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Utah Senate advances slate of housekeeping and repealer bills, amends rules and assigns bills to committees
Summary
Senators approved committee reports assigning bills to standing committees, advanced a string of repealer and administrative bills (including HB 4, HB 9, HB 10, HB 11, HB 23, HB 24), and passed SJR 4 and SR 1; several items were circled for amendment and one network outage prompted a five-minute recess.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 18 moved a package of procedural items and short-form bills, advancing committee business and approving multiple repealer and housekeeping measures.
Rules Committee Chair Michael Wadhams reported assignments of bills to standing committees and recommended placement of certain measures on the second-reading calendar. The Senate adopted the rules report and placed the named bills in their assigned committees.
Senators passed Senate Joint Resolution 4, revising appropriation subcommittee titles related to courts, corrections and natural resources. The roll call for SJR 4 was reported as 23 ayes, 0 nays and 16 absent; the resolution was referred to the House for further consideration.
The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 1, a housekeeping measure authorizing the clerk to adjust bill long titles after amendments; that resolution passed with 23 ayes and 0 nays (6 absent) and will be enrolled.
A sequence of 'repealer' and cleanup bills came up on third reading and passed with minimal floor debate: House Bill 4 (repeal of obsolete public-works provisions) passed 24-0; HB 9 (obsolete bonding authorizations) passed 25-0; HB 10 (state-institutions provisions repeal) passed 25-0; HB 11, HB 23 and HB 24 also passed and will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
Senators used procedural 'circle' motions to hold SB 20 and SB 25 while sponsors prepare amendments. SB 29 (reauthorization of the FACT program) passed by recorded voice/roll call and will be referred to the House for further action.
Technical problems with the chamber's microphones and the legislative network briefly halted proceedings; staff rebooted systems and the Senate recessed for five minutes before resuming business. The session concluded after accepting a Human Services committee report and adjourning until the next scheduled meeting.
