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Utah Senate quickly concurs with House on four bills, records roll-call passage
Summary
During a brief continuation of a special session, the Utah Senate concurred with House amendments on four Senate bills (SB 2001'SB 2004), recorded roll-call tallies for final passage, and appointed conferees before adjourning sine die.
The Utah State Senate, meeting in a special session, took concurrence votes on four House-amended Senate bills and completed its business before adjourning sine die.
A House message transmitted the amendments to Senate Bills 2001 through 2004 for further consideration. The bills addressed current fiscal-year budget adjustments (SB 2001), student achievement testing exceptions and a pilot program (SB 2002), higher education budget authority (SB 2003), and the deposit of interest earned on restricted funds (SB 2004).
Senator Hilliard moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 2001. Senators explained an adjustment that split a one-time reallocation of $60,000 between the Hale Theater and a food bank ($30,000 each). The Senate passed the motion; the roll call was recorded as 25 yes, 0 nay, 8 absent, and the bill was returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
Senator Stevenson moved to concur in SB 2002. The House amendment added a sunset (repeal) date on a pilot program (repeal 07/01/2010) and required the State Board of Education to submit recommendations to the interim committee by February about online assessments and pilot options. Senators spoke in favor; the roll call indicated passage (25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent).
Senator Bill moved to concur in SB 2003 (higher education budget authority). The motion passed by roll call (25 yes, 0 nay, 4 absent) and the bill was referred to the Speaker for signature.
Senator Higgins explained the House amendment to SB 2004 corrected an earlier drafting error so that interest earned on two separate "rainy day" funds would be deposited into their respective accounts (general fund vs. education fund). The Senate concurred and recorded final passage; the bill was returned to the House for signature.
Before adjourning sine die, the President appointed senators to conference and notification duties and thanked staff and interns for their work during the session. Representative Urquhart reported the House had completed work and was also ready to adjourn sine die.
