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Senate advances multiple bills on consent calendar and third reading; votes at a glance
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a slate of consent-calendar and third‑reading bills Feb. 23, 2005, including SB96 (Commerce Service Fund amendment), HB283 (real estate), HB139 (local school board), HB145 (telecommunication fund adjustments for ASL training), HB67 (abandoned vehicles), SB60 (land use rewrite), SB205 (debt-collection rulemaking), SB154 (highway patrol retirement changes), SB13 (reservist tuition waiver and tax subtraction), SB212 (daycare complaints), SB204 (water community substitute) and HB91 (disabled veterans plates); recorded tallies and outcomes are listed below.
The Utah State Senate recorded votes on a series of bills on Feb. 23, 2005, advancing numerous items to the House or to final action as noted below.
Key outcomes and tallies
- Senate Bill 96 (Commerce Service Fund Amendment): Passed on the consent calendar; recorded 25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent. Senator Bell framed the bill as returning excess commerce fund balances to the general fund to be subject to the appropriations process.
- House Bill 283 (Real Estate Amendments): Passed on the consent calendar; recorded 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent. The bill clarifies that business-license fees apply to the broker's principal place of business rather than individual agents.
- House Bill 139 (Local School Board Amendments): Passed on consent; recorded 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent. The bill removes ambiguity on replacement procedures for local school board presidents and vice presidents.
- House…
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