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Floor Roundup: Major Bills Advanced or Passed by Utah Senate on Jan. 11, 2007
Summary
The Senate adopted committee assignments, confirmed appointments, and advanced or passed a slate of bills including S.B.17 (traffic code amendments), S.B.22 (sales & use tax clarifications), S.B.97 (constitutional commission membership), and others; recorded tallies are provided for votes taken on the floor.
The Utah Senate covered a broad legislative agenda on Jan. 11, adopting committee reports, confirming gubernatorial appointments, and advancing or passing multiple bills on the third- and second-reading calendars. Below is a concise list of floor actions with results as recorded in open session.
Votes at a glance
- Committee reports adopted / assignments made: Committee reports and assignment recommendations from the Rules Committee were adopted by voice vote and placed on appropriate calendars.
- Confirmations (governor appointments): Confirmed (roll call) 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. (Governor John M. Huntsman Jr. communication.)
- First substitute S.B.17 (traffic code amendments): Passed the Senate and referred to the House (first substitute: 19 yes, 9 no, 1 absent).
- S.B.97 (constitutional revision commission membership): Passed 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- S.B.22 (sales & use tax exemptions for government and higher-education materials): Passed 26 yes, 1 no, 2 absent; referred to the House.
- House Bill 40 (fuel tax funding requirements): Passed 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent; signed in open session for return to the Speaker.
- Senate Joint Resolution 2 (permanent state trust fund/tobacco settlement): Passed 27 yes, 1 no, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- S.B.15 (Workforce Services reporting misuse of identifying information): Advanced to third reading (roll call recorded during proceedings; personal explanations given by members).
- S.B.96 (sales & use tax exemptions for disposable home medical supplies): Advanced to third reading (discussion noted a multi-year fiscal implication).
- S.B.9 (nonprofit corporation amendments): Advanced to third reading after extended floor discussion of applicability to water companies and other nonprofits.
- House Bill 56 (emergency epinephrine administration): Circled / tabled on third pending fiscal note and further committee consideration.
- S.B.48 (coal mining and reclamation amendments): Advanced to third reading (to maintain federal SMCRA primacy).
- S.B.109 (transfers of structured settlements): Advanced with recorded vote (20 yes, 9 no), after debate on consumer choice and predatory factoring companies.
- S.B.46 (local health department disease-outbreak preparedness): Advanced (unanimous support recorded) to third reading.
- S.B.52 (health regulations for public indoor tanning beds): Advanced to third reading (26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent).
Procedural notes: Several bills were circled to allow sponsors to offer amendments or for fiscal notes to be reviewed; the Senate recessed into committee meetings after floor business and adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.
This roundup compiles vote tallies and next steps recorded on the Senate floor; for full bill text and enacted language, consult the legislative clerk and posted bill files.
