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Floor roundup: key Senate votes and committee actions from Feb. 17, 2004
Summary
The Senate adopted committee reports, returned SJR 4 to the House, appointed a conference committee on H.B. 40 and passed several bills (including SB 155, SB 52, SB 166, SB 39, SB 48, SB 219) while circling a number of measures for further work.
The Utah Senate's floor session on Feb. 17 covered committee reports, several roll-call votes and procedural items. Below are the principal actions and formal outcomes recorded on the floor:
- Recall and return: The Senate recalled SJR 4 from enrolling to address corrected conference-report language and then returned SJR 4 to the House for further consideration (motion adopted on the floor).
- Conference committee: Following the House refusal to concur on Substitute House Bill 40 (filling midterm legislative vacancies), the Senate refused to recede and authorized appointment of a conference committee; Senators Evans, Stevenson and Hale were named to represent the Senate.
- Committee reports: The Senate adopted multiple standing-committee recommendations and placed several bills on the second-reading and consent calendars.
- Votes at a glance (selected): • SB 155 (county mental health amendments) — Passed Senate; roll call recorded 28 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent; referred to the House. • SB 52 (insurance inquiry loss treatment) — Uncircled and passed; voice/roll-record reported in floor record; referred to the House. • SB 166 (off-highway vehicle registration) — Passed Senate 16 ayes, 10 nays, 3 absent; referred to the House. • SB 39 (state/school recognition of Cesar Chavez) — Amendment adopted to delete language about school closures; bill passed and referred to the House (roll-call recorded in floor record). • SB 48 (uniform firearm law) — A floor amendment failed on a 13–13 tie; the bill then passed on final roll call 20–6, 3 absent and was referred to the House. • SB 219 (justice court operations) — Amended on the floor and passed 20–6, 3 absent; referred to the House. • SB 50 (rural planning and development, first substitute) — Moved to third reading with sponsor commitment to address amendments; passed to third-reading calendar.
- Circulated bills: SB 66 (telecommunications/UTOPIA) and several others were circled for further work; SB 161 was circled to revise language concerning judicial conduct and informal reprimands.
What happens next: Many bills passed were referred to the House for further action; circled bills will be worked on by sponsors and stakeholders before returning to the floor for renewed consideration.
