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Votes at a glance: bills placed on the Senate third‑reading calendar Feb. 12, 2004
Summary
On Feb. 12 the Utah Senate placed multiple bills on the third‑reading calendar and recorded final dispositions for several measures. Notable actions include passage to third reading for SB49 (competency before execution), SB161 (Judicial Conduct Commission amendment), SB171 (property‑tax fix for transportable homes), and SB238 (earned income tax credit).
The Utah Senate recorded votes and placed several bills on the third‑reading calendar during its Feb. 12, 2004 floor session. The following summarizes motions, outcomes and key floor notes.
Senate Bill 49 (competency to be executed): Sponsor Senator Gladwell described the bill as defining mental incompetence for purposes of execution and adding procedures. An amendment clarified that appropriate mental‑health treatment ‘‘does not include forced medication’’ for the purpose of preparing inmates for execution. The amendment passed; the amended bill received 26 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent and was placed on the third‑reading calendar.
Senate Bill 161 (Judicial Conduct Commission): Sponsor Senator Wadobs said the bill responds to a Supreme Court decision limiting the commission’s use of informal reprimands. An amendment constrained the use of "dismissal with caution" and required review for substantiated misconduct; the amendment passed and the bill was advanced to third reading (recorded vote announced on the floor).
Senate Bill 171 (property‑tax treatment of transportable factory‑built housing): Senator Bramble said the bill corrects a problem created by a Utah Supreme Court decision (Crossroads Mall) to prevent unpaid taxes on a mobile‑home owner from being assessed to a different property owner. The Senate placed SB171 on the third‑reading calendar (24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent).
Senate Bill 238 (individual income tax, earned income tax credit): Senator Hatch said the bill would create a 5% state earned income tax credit for families eligible for the federal EITC; he said the fiscal note is roughly $1 million. The Senate placed SB238 on the third‑reading calendar (27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent).
Other procedural action: the Senate reconsidered action on SB39 and placed it on the bottom of the third‑reading calendar after members agreed to delete a confusing provision. Multiple bills were introduced for first reading and moved to the rules committee (for example, SB224 and SB213). The body adjourned to reconvene at 10:00 a.m. the following day.
Vote tallies and notable floor actions (as announced on the record): SB166 (first substitute) 23 ayes, 6 nays (placed on third‑reading calendar); SB48 23 ayes, 5 nays, 1 being asked (placed on third‑reading calendar); SB49 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent (placed on third‑reading calendar); SB161 23 ayes, 0 nays, 16 absent (placed on third‑reading calendar); SB219 21 ayes, 2 nays, 6 absent (placed on third‑reading calendar); SB171 24 ayes, 0 nays, 5 absent (placed on third‑reading calendar); SB238 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent (placed on third‑reading calendar). Some roll‑call listings included partial name calls and occasional transcription ambiguities; reported tallies are those announced by the presiding officer on the floor.
What’s next: Bills placed on the third‑reading calendar will return to the Senate for a final passage vote on the schedule published by the presiding officer.
