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Senate advances wide range of measures; votes at a glance
Summary
The Utah Senate met Jan. 27, 2003, adopted rules changes and advanced or passed multiple bills spanning tax filing deadlines, telecommunications taxes, Superfund provisions, criminal statutes and administrative rules; detailed vote tallies and sponsor summaries follow.
The Utah State Senate convened Jan. 27, 2003, and on a busy floor day passed or advanced a slate of bills and joint rules resolutions covering taxes, criminal law, administrative process and transportation. Lawmakers adopted committee reports, made multiple committee assignments and voted on measures placed on the second- and third-reading calendars.
Several bills were recorded as passed and referred to the House or placed on the third-reading calendar. Senate Bill 43 (information relating to tax credits and filing due dates), presented by Senator Steele, passed with 26 yay, 0 nay and 3 absent; the sponsor said the bill accommodates electronic filers and extends certain filing deadlines from April 15 to April 30 to match possible federal changes. First substitute Senate Bill 23 — described by sponsor Senator Bramble as an agreed consensus between the League of Cities and Towns and the telecommunications industry to simplify tax administration — passed 27 yay, 0 nay and 2 absent.
A number of other measures advanced or passed on the floor: Senate Bill 35 (Superfund-related provision) passed 20 yay, 7 nay, 2 absent after a short debate about the bill’s narrow scope; Senate Bill 33 (fees for constable services) passed 21 yay, 6 nay, 2 absent; House Bill 7 (special group license plate revisions) passed and was returned to the House (25 recorded yay, 4 absent per the transcript record); House Bill 165 (technical reviser statute) passed with 24 yay, 0 nay, 5 absent. Joint rules resolutions HJR 5, HJR 6, HJR 8 and HJR 9 — addressing electronic transmission of legislative papers, fiscal-note corrections and committee-reporting rules — all passed on recorded votes reported in the minutes.
Other floor actions included advancing first-substitute SB 79 to the third-reading calendar and scheduling first-substitute SB 89 for third reading after further consultation with the Division of Licensure; SB 21 (electric generation/ownership rules) passed initial scrutiny; and SB 16, SB 19, SB 26 and SB 41 were moved forward on second reading as noted on the record. Several measures were circled for later action, including SR 4 and SB 86, and the Senate voted to waive the 24-hour rule to continue consideration of bills placed on the second-reading calendar.
What happens next: Bills placed on the third-reading calendar will return to the floor for final votes; several measures passed on second reading and will be scheduled for third reading in subsequent floor sessions. The Senate adjourned and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. the following day.
Provenance: This roundup uses floor statements and roll-call tallies recorded throughout the Jan. 27, 2003 Senate proceedings; primary evidence spans the body’s reading-clerk communications and the roll-call segments identifying vote tallies and recorded outcomes.
