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Votes at a glance: bills and confirmations passed in Utah Senate special session
Summary
The Utah Senate during the May 2009 special session passed four Senate bills and three House bills, and consented to multiple gubernatorial appointments; this roundup lists each bill, sponsor, and final Senate vote as read into the record.
SALT LAKE CITY — In a special session called in May 2009, the Utah State Senate considered several bills and executive appointments and completed the work listed in the governor’s proclamation. The Senate passed four Senate bills, three House bills, and consented to a slate of gubernatorial appointments; all measures were sent to the House and to the governor as appropriate.
Key Senate actions reported on the floor:
- Senate Bill 1,001 (Forest Reserve Fund Amendment), sponsor Senator Okerlund: passed the Senate after substitution; President announced the first substitute received 26 yea votes, 0 nay, 3 absent and the measure was referred to the House for action.
- Senate Bill 1,002 (Legal Notice Amendment), sponsor Senator Urquhart: the first substitute was adopted to correct technical drafting issues around public-notice language; roll call and passage were recorded and the bill was transmitted to the House.
- Senate Bill 1,003 (Disposition of Registration Fee Revenues), sponsor Senator Kilpock: the bill corrects accounting for a $0.50 commercial-vehicle registration fee increase and places the proceeds in the intended account; the Senate recorded passage (transcript recorded 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent) and advanced the bill to the House.
- Senate Bill 1,004 (Supplemental Appropriations Adjustments), sponsor Senator Hilliard: discussed in detail (see separate story). The Senate held a roll-call vote and announced the bill passed.
House measures considered and passed by the Senate for transmission to the governor included:
- House Bill 1,001 (Subdivision Approval Amendments), sponsor Representative Webb (handled in Senate by Senator Urquhart): the bill clarifies a one-acre carve-off procedure and was passed on a roll-call vote (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent) and returned to the House for the Speaker’s signature.
- House Bill 1,002 (Conditions for Requesting and Disclosing Information under the Employment Selection Procedures Act), sponsor Representative Harper (handled in Senate by Senator Maine): the first substitute clarified when employers may request sensitive applicant information and how that information must be protected; the Senate recorded final passage (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent).
- House Bill 1,003 (Appropriations Adjustments Related to Federal Funds), handled by Senator Hilliard: the bill reallocates stimulus (ARRA) education stabilization funds, adjusts Medicaid matching funding, and authorizes certain pass-through grants to local governments and higher-education institutions; the final roll-call was recorded as 26 yea, 1 nay, 2 absent.
Advice-and-consent session:
The Senate considered a list of gubernatorial appointments transmitted under Utah Code and gave consent by roll call; President announced the appointments were consented to by a vote of 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent.
Procedural notes from the floor: the Senate temporarily suspended the rules to avoid reading bill titles and to expedite second- and third-reading consideration during the special session. President Wadhams appointed delegations to notify the governor and the House the Senate had completed the work called for in the governor’s proclamation; the session adjourned after the actions were completed.
