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Senate clears broad slate of house and senate bills; energy amendment tabled
Summary
During a busy Feb. 14, 2007 floor session the Utah Senate passed a range of House and Senate measures— including HB76, SB52, HB259, HB69, HB34, HB97, HB99, HB227 and others—most by lopsided margins; HB243 (energy policy amendments) was tabled on third reading after questions about a fiscal note.
The Utah Senate spent Feb. 14, 2007 moving a large number of House and Senate bills through concurrence, third reading and final passage votes, adopting committee reports and handling second‑reading business.
Notable floor actions and announced tallies recorded on the floor included: - HB76 (public safety dispatcher compensation): passed on the consent calendar, announced 26–0 (3 absent). - SB52 (health regulations for public indoor tanning beds): concurrence and final passage announced 29–0. - HB259 (mechanics lien for certain new-development housing): final passage announced 29–0. - HB69 (county and municipal land‑use provisions regarding schools): passed 27–2. - HB34 (sales & use tax exemptions for property brought into Utah by nonresidents): passed 29–0. - HB97 (off‑highway vehicle registration checkoff to support trails): passed 26–3 after floor questions about administration and voluntary nature of the checkoff. - HB99 (water loan program amendments): passed 27–0. - HB227 (motorboat liability insurance revisions to add airboats to definition/exemptions): passed 28–0. - HB200 (standardizing documents filed with county recorder): amended to delay implementation to 09/01/2007 and passed 27–0. - HB247 (special service district authority to provide jail facilities): passed 26–0. - HB257 (open and public meeting act amendment): passed 25–0. - HB96 (motor vehicle dealer amendment): passed 24–0. - HB215 (school reporting amendments, as amended): passed and moved to third reading. - HB243 (energy policy amendments): received sustained fiscal‑note questions and was tabled on third reading at the request of Senator Hilliard.
Floor activity also included a motion that the Senate refuse to concur with House amendments to first substitute SB17 (traffic code amendments); that motion passed and the refusal will be communicated back to the House.
Senators used a mix of voice votes and roll‑call tallies; the transcript contains the floor’s announced numerical tallies that are reported above. Several roll‑call readouts in the automated transcript contained transcription artifacts when names were read; the chambers’ announced tallies are used for the summary.
The Senate recessed for lunch and caucus at noon and planned to reconvene at 2 p.m.
