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Votes at a glance: bills the Senate advanced or passed Feb. 19, 2007
Summary
The Senate moved a number of bills through second and third readings on Feb. 19, 2007. This roundup lists notable bills, brief descriptions, and recorded floor vote tallies where given.
The Utah Senate handled many bills on Feb. 19, moving several across calendars and recording final votes on multiple measures. Below are the notable outcomes recorded on the floor (tallies are taken from the session transcript where recorded):
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 17 (traffic code amendments): Conference committee report adopted; final passage recorded as 26 yes, 1 nay, 2 absent; bill referred to the House. Sponsor discussion noted careless driving language returned to the bill and confirmed a left-lane move-over requirement.
- Senate Bill 39 (Public Safety Retirement Death Benefit Modifications): Sponsor Senator Griner explained the change raising survivor benefit from 65% to 75%; unanimous voice and recorded vote showed 28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 247 (retirement systems membership exclusion): Passed on consent with a recorded tally of 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent and referred to the House.
- First Substitute House Bill 46 (disaster recovery funding): Sponsor explained creation of restricted emergency disaster funds for state and optional local accounts; unanimous recorded tally of 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent; signed by the President in open session for transmittal.
- House Bill 279 (camcorder piracy / media piracy prohibitions): Brought forward at sponsor's request and, after the question was called, recorded 28 yes, 0 nay, 1 absent; returned to the Speaker for signature.
- House Bill 271 (corporation law amendments): Passed under suspension of rules with recorded tallies reflecting passage and transmittal for signature (floor records 26–27 yes votes depending on the read); referred to the House for signature.
- A variety of other bills and resolutions were read for second/third time or placed on the third-reading calendar, including SB138 (administrative rule penalty clarifications), SB217 (science and technology education program), SB176 (business assistance pilot), and several concurrent resolutions; many were approved under suspension of rules or on consent and will be referred to the House where indicated in the transcript.
This roundup does not list every motion and procedural action recorded during the lengthy calendar session. Where exact tallies were stated on the record, they are reproduced above; for items without an explicit numeric roll call in the transcript excerpt, the item is described as recorded as passed or advanced per the clerk’s floor announcement.
Ending: The Senate recessed the floor until 2:00 p.m. for committee meetings and lunch; several items were circled for later consideration or returned to rules as noted in individual entries above.
