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Votes at a glance: Key Senate floor actions, Feb. 22, 2008
Summary
The Senate recorded final floor votes on multiple bills Feb. 22: SB283 (transportation funding clarification) and SB72 (Justice Court reforms) among others advanced; this roundup lists each bill, the recorded tally, and a one-sentence description of the action.
The Utah Senate took recorded votes on several bills on Feb. 22. Below are the measures that received recorded roll-calls on the floor that day, with outcomes as announced in the transcript.
- Senate Bill 283 (Transportation funding amendment): recorded 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absent. Sponsor: Senator Kilpak. Action: Clarifies language in prior $1,000,000,000 bond language to align statutory text with legislative intent on project prioritization.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 72 (Justice Court / Justice of the Peace amendments): recorded 25 yes, 1 no, 3 absent. Sponsor: Senator Hilliard. Action: Raised minimum education for new JPs to a bachelor’s degree, moved JPs to retention elections, established local nominating panels and created a common reporting requirement (implementation…
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