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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate actions on Jan. 24, 2007
Summary
Quick reference to bills taken up on Jan. 24: SB23 (child support) and SB42 (PDL) passed (floor tallies announced); SB38 and SB131 also passed; several House bills were read for third or placed on calendar.
The Utah Senate recorded these notable actions on Jan. 24, 2007.
- Second Substitute SB23 (child support guidelines, sponsor Senator Greg Bell): Passed the Senate (announced tally on floor: 26 yes, 3 no, 0 absent). Referred to the House.
- SB38 (authorizing an additional juvenile court judge, sponsor Senator Walker): Passed the Senate (28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). Referred to the House; fiscal note to be addressed during appropriation decisions.
- SB42 (preferred drug list / Medicaid pharmacy): Amended on the floor (Amendment #2 under Senator Kilpach permitting handwritten "dispense as written" overrides and prohibiting preprinted DAW pads) and passed as amended (announced tally: 29 yes, 0 no). Department of Health to report to Health & Human Services Committee by Aug. 2008 and to the general session in 2009.
- SB131 (defines Senate retirement committee membership, sponsor Senator Bramble): Considered under suspension of the rules and passed (27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent). Referred to the House.
House bills handled under chamber rules: - HB20 (State Water Week): Read for third time (announced: 26 yes, 1 no, 2 absent). - HB4 (organized retail theft): Read for third time and recorded (announced: 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absent). - HB5 (Internet predator penalties): Read for third time and placed on the table pending fiscal note approval. - HB9 (health care costs and quality data): Read for third time (announced: 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absent); sponsor and other senators noted questions about the fiscal note and possible federal matching funds.
Procedural notes: several committee reports were adopted at the start of the session and multiple bills were assigned to standing committees. SB17 (traffic code amendments) was substituted and the floor considered technical and enforcement-related amendments late in the day.
