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Votes at a glance: key Senate actions from Feb. 6, 2001
Summary
On Feb. 6 the Utah Senate adopted committee reports, passed a slate of bills across several policy areas (transportation, education, health, criminal law, and administrative revisions) and circled others for further work; this roundup lists the bills, brief descriptions, and recorded results.
The Utah Senate conducted an extended floor session on Feb. 6, taking up committee reports, consent items and dozens of bills. Below are the principal recorded outcomes as read on the floor. Where the clerk announced a tally, that tally is shown; where the transcript showed a motion to circle, that is noted.
Votes and outcomes (selected):
- HB 215 (forgery amendments) — consent: Senate recorded a unanimous favorable action and the bill passed and will be signed and referred to the Speaker (clerk recorded passage during consent calendar).
- HB 209 (driver's license address; infraction) — consent: Senate declared a unanimous recorded vote; clerk announced 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent and the bill passes.
- SB 130 (RS 2477 roads amendments) — third reading: sponsor explained notice requirements for county road closures; Senate passed (26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 86 (voter information pamphlet amendments) — passage: establishes clarifying duties and burdens relating to ballot titles; passed (22 ayes, 4 nays, 3 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 57 (Mandarin instruction in public schools) — amended on floor to make implementation permissive; final passage announced as 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent and the bill will be sent to the House.
- SB 121 (access to health care and coverage task force) — Amendment #4 (to study impacts such as 'any willing provider') adopted; bill passed (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 64 (adoption law amendments) — first substitute passed (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) and will be referred to the House.
- SB 135 (selective service registration) — passed (25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 165 (noncustodial visitation wording change to 'parent time') — passed (25 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) and referred to the House.
- Substitute SB 127 (bail bond amendments) — passed (clerk recorded 23 then 23/23; transcript contains tally confusion but clerk announced passage) and will be referred to the House.
- SB 128 (Justice Court appeals revision) — passed (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 149 (Utah Prosecution Council amendments) — passed (25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 89 (State Parks access roads amendment) — passed (23 ayes, 0 nays, 6 absent) and referred to the House.
- SB 61 (enhancements to public and higher education systems) — substitute passed and was referred to the House.
- First substitute SB 87 (antique firearms amendments) — substitute passed and was placed on third reading calendar.
Notes: several other house bills and resolutions were transmitted from the House and placed on reading calendars; motions to 'circle' (delay) were used on multiple bills (e.g., SB142, SB67, HB206). The Senate also adopted committee reports and recognized visiting school groups. Where the transcript recorded a recorded roll-call tally, that tally is reflected above; where the text recorded an adoption with unanimous consent the entry is marked accordingly.
