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Votes at a glance: Senate business and committee actions, Jan. 21, 2003
Summary
On Jan. 21 the Utah Senate adopted multiple rules resolutions and passed several bills to be sent to the House; it also moved SB 17 to third reading and circled several bills for further information.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate conducted multiple procedural and substantive votes on Jan. 21. Key outcomes and floor actions follow.
- SJR 1 (rules subcommittee renaming/appropriations): Passed on third reading by roll call, 28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent. (Clerk transmitted; referred to the House.)
- SJR 2 (reappointment of legislative general counsel Gay Taylor): Passed by roll call, 28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent; to be referred to the House.
- SR 1 (standing committee revision): Passed on third reading, recorded 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent; signed in open session for enrollment.
- SB 5 (retirement and independent entities committee amendments): Passed third reading with 28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- SB 15 (Workforce Services Amendment — move appeals-board chair to full-time): Passed on third reading, 28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent; sponsor noted a $39,000 fiscal note funded by federal dollars.
- SB 4 (clean special fuel tax certificate exemption): Initially circled for further consideration; later uncircled and passed on third reading with 28 aye, 1 nay; to be referred to the House.
- SB 9 (comprehensive health insurance pool amendments): Sponsor moved to circle the bill to supply additional detail on what provisions are federal (HIPAA) requirements and which are state policy changes; motion to circle passed.
- SB 13 (DUI plea restrictions): Sponsor described tightening plea review for repeat DUI offenses; senators asked technical questions and the bill was circled for further consideration.
- SB 17 (semiconductor sales/use tax exemption): After extended floor debate and questions about Tax Review Commission review and fiscal impacts, the Senate moved the bill to third reading; clerk recorded 26 aye votes, 3 no votes when the motion carried to the third-reading calendar.
These votes and procedural actions were recorded on the Senate floor and, for bills that passed third reading, were sent to the House for consideration. Several bills were circled for further information rather than advanced.
