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Senate moves dozens of bills; votes at a glance from Feb. 12 floor session
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced multiple bills to the third‑reading calendar on Feb. 12, 2001, including taxes/assessments, insurance and family‑law measures. Key outcomes: SB 84, SB 139, SB 151, SB 157, SB 69, SB 119, SB 136, SB 65, SB 66 and second substitute SB 58 all advanced with recorded tallies.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 12 moved numerous bills through the floor calendar. Below are key actions and vote outcomes recorded on the floor. This roundup summarizes floor outcomes and the next procedural step; it does not substitute for enrolled bill text or committee fiscal notes.
Key floor actions and recorded tallies
- SB 84 (State Olympic amendments) — Passed to third reading: 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent. - SB 139 (Nonprofit Corporation Act amendments) — Passed to third reading (corrected tally on floor): 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent. - SB 151 (UCC technical amendment) — Passed to third reading: 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent. - SB 157 (Vehicle safety inspection amendments) — Passed to third reading: 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent. - First substitute SB 69 (Medical claims amendments) — Passed to third reading: 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent. - SB 119 (Child welfare records amendments) — Passed to third reading: 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent. - SB 136 (Parenting plan for divorcing parents) — Passed to third reading: 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent. - SB 65 (Bonding for Soldier Hollow golf course) — Passed to third reading: 19 ayes, 7 nays, 3 absent. - SB 66 (Animal feeding operation grants) — Passed to third reading: 25 ayes, 1 nay, 3 absent. - Second substitute SB 58 (repeal of nursing‑facility assessment) — Passed to third reading: 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent. - SB 167 (Penalty for wrongful mechanics lien) — Passed to third reading: 24 ayes, 2 nays, 3 absent. - Second substitute SB 100 (insurance law amendments) — Amended on floor and passed as recorded; referral to the House for further action followed floor amendments and votes as noted on the record.
Notes on procedure and fiscal implications
- Many votes were voice or roll call with counts announced on the floor; where the clerk provided a numerical tally, that number is reported above. - Several bills with program or fiscal impact were placed on the third‑reading calendar (e.g., SB 65, SB 66, SB 58). Those items may require appropriation action in committee or the Legislature’s budget process before funds are distributed or obligations incurred. - Where senators asked for fiscal notes or raised funding questions on the floor (for example, SB 119 and SB 66), those requests were preserved on the record.
This summary compiles floor outcomes and does not replace formal journal entries or enrolled‑bill documents. Readers tracking final passage or implementation should consult enrolled copies and committee fiscal analyses for precise language and appropriation details.
