with 2 absent. - Senate Bill 99 (technical amendments): passed with recorded affirmative votes (25 yeas noted). - HJR 1 (joint rules resolution regarding procurement and contracting): passed 25–0 and will be signed in open session to return to the House.
Other procedural actions: - Senate Bill 11 (electronic government services amendments, including allowances for electronic submissions and digital signatures) received 26 aye votes and advanced to the third-reading calendar. - Senate Bill 38 (highway authority winter road closure): after extensive debate over removal of a 90‑day closure limit and engineer determinations, the measure failed on a 13–14 vote with 2 absent.
Votes recorded on the floor were roll-call votes; tallies and outcomes above reflect the counts as announced by the presiding officer during the session.
