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Senate advances a slate of bills on Feb. 10; several measures passed or referred to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 10, 2004 took final or committee action on a large set of bills — from tax and trust-code updates to long-term care funding — passing many to the House. Several measures were amended; SB 90 (medical-neglect presumption) was circled for further work.
The Utah State Senate convened Feb. 10, 2004 and processed a broad package of legislation, adopting committee reports, approving amendments and passing numerous bills to the House for further consideration.
On third reading and related floor action, the Senate approved first substitute Senate Bill 106 (dishonored checks definition) by roll call, recorded as 22 aye, 3 no, 4 absent, and referred it to the House. Senate Bill 124, which would prohibit municipalities from offering sales-tax incentives to attract or relocate businesses, passed the Senate by a recorded 27–0 vote and moved to the third reading calendar. First substitute Senate Bill 128, an assessment on long-term care facilities intended to draw federal Medicaid matching funds and to increase reimbursement rates, passed and included sponsor intent language directing the Department of Health to avoid placing added financial burdens on private-pay nursing-home residents.
Other measures advanced include Senate Bill 139 (individual nonresident income taxation), first substitute Senate Bill 47 (Uniform Trust Code), Senate Bill 63 (witness tampering amendment), Senate Bill 147 (condominium definition amendments) and Senate Bill 45 (Uniform Parentage Act amendments). Recorded tallies cited on the floor include SB 139 (28 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent) and SB 47 (27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent). Several additional House bills on the second-reading calendar were moved to third reading, including House Bill 41 (health insurance coverage for dependents), House Bill 35 (trust-deed trustee residency removal) and House Bill 48 (Department of Health lupus surveillance), each described on the floor and advanced without recorded opposition.
Floor leaders also introduced new Senate bills for referral to rules, among them legislation addressing sports-and-convention tax changes, plumbing-apprentice rules, transportation construction amendments and ethics-act updates for public officers and employees.
A number of bills were circled for additional work — most notably second substitute Senate Bill 140 (human services licensing, including a proposed definition of ‘‘boarding school’’) and fourth substitute Senate Bill 90 (medical-neglect presumption) after substantial floor questions. Circling preserves a sponsor’s ability to continue negotiations and return later with amendments.
The Senate concluded with committee and public announcements and adjourned until 10 a.m. the next day.
