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Utah Senate advances wide slate of bills after daylong floor session
Summary
The Utah Senate passed and advanced multiple bills covering district certification, human services, juvenile commitment, professional licensing and other topics on Jan. 23, 2003, and sent them to the House or to third-reading consideration. Several bills were amended on the floor and some were circled for further revision.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 23 moved a dozen measures forward, approving committee reports, adopting substitutes and passing a series of bills to send to the House or to the third-reading calendar.
On the third reading calendar the Senate passed Senate Bill 18 (lieutenant governor certification of special and local district annexations, withdrawals and dissolutions) by voice and roll call; President announced that SB 18 received 25 ayes and no nays with four senators absent and the bill was referred to the House. The body also passed SB 24 (local human services authorities amendment) and SB 25 (commitment and custody of adults and minors amendments), each recorded as receiving 25 aye votes and no nays with four absent; both were referred to the House.
Other measures approved or moved forward included SR 2 (a rules resolution formalizing the daily pledge), SB 78 (repeal of an unused trading stamp statute), SB 83 (occupational and professional licensing modifications), SB 94 (CPA testing alignment with AICPA standards), SB 36 (mineral lease fund amendment) and additional bills from committee reports. Vote tallies were announced from the floor at the time each result was recorded.
Several bills were amended on the floor: senators adopted amendments to SB 11 (child care amendments) clarifying foundation reporting and procedures for a donations trust; they also adopted technical and fine-schedule corrections in the first substitute to SB 88 (Security Personnel Licensing Act amendments). The Senate substituted a first substitute for SB 79 to add a provision to direct part of disabled-parking fine revenue toward programs that assist people with mobility needs; that item was circled for later consideration when the substitute text was not immediately available on the chamber computer.
A number of measures that drew extended debate were advanced to third reading rather than disposed of outright. First substitute SB 92 (surveyor licensing and qualifications), after lengthy floor debate and a commitment to file clarifying amendments on UCAT/education equivalency, passed to third reading (25 ayes, 2 nays). SB 35 (redevelopment of Superfund sites in parts of Midvale) also advanced to third reading after senators debated the bill’s exemption language affecting taxing entity committee review.
Other bills addressing consumer protections and technology were advanced: a first substitute to SB 6 (retailer requirements for printed financial transaction card receipts) and SB 42 (fraudulent use of credit card number) were both passed to third reading after sponsors said they reflect multi-stakeholder work with the retail and banking sectors.
Where the chamber could not resolve issues on the floor, senators used the practice of circling bills to allow amendment drafting and further negotiation before final action. Several items were explicitly circled and will return to the calendar with clarified language.
The Senate recessed at the conclusion of the day’s business and planned to reconvene at 10 a.m. the next scheduled session.
