Utah Senate advances multiple bills to House in brisk floor session

The Utah State Senate moved a broad set of bills through floor action on Jan. 29, 2002, advancing legislation on criminal background checks, tax and trust amendments, public-safety agency naming, construction contract clauses and more. Several items were passed on voice or roll-call votes and referred to the House for further consideration.

Key floor actions recorded during the session included recorded roll-call results announced on the floor: SB 44 (funding a community legal center) passed with 25 ayes, SB 101 (criminal background checks for licensed human services providers) passed with 25 ayes, SB 95 (county hearings before alcohol control) passed with 25 ayes, SB 57 (tax treatment of certain cooperatives) passed with 26 ayes, HB 41 (Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council amendments) passed with 24 ayes, SB 62 (Tax Commission investigators as special function officers) passed with 23 ayes, SB 103 (termination of joint tenancy) passed with 23 ayes, SB 117 (trust amendments) passed with 24 ayes, SB 130 (youth court amendments) passed with 24 ayes, SB 78 (construction contract delay clauses) passed with 22 ayes, and SB 100 (pharmacist licensing amendment, circled earlier) passed to be referred (floor announcements preserve clerk tallies). House bill 6 (department name change) received 25 ayes and moved to third reading.

Many other bills were circulated, circled for amendment, or moved between calendars during a busy session that included committee report adoptions, substitute bill handling, and multiple procedural votes. The session concluded with an adjournment until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.