Votes at a glance: several bills advance to third reading in Utah Senate

The Utah Senate on Feb. 10, 2004 advanced a number of measures to third reading or otherwise altered their status. Key recorded outcomes from the floor session include:

- First Substitute S.B. 134 (governor's commission for women and families): Amendment to change the sunset date was adopted; roll-call recorded 25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent; bill passes and will be returned to the House for further consideration.

- First Substitute S.B. 47 (Uniform Trust Code): After discussion and an offer to have experts answer detailed questions, roll call recorded 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent; bill passes to third-reading calendar.

- S.B. 63 (witness tampering amendment): Sponsor described the measure as filling a gap by creating a third-degree felony for retaliation against witnesses/victims/informants under section 76-8-508; roll-call recorded 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent; bill passed to third reading.

- S.B. 131 (Uniform Principal and Income Act): Sponsor explained the uniform act and indicated it has been adopted in many states; roll call recorded 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent; bill advanced to third reading.

- Second Substitute S.B. 45 (Paternity Act): Motion to uncircle carried and the bill passed to third reading with 23 aye, 1 nay, 5 absent.

- S.B. 147 (Condominium amendments): Passed to third reading by roll call, 27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent.

Several other bills were circled, uncircled, or referred to committee; the rules committee report assigning bills to standing committees was adopted earlier in the session.

These vote tallies were read into the record during the Feb. 10 floor session; bills move forward on the legislative calendar and may be amended on third reading.