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Votes at a glance: bills moved on Jan. 18 Senate floor
Summary
A number of bills were moved forward on the January 18 Senate floor, including unanimous or near-unanimous third-reading placements for technical and policy bills (SB 25, SB 143, SB 21, SB 40, SB 7, SB 29) and other calendar actions.
On Jan. 18 the Utah Senate moved several bills through routine third-reading placement or final passage and referred them to the House or the appropriate committees. Key items advanced or acted on during the floor session included:
- SR 1 (Senate rules/consent calendar): Passed by roll call (27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent); to be signed by the president and referred to legislative research. - SB 25 (coordination with tribal leaders): Passed (28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent); referred to the House. - SB 143 (reviser statute, technical corrections): Passed (28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent); referred to the House. - SB 21 (Employment Security Amendments): Passed (28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent); referred to the House. - SB 40 (mine safety and certification): Passed (28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent); referred to the House. - SB 7 (child protection amendments): Passed (28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent); referred to the House. - SB 29 (telecommunications sales-tax exemption): Uncircled and passed (28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent); referred to the House.
Several other committee reports and bills were placed on the second- and third-reading calendars per the rules committee report. Where roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript, they are listed above; if a specific tally was not recorded for a motion in the transcript, the item is listed as "moved" or "referred" as recorded on the floor.
The Senate adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. the next day.
