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Votes at a glance: bills advanced on Feb. 23 include education, insurance and community-impact measures
Summary
The Senate moved numerous house bills and resolutions forward on Feb. 23, including HB191 (captive insurance), HB201 (annuities), HB74 (tuition program), HB188 (education appropriation), HB224 (community impact board), HB155 (ag co-op), HB156 (dairy promotion), SJR20 and HCR10; most measures were advanced by recorded roll calls as noted.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 23 processed a series of House bills and resolutions, moving many to third reading or passing them under suspension of the rules. Key outcomes recorded on the floor include:
- House Bill 191 (captive insurance law amendments): Introduced by Senator Kilpack to make Utah competitive for captive insurers; read for third time after a roll call that recorded 22 yes, 0 nay, 6 absent. - House Bill 201 (life insurance and annuities amendments): Sponsored by Representative Dunnigan and presented by Senator Bramble; read for third time (24 yes, 0 nay, 5 absent). - Second Substitute House Bill 74 (tuition program for students seeking special-education licensure): Presented by Senator Evans; floor discussion noted a fiscal-note question but the second substitute was reported to third reading (25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent). - Second Substitute House Bill 188 (public education job enhancement appropriations): Substituted and debated; recorded as substituted and readied for third reading (25 yes, 1 nay, 3 absent). Debate included discussion of reducing a proposed $15,000,000 package to a smaller $2.5 million one-time allocation in current drafts. - House Bill 224 (Permanent Community Impact Fund Board membership): Moved to third reading (25 yes, 3 nay, 1 absent); bill changes board membership to add representatives from high-producing counties and remove the State Board of Education/Regents seats. - House Bill 155 (agricultural co-op amendments): Clarifies patronage rights (Pitner’s dividends) and moved for third reading (24 yes, 0 nay, 5 absent). - House Bill 156 (Dairy Promotion Act amendments): Changes to local retention of promotion assessments; read for third time (recorded votes, no recorded nay votes). - SJR 20 (recognizing Dixie State College retiring president Robert Huddleston): Passed under suspension of the rules (25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent) and sent to the House for scheduling of a presentation. - HCR 10 (honoring Waldo Wilcox for preserving Range Creek): Adopted under suspension of the rules (27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent) and to be signed by the president in open session.
Several items were also lifted from committee calendars or substituted (for example, SJR12 and SSB170). The Senate concluded the day by directing that bills not reported out of standing committees after their last scheduled meeting be returned to Rules with a committee report, and adjourned until 9 a.m. the following day.
