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Senate advances dozens of bills in busy session; several sent to House or enrolled
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 2, 2005, moved a large concurrence and third‑reading calendar, voting to pass a series of bills ranging from tax and land‑use measures to public‑safety and education items; most passed by large margins and were referred to the House or ordered enrolled.
The Utah Senate advanced a packed agenda on March 2, 2005, approving a series of concurrence and third‑reading measures and sending many to the House or to enrollment. Leaders moved under suspension of the rules through a long calendar and used roll‑call votes to record outcomes.
Major items the Senate passed included: Senate Bill 172 (division of real estate amendments), which the body concurred with and recorded 26 yes, 0 nay votes; Senate Bill 127 (streamlined sales‑tax changes) passed concurrence with a 28–0 tally; Second Substitute Senate Bill 60 (local land‑use and development amendments) passed 27–0; Fifth Substitute Senate Bill 61 (privately owned health‑care organization task force) passed 28–0; and a package of House bills on the third‑reading calendar also cleared the floor, including House Bill 243 (repeal of geriatric care manager) and House Bill 297 (aggravated‑murder amendments), each recorded with unanimous or near‑unanimous support where noted.
Other recorded votes included First Substitute House Bill 211 (integrity of election results amendments), which passed after the adoption of a late amendment, and First Substitute House Bill 211 was returned to the House after a recorded 21–7–1 (yes/no/absent) vote on the amended measure. Second Substitute House Bill 256 (local government authority/eminent‑domain provisions) later passed on the third reading with a recorded 22–6–1 vote after amendment and extended floor debate.
Most bills passed by decisive margins and were transmitted for further House action or for enrollment and signature. The Senate clerk read communications from the House throughout the session noting that a number of Senate bills already had been signed by the speaker and were transmitted for the president's signature. Leadership said the pace reflected the close of the session and the need to move many items before adjournment.
What happens next: bills returned to the House will be acted on there; measures enrolled for signature will be sent to the governor after final processing.
