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Votes at a glance: key bills the Senate acted on March 3, 2003
Summary
Summary list of substantive floor votes recorded during the March 3 Utah Senate session, including final tallies and immediate outcomes for each item.
The following is a concise listing of principal floor actions and formal votes recorded in the Utah State Senate on March 3, 2003. These reflect the counts read into the record on the floor and do not substitute for enrolled bill text.
- Senate Bill 108 (dangerous weapons amendment) — concurrence with House amendments: recorded in process as 23 ayes, 5 no, 1 absent (motion to concur carried); referred for the speaker’s signature.
- First substitute Senate Bill 123 (inherent risk of livestock activity) — concurrence: unanimous recorded (29 ayes); returned to speaker for signature.
- House Bill 37 (first substitute; Medicaid spend-down) — final passage under suspension: 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent; passed and returned to the House due to amendment.
- Third substitute House Bill 371 (court security fee) — final passage after floor amendments: recorded as 20 ayes, 3 no, 16 absent; passed and will be signed in open session.
- House Bill 72 (tobacco funds to CHIP) — final passage: 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent; returned to the House and then held 24 hours by the Senate before transmission.
- Senate Bill 1 (Supplemental Appropriations) — adopted under suspension with floor amendments: 23 ayes, 3 no, 3 absent; passed and will be referred to the House.
- House Bill 1 (Appropriations Act) — after multiple line-item restorations, passed under suspension: 25 ayes, 4 no; bill amended and returned to the House for further consideration.
- House Bill 119 (Judicial Conduct Commission revisions) — final passage: 22 ayes, 6 no, 1 absent; bill amended and returned to the House.
- Other notable third-reading actions: multiple house bills (including HB 86 school choice, HB 95 annexation, HB 154 vision screening, HB 199 line-of-duty benefit) were considered and recorded on the third reading calendar with votes as announced on the floor.
All votes above are based on the roll calls and floor tallies announced during the March 3 Senate session and recorded in the session transcript; exact enrolled language and any subsequent reconciliations should be checked in the official enrolled bills and clerk’s record.
