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Votes at a glance: summary of bills moved on Utah Senate floor, Jan. 31, 2002
Summary
The Senate moved several House and Senate bills to second- or third-reading calendars on Jan. 31, 2002. This roundup lists each bill, the floor action and the recorded roll-call outcome where announced.
The Utah Senate recorded multiple procedural and final votes on Jan. 31, 2002. Below are bills mentioned on the floor with announced outcomes. (Tallies and destinations are taken from the presiding officer’s floor announcements.)
- House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1), reappointing the legislative auditor general — placed on the third-reading calendar after receiving recorded ayes (25 aye votes reported in a subsequent floor announcement).
- House Bill 52 (higher-education savings incentive program amendments) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 22 aye votes, no nay votes).
- House Bill 221 (State Board of Education rules and reports) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 21 aye votes, no nay votes).
- Senate Bill 135 (tobacco restricted account allocation of $2,000,000 to the Department of Health) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 25 aye votes, no nay votes).
- House Bill 54 (tobacco-sales compliance checks) — passed to the second-reading calendar (announced 22 aye votes, 1 nay).
- House Bill 55 (underage possession of tobacco amendments; $50→$60 fine increase and court-ordered tobacco education options) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 21 aye votes, no nay votes).
- House Bill 56 (genetic privacy and discrimination; insurer actions based on genetic tests prohibited) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 21 aye votes, no nay votes).
- Senate Bill 76 (domestic violence/child presence amendment) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 24 aye votes, no nay votes).
- Senate Bill 59 (sales and use tax; taxation of telephone service provider amounts) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 28 aye votes, no nay votes).
- Senate Bill 77 (task force on involuntary commitment) — passed to the third-reading calendar (announced 20 aye votes, 8 nay votes).
- House Bill 35 (expungement of juvenile records) — recalled from the House, amended (judicial-waiver language), and advanced to the third-reading calendar (announced 27 aye votes, no nay votes).
These actions were primarily procedural placements on second- or third-reading calendars; most motions recorded were to advance bills for further consideration rather than final enactment on the floor that day. For bills that were circled, delayed, or referred to study, senators requested additional technical information before final votes.
