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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate orders dozens of House bills for further action and passes multiple measures
Summary
On Feb. 2, 2005 the Utah Senate advanced and passed a series of mostly housekeeping and policy bills (third‑reading and committee placements). Key outcomes: H.B.176, H.B.10, H.B.26 (amended), H.B.15, H.B.19, H.B.37, H.B.20, H.B.6, H.B.16, H.B.52, H.B.8, H.B.185, first substitute H.B.28, and H.B.54 all moved forward with recorded tallies; H.B.51 was circled for amendment.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 2, 2005 moved a bundle of House bills through readings and votes, handling routine housekeeping measures alongside a handful of substantive items. Below are floor actions recorded in the session.
What passed or advanced (selected roll‑call tallies read on the floor):
- House Bill 176 (statutory cleanup): 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent. Ordered returned to the House for enrollment.
- House Bill 10 (Employment Security Act amendments): 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent. Passed and returned to House for signature.
- House Bill 26 (conveyances of property) — adopted amendment clarifying special warranty deed language: 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent. Passed as amended and returned to House for further consideration.
- House Bill 15 (repeal state debt collection advisory board): 25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent. Passed and returned to House for signature.
- House Bill 19 (procurement code renumbering): 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent. Passed.
- House Bill 37 (administrative rules reauthorization): 25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent. Passed and returned to House.
- House Bill 20 (calling local special elections for sales and use tax matters): 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent. Passed.
- House Bill 6 (master highway designation amendments): 25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent. Passed.
- House Bill 16 (repeal vehicle equipment safety commission): 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent. Passed.
- House Bill 52 (fire prevention — licensing for water‑based suppression work): 25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent. Passed.
- House Bill 8 (child protection team meetings): 24 yes, 0 nay, 5 absent. Passed.
- House Bill 51 (electronic payments to local government): circled for amendment; action postponed.
- House Bill 185 (Utah Computer Crimes Act amendments): passed (vote recorded and bill returned to House following amendment).
- First substitute House Bill 28 (juvenile justice recodification): 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent. Passed as amended and returned to House.
- House Bill 7 (individual income tax contributions for education): ordered read for third time (26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent).
- House Bill 14 (bond election process amendments): ordered read for third time (25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent).
- House Bill 170 (extension of low‑income housing tax credits): ordered read for third time (27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent).
- House Bill 5 (disabled motorcycle parking): moved to third reading after an uncircling motion; recorded 23 yes, 5 no, 1 absent when ordered for third reading.
- House Bill 54 (criminal appeal amendments): ordered read for the third time (27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent).
Notes: Several bills passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous margins and will be signed by the Senate president in open session and returned to the House for the speaker’s signature as required. H.B.51 and S.B.49 were circled for drafting amendments.
