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Senate advances multiple bills to third reading and circulates several items in Feb. 11 session
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced several bills (including SB52, SB55, SB74, SCR3, HB197 and multiple house bills) to the third reading calendar, circled several items for later consideration, and adjourned; roll-call tallies are reported as recorded on the floor.
The Utah Senate’s afternoon session on Feb. 11 covered a broad set of committee reports, introductions and floor actions that advanced multiple measures to the third-reading calendar and circled others for further work.
Key floor actions reported in the transcript:
- SB52 (access to uninsured motorist information): Senator Steele described the bill to allow the uninsured-motorist database to inform lenders when vehicles securing loans become uninsured; he emphasized security safeguards and an intent not to turn lenders into insurers. The transcript records the roll-call as 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent; SB52 passed to the third reading calendar.
- SB55 (provisional ballot rules): Senator Eastman presented a provisional-ballot bill intended to comply with federal guidelines and allow voters to verify whether a provisional ballot was counted; the transcript records SB55 passed to third reading with 27 aye, 1 no, 1 absent.
- SB74 (interlocal cooperation act amendments): Senator Gladwell moved to substitute a first substitute to correct drafting errors and to codify a requirement that interlocal agreements be authorized by ordinance or resolution and clarify liability and immunities; the substitute passed and SB74 moved to third reading (27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent recorded).
- SCR3 (Legislators Back to School Week): Senator Stephenson introduced a resolution designating a week in September 2003 for legislators’ school visits; recorded passage was 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent.
- HB197 (Boys & Girls Clubs license plate): Senators approved a first substitute to create a specialty license plate for the Boys & Girls Clubs requiring a $25 annual donation; multiple logo/wording amendments were debated, some withdrawn or deferred; the substitute passed to third reading (28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent recorded).
- Other items: Several bills were circled for later consideration (SB50, SB127, SB27 substitute, HB62). House bills 34, 38 and 39 were advanced to the third-reading calendar after brief presentations.
Procedural notes: The Senate adopted multiple committee reports on voice votes; several substitute bills were adopted to address drafting or technical issues. The body adjourned until 10 a.m. the following morning.
Roll-call tallies and procedural outcomes above are reported verbatim from the floor transcript; any discrepancies with official clerk roll-call records should be checked against published roll-call logs.
