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Utah Senate advances two bills and a resolution to third-reading calendar
Summary
The Utah Senate adopted a rules committee report, advanced Senate Bills 74 and 85 to third reading and passed SCR 1 urging release of higher-resolution satellite data; votes on the three measures were unanimous in favor with several absences.
The Utah State Senate convened and moved several measures forward on Jan. 18, 2000, adopting a rules committee report and sending two Senate bills and a Senate concurrent resolution to the third‑reading calendar.
The body adopted the rules committee report after a brief presentation by committee chair L. Stephen Poulton. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 74, titled Master Road Amendments and presented by Senator Knudson, which the sponsor described as the annual committee bill that deletes certain roads from the state master road program. The question was called and the presiding officer announced that Senate Bill 74 received 24 aye votes, no nay votes and five absent; it was sent to the third‑reading calendar.
Senate Bill 85, a one‑year reauthorization of existing administrative rules presented by Senator Stevenson, was described as a simple measure to reauthorize rules after the Administrative Rules Review Committee found no rules to sunset this year. "It simply provides that all administrative rules that are in existence are reauthorized," Stevenson said. A roll call recorded 23 aye votes, no nay votes and six absent, and SB 85 advanced to third reading.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, introduced by Senator Steele, petitions the U.S. government to release certain satellite data to provide higher‑resolution, near‑real‑time imagery for public‑safety purposes. Steele argued that higher‑resolution imagery would help track plumes, forest fires and emergency responses and said taxpayers currently pay twice for some imagery. The resolution passed by roll call with 24 ayes, no nays and five absent and will go to the third‑reading calendar.
Other bills were read for the first time and referred to the rules committee, including measures on communication device interference, public school surveys, notary qualifications, expedited visitation enforcement and an appropriation for the State Fire Museum. Clerks read the list of first‑reading bills and committee assignments as recorded in the day's communications from the House and the rules committee.
The Senate concluded with routine announcements about caucus lunches and committee start times and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
