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Votes at a glance: multiple third‑reading bills cleared by the Utah Senate
Summary
The Senate cleared a block of third‑reading items including SB10 (search warrant amendments), SB11 (venture capital fund increase), SB12 (election law cleanups), SB13 (residency amendments as amended), SB16 (exoneration compensation), SB18 (public safety retirement benefit), SB19 (public safety COLA), SB15 (first substitute DUI package), and SB20 (municipal government substitute), forwarding them to the House where applicable.
Below is a concise list of third‑reading actions and recorded outcomes from the Utah Senate on Jan. 23, 2008. Each entry lists the bill, a short description (as stated on the floor) and the Senate roll‑call result.
- Senate Bill 10 — Search Warrant Procedure Amendment (Sen. Greiner). Passed the Senate 27 yes, 0 nay, 2 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 11 — Utah Venture Capital Enhancement Act amendment (Sen. Jenkins): increases fund of funds financing (floor discussion cited raising from $100,000,000 to $300,000,000). Passed 27–0, 2 absent; referred to House.
- Senate Bill 12 — Election Law Modifications (Sen. Knudson). Technical and clean‑up changes discussed; manual vote required due to system issues. Passed 27–0, 2 absent; referred to House.
- First substitute, Senate Bill 13 — Candidate residency/resolution to address school district boundary changes (Sen. Knudson). Amendment No.1 adopted; final passage 26–0, 3 absent; referred to House.
- First substitute, Senate Bill 13 — Note: amendment addressed holding‑harmless for candidates whose district boundaries changed before the election.
- Senate Bill 16 — Exoneration and Innocence Assistance (Sen. Bell). Passed 23–1, 5 absent; referred to House (see separate article for details).
- Senate Bill 18 — Public Safety Retirement Death Benefit Modification (Sen. Greiner). Amendment adopted; passed 26–0, 3 absent; referred to House.
- Senate Bill 19 — Enhanced Public Safety Retirement COLA option (Sen. Walker). Passed 27–0, 2 absent; referred to House.
- First substitute, Senate Bill 15 — DUI / impaired driving substitute (Sen. Walker). Substitute passed 28–0, 1 absent; ordered for third reading and advancement; see main article for details.
- First substitute, Senate Bill 20 — Municipal Government Amendment (Sen. Walker). First substitute passed 27–0, 2 absent; ordered for third reading and advancement.
Several other bills were introduced and assigned to committees during the morning; standing committee reports were adopted and various committee recommendations were placed on the second‑reading calendar.
These outcomes were recorded on the Senate floor and will be transmitted to the House or handled per Senate procedure for each bill.
