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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions on March 5
Summary
A compact roundup of bills the Utah Senate placed on the third‑reading calendar, passed, or tabled during the March 5 floor session, with outcomes recorded by the clerk.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate recorded several procedural and final votes on March 5. Key actions include:
- House Bill 152 (Appraisal Management Company Regulation): Uncircled and moved toward third reading; clerk recorded 23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent; placed at the bottom of the third‑reading calendar.
- First substitute House Bill 296 (Schools for the Deaf and Blind): Passed first substitute for third reading; clerk recorded 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; placed on the third‑reading calendar.
- First substitute House Bill 151 (Motor Vehicle Forfeiture Amendment): Passed (first substitute) with clerk recording 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent; returned to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 184 (Court filing fees): Amendment No. 3 adopted and first substitute passed as amended; clerk recorded 22 yea, 2 nay, 5 absent; forwarded to the House.
- Second substitute House Bill 188 (Health system reform, NetCare): Passed as amended and returned to the House (floor debate extensive; see full article).
- House Bill 140 (Motor vehicle registration fee amendments): Uncircled and placed on third reading (28–0–1) then tabled on third at the request of Appropriations to resolve fiscal concerns.
- First substitute Senate Bill 70 (Department of Environmental Quality amendments): Passed and placed on the third‑reading calendar (24 yea, 1 nay, 4 absent).
- First substitute Senate Bill 228 (Prohibition on internet sales of tobacco products): Passed first substitute and placed at the bottom of third reading (23 yea, 1 nay, 5 absent).
Several other measures were read for the first time and referred to rules; the Senate adjourned until 8:00 a.m. the next day.
