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Utah Senate Moves Dozens of Bills Forward in Quiet Morning Session
Summary
In a largely noncontroversial morning session on Jan. 26, 2004, the Utah Senate advanced and passed multiple bills — including technical corrections, licensing exemptions, occupational safety amendments and local government fixes — and sent them to the House or to third reading as recorded in roll calls.
The Utah State Senate used its morning floor session to advance a broad slate of bills across multiple policy areas, adopting committee reports, approving rules and moving several bills to the third‑reading calendar.
Clerk communications opened the session with a list of House bills transmitted for consideration. The Rules Committee report (presented by Lyle Hilliard) was adopted and several bills were assigned to standing committees. The Senate approved SR 3, a rules amendment requiring fiscal notes for bills before they move off the second‑reading calendar.
On third reading or passage, the Senate recorded roll‑call approvals for multiple noncontroversial bills including SB 108 (technical statutory cleanups), SB 92 (repeal of a preempted unsolicited commercial electronic messages statute), SB 96 (amendments to the Utah Occupational Safety & Health Act), SB 83 (workers’ compensation technical amendments), SB 70 (limited licensing exemption for certain hospice‑type facilities), SB 32 (allowing students to self‑administer inhaled asthma medication under specified conditions) and others; clerks recorded vote tallies as the bills were moved to the next procedural step or referred to the House.
Other measures advanced to third reading during the session included SB 94 (mine certification requirements), first substitute SB 14 (insurance code exemption relating to limited supplemental missionary coverage), SB 23 (municipal government amendments), SB 91 (emergency service provider amendment), SB 74 (aerospace/aviation development zone amendment) and SB 93 (eliminating an annual Public Service Commission telecommunications report). Many of the bills were presented as technical updates, consensus bills, or clarifications of prior session language.
Senators paused during floor business for personal privileges and recognitions, including recognition of students in the gallery and a moment of silence for Lucy Beth Rampton. The Senate adjourned the morning session and recessed until 2:00 p.m.
Votes at a glance (selected results as read into the record): SB 108 — 25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent (passed and referred to House); SR 3 — 25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent (passed); SB 92 — 27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed, referred to House); SB 96 — 27 aye (passed, referred to House); SB 83 — 27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed); SB 70 — 27 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent (passed); SB 32 — passed (clerk recorded roll call; transcript formatting lists '13 absent' in place of some votes); SB 94 — 26 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent (to third reading); SB 14 (first substitute) — 25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent (to third reading); SCR 1 — moved to third reading (clerk announced passage to third reading calendar); SB 74 — 25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent (to third reading); SB 93 — 25 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent (to third reading). For full roll‑call details see the official Senate journal.
The floor largely avoided heated controversy outside of the SCR 1 landfill discussion; many measures were described as technical or consensus bills and advanced on voice or roll call without extended debate. Senators directed staff to provide follow‑up information on several items (notably SCR 1) for the session’s next appearance.
Next steps: several bills will appear on the third‑reading calendar or be referred to the House. The Senate adjourned until 2:00 p.m.
