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Votes at a glance: Key Senate floor outcomes, March 2, 2009
Summary
On March 2 the Utah Senate advanced several measures to third reading or passed them on final questions, including SB29 (shareholder fluoride votes), SB78 (parking-lot firearms), House Bill 32 (rulemaking amendment), SR4 (obesity awareness) and SB67 (mining safety training); roll-call tallies and short notes are provided.
SALT LAKE CITY — A summary of key floor outcomes from the Utah Senate on March 2, 2009:
- First Substitute SB29 (Safe Drinking Water Act amendment): Passed the Senate floor roll call and placed on the third-reading calendar (20 yeas, 8 nays, 1 absent). The substitute extends notification and shareholder-vote provisions to privately held corporate public water systems.
- First Substitute SB78 (Parking-Lot Firearm Policy): Passed and placed on the third-reading calendar (25 yeas, 3 nays, 1 absent). The substitute requires employers who ban firearms in employee vehicles to provide free alternative parking or secured storage options and narrows punitive-damages exposure; it creates an AG filing process for federal-preemption claims.
- House Bill 32 (Amendments to agency rulemaking regarding criminal penalties): Senate recalled the bill to place an amendment, adopted Amendment No. 7, and recorded final passage (roll-call recorded in transcript; returned to the House for action).
- First Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (Obesity awareness): Adopted and placed on the third-reading calendar (23 yeas, 1 nay, 5 absent). The resolution designates September as National Obesity Month observance and encourages community engagement.
- Senate Bill 67 (Minors Safety and Training; mining safety training): Adopted after a minor amendment and placed on the third-reading calendar (24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent).
Several other bills were introduced or referred to committees, and the Rules Committee announced assignments. The Senate adjourned to reconvene at 9 a.m. the next morning.
This roundup lists floor outcomes reflected in the March 2 floor transcript; for full text and statutory changes, refer to the official enrolled legislation and committee reports.
