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Votes at a glance: Senate advances multiple bills on third reading and to the House
Summary
On Feb. 20 the Utah Senate advanced a set of bills—including HB98 (deannexation notice), SB221 (national-park plates), SB176 (education plate), SB138 (medical-malpractice arbitration pilot), SB76 (fireworks fee increases), HB94 (drug-lab provisions) and HB80 (EMS special-district authority)—either to third reading or to the House, with most motions passing by clear margins.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 20 handled a sequence of third-reading and calendar-management items. Key outcomes were:
House Bill 98 — Deannexation notice: Senators adopted an amendment requiring petitioners to mail notice to each property owner in the area to be disconnected, and the bill passed third reading; it will be returned to the House as amended.
Senate Bill 221 — Utah national park license plates: Sponsor Senator Hatch said nonprofits supporting state national parks would pay upfront costs; the bill passed (26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent) and was referred to the House for further consideration.
Senate Bill 176 — Education support license plate: Senator James Evans presented the plate; the bill passed third reading (25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and was referred to the House.
Senate Bill 138 — Medical-malpractice arbitration pilot: The measure allowing pre-service arbitration agreements with a six-year sunset passed (24 ayes, 3 nays, 2 absent) and was referred to the House.
Second substitute Senate Bill 76 — Utah Fireworks Act amendments: The floor adopted the substitute raising licensing/display fees for special-effects operators from $10 to $30 and importer/wholesaler fees from $2.50 to $500 and directing half the money to a public-works education program in the State Fire Marshal Division; the substitute passed to third reading (26 ayes, 1 no, 2 absent) and is effective immediately if enacted.
House Bill 94 — Clandestine-refining labs: Senators passed HB94 to subject certain precursor/refining labs to drug statutes (25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent) and sent it to the House.
House Bill 80 — Special service districts for ambulance/EMS: The bill allowing municipalities to form special service districts for ambulance and EMS services passed to third reading (21 ayes, 8 nays, 8 absent).
Other bills and motions: The Senate also advanced bills including HB211 (DSPD nonlapsing appropriations), SB129 (bid-awarding criteria considering apprenticeship and health insurance) and technical corrections bills (SB163, SB195) to the third-reading calendar.
Votes reported on the floor were as announced by the Clerk for each motion; where the transcript recorded a numerical tally (as above) it is reported; roll-call lists identifying individual senators appear repeatedly in the record but are not reproduced here in full.
