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Votes at a glance: Key bills passed Jan. 26 in the Utah Senate
Summary
On Jan. 26 the Utah Senate approved a set of bills on the consent and third-reading calendars, including SB 51 (DUI enforcement fund allocation), SB 42 (PDL amendments), SB 86 (repeal libel/slander criminal provisions), SB 93 (rural partnership board per diem), HB 14 (election law revisions), HB 41 (sales/use tax technical correction), HB 22 (motor vehicle code fixes), and SJR 2 (permanent state trust resolution moved forward).
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate adopted a number of bills and resolutions on Jan. 26 during a long floor session. Highlights and outcomes below are taken from the Senate calendar and roll-call votes recorded on the floor.
• Senate Bill 51 (Alcoholic beverage enforcement/DUI restricted account amendment) — Adopted on the consent calendar to allow reallocation of undistributed DUI enforcement funds toward effective DUI enforcement or education programs. Senate recorded 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absent; referred to the House (SEG 240–295).
• Senate Bill 42 (Preferred Drug List / dispense-as-written amendments) — Amended on the floor to require that any medical-necessity override be documented in the patient’s medical file and to add reporting on override frequency; final roll-call: 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent; referred to the House (SEG 519–807).
• Senate Bill 86 (Repeal of libel and slander criminal provisions) — Sponsor summarized prior discussion and moved passage; vote recorded 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent; referred to the House (SEG 818–872).
• Senate Bill 93 (Governor's rural partnership board membership/per diem) — Passed without debate; recorded roll-call votes indicate unanimous support as read (SEG 876–891).
• House Bill 14 (Election law revisions) — Presented by Senator Knudson and passed on final passage vote; will be signed in open session and returned to the Speaker (SEG 952–1004).
• House Bill 41 (Sales and use tax technical correction for common carriers) — Senator Bramble said the fiscal note indicated no fiscal impact; HB 41 passed (SEG 1010–1077).
• House Bill 22 (Motor vehicle code revisions) — Corrects reporting on hit-and-runs and permits certain fine waivers; passed (SEG 1083–1120).
• First substitute Senate Bill 17 (Traffic code amendments) — Uncircled and debated; sponsor moved the first substitute to third-reading calendar after debate and procedural votes (SEG 1195–1530). Procedural tallies recorded during the day placed the bill on the third-reading calendar for continued work.
• Senate Bill 18 (Second substitute — use of oil and gas revenues) and Senate Joint Resolution 2 (permanent state trust fund) — SB 18 (second substitute) was advanced with a recorded tally for third-reading scheduling and will go to the House; SJR 2 was read for third time and recorded to move forward (SEG 1788–2243; SEG 2379–2440).
Formal roll-call tallies and outcomes are recorded on the Senate floor and attached to the official legislative journal; the counts above are reflected in the transcript of the Jan. 26 session.
