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Votes at a glance: Key measures the Utah Senate passed on Day 44
Summary
The Senate disposed of a large consent slate and passed multiple concurrence and third-reading bills, ranging from licensing and retirement adjustments to energy and public-safety measures; several bills were amended and returned to the House for further action.
On Day 44 of the 2006 session the Utah Senate advanced a broad set of bills, many under suspension of the rules or by unanimous/near-unanimous roll-call votes. Below is a concise roundup of notable floor actions, outcomes and vote tallies recorded on the chamber floor.
- Senate Bill 160 (physician licensing amendments): Concurred with House amendments; final passage recorded as 26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent; referred to the House.
- Third substitute Senate Bill 71 (consumer credit protection): Concurred with House amendments and passed with 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 84 (nonprofit entity amendments): Concurred with House amendments; final passage recorded and returned to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 37 (income tax / taxation of individuals, estates and trusts): Concurred with House amendments; final passage 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent.
- House Bill 244 (aggravated assault by prisoners): Final passage 28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent; to be signed in open session and returned to the Speaker.
- House Bill 127 (LLC series provisions): Amendment adopted; final passage 29 yes, 0 nay, 0 absent; referred to the House.
- First substitute House Bill 6 (utility improvement districts): Passed 29-0; to be enrolled.
- House Bill 461 (Veterans Nursing Home extension bond authorization): Passed 28-0, 1 absent.
- House Bill 125 (long-term care for inmates): Passed 28-0, 1 absent.
- House Bill 254 (childcare licensing restrictions): Passed 26-0, 3 absent.
- House Bill 11 (retirement office amendments): Passed 27-0, 2 absent.
- House Bill 209 (partial lump-sum retirement payment options): Passed 27-0, 2 absent.
- House Bill 221 (ambulance/paramedic billing): Passed 29-0.
- House Bill 293 (oversized and overweight transportation permits): Passed 28-0, 1 absent.
- House Bill 102 (sentencing for first-degree felony murder): Passed 28-0, 1 absent.
- House Bill 138 (Mercury Switch Removal Act — first substitute): Passed 26 yes, 1 no, 2 absent; returned to the House.
- First substitute House Bill 47 (sales tax diversion for water projects): Passed 21 yes, 5 no, 3 absent; referred to the House.
- House Bill 80 (energy savings in state buildings): Passed 29-0.
This roundup includes floor actions taken during the recorded session and reflects votes read into the record by chamber staff. Bills amended in the Senate were referred back to the House where applicable. For procedural clarifications and implementation details, the Senate referred many items to the appropriate departments and committees for follow-up.
