At a glance: key votes and committee actions from March 1 Utah Senate session

The Utah Senate moved and passed a series of bills and calendar actions during its March 1, 2004 morning session. Selected outcomes and procedural steps follow.

- Senate Bill 135 (Center for Multicultural Health): motion to concur passed by roll call (24 aye, 0 nay, 5 absent). - Senate Bill 114 (Prescription drug dispensing amendments): concurrence passed (25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent). - Senate Bill 72 (Disposition of fines for registration violation): concurrence passed (24 aye, 0 nay, 5 absent). - Senate Bill 206 (Property tax amendment responding to Crossroads Mall case): passed (roll‑call recorded; bill to be returned to House). - First Substitute Senate Bill 202 (Unemployment insurance amendment, as amended): amendment adopted and bill passed (25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent). - First Substitute Senate Bill 196 (Court fee surcharge): passed (20 aye, 6 nay, 3 absent). - Senate Bill 199 (first substitute): concurrence passed and sent to the Speaker (26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent). - First Substitute Senate Bill 51 (education technology/testing initiative): concurrence passed (25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent). - House Bill 8 (Social Security offset for unemployment benefits): passed on third‑reading roll call in the Senate (15 aye, 12 nay).

Procedural notes: multiple bills were 'circled' on the floor (held for later consideration), some bills were moved to the third‑reading calendar for further amendments (notably SSB222), and several communications from the House were received including transmitted bills and conference committee appointments.

This 'votes at a glance' is a concise record of roll‑call outcomes and does not replace official enrolled bill texts and journal entries.