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Senate advances and passes multiple bills on Feb. 15; driver education measure fails then later passes after reconsideration
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 15 advanced and passed a package of bills (including HB90, HB222, SB149, SB182, SB75, HB23, HB30 and others) and debated several contested measures; extended floor debate centered on driver education (SB151) and funding for the Rocky Mountain Center (SB159). Vote tallies and outcomes are listed.
The Utah State Senate conducted a broad set of legislative actions on Feb. 15, 2005, including unanimous consent calendar approvals of noncontroversial items and floor votes on bills spanning public safety, health, education and consumer protections.
Key outcomes recorded on the floor included:
- House Bill 90 (Search & Rescue Advisory Board amendments): adopted unanimously in the Senate and recorded as passed with 25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent; returned for the Speaker’s signature.
- House Bill 222 (pilot program repeal cleanup): passed unanimously in the Senate (25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent) and returned to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 149 (Pete Suazo Athletic Commission amendments): passed on final passage with 29…
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