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Votes at a glance: bills amended and advanced on Feb. 16, 2004
Summary
On Feb. 16 the Senate amended and advanced several bills to third reading: SB 155 (county mental health/substance abuse authorities) passed 26–0 after an amendment; SB 52 (insurance reporting) passed 24–0 after amendment; SCR 4 (Brown v. Board 50th anniversary) passed unanimously and was placed on the third-reading calendar.
A number of bills were amended and advanced on the Senate floor during the Feb. 16, 2004 session.
Senate Bill 155: Senator Davis offered an amendment to include the county legislative body in local mental health and substance-abuse authority planning and recognition while keeping service contracts under county-executive administration. The amendment passed on the floor and the bill recorded 26 ayes, no nays and three absent; SB 155 advanced to the third-reading calendar.
Senate Bill 52: Senator Hatch’s amendment clarified that inquiries under certain motor-vehicle-insurance policies would not be treated as claims for rating purposes unless a demand for payment followed. The amendment and the bill were adopted and SB 52 recorded 24 ayes, no nays and five absent; SB 52 moved to third reading.
SCR 4: Senator James Evans presented a resolution marking the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and designating May 17, 2004 as Brown v. Board of Education and Equality and Education Day in Utah; the resolution was adopted and placed on the third-reading calendar.
Other procedural moves included adoption of committee reports and multiple bills sent to standing committees for further consideration. The Senate recessed until 2 p.m. after completing Tuesday morning business.
