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Senate advances multiple bills in Jan. 20 session; votes at a glance
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a slate of third‑reading measures on Jan. 20, 2005, including a rules recodification, tax and registration changes, tourism funding and liability and trust‑fund amendments. Several measures passed unanimously or with large majorities; one liability bill was advanced after extended debate.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 20, 2005, passed a series of bills on third reading and sent them to the House for consideration, while advancing other measures to later action.
Among measures the Senate passed were Senate Joint Resolution 4 (rules recodification), which cleared the body by roll call with 27 yes, 0 nay and 2 absent; Senate Bill 11 (initiative‑petition signature verification), Senate Bill 76 (Navajo Trust Fund sunset extension) and Senate Bill 36 (clarification on sales and use taxation for retrieving pawnshop collateral), all recorded as passing on unanimous or near‑unanimous votes. First substitute Senate Bill 23 — a change in non‑automobile vehicle registration to an age‑based system and the removal of a previously proposed ‘hold harmless’ provision for counties — also passed as substituted.
Senate Bill 78 (technical corrections to optional county…
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