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Utah Senate adopts committee reports, assigns bills to committees and calendars; tables property-tax equalization bill
Summary
On Feb. 20, 2009, the Utah Senate adopted committee reports, assigned numerous bills to standing committees and placed sets of bills on the second-reading and consent calendars; the Revenue and Taxation Committee tabled Senate Bill 46 (school property tax equalization). The body recessed for caucus.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 20 adopted a slate of committee reports and moved dozens of bills forward on the legislative calendar while tabling one school property tax measure for further consideration.
Sen. Margaret Dayton moved "I move adoption of the committee report," asking the Senate to adopt the rules committee's recommendations for assigning bills to standing committees. The motion was carried by voice vote after the chair called for the question. Earlier in the morning the clerk reported 28 of 29 members were present, constituting a quorum.
Committee chairs reported favorable recommendations on a series of bills. Among items announced were that the Revenue and Taxation Committee reported favorably on Senate Bill 205 (Community Development and Renewal Agency Amendments) and that Workforce Services and other committees had favorable reports on multiple House and Senate bills. Many of the reported bills were placed on the second-reading calendar in the order read or designated for the consent calendar.
The Senate also received a communication from the governor's office stating that on Feb. 20, 2009 Gov. John M. Huntsman Jr. signed House Concurrent Resolution 8, supporting Bureau of Land Management resource management plans, and forwarded it to the lieutenant governor for filing.
The Revenue and Taxation Committee announced it had tabled Senate Bill 46, "School Property Tax Equalization Amendments" (sponsored by Sen. Morgan); the committee said the bill will be referred to the Rules Committee for filing. No final action on that measure was taken on the floor.
Sen. Kilpach (transcript spelling varies) moved to adopt the committee reports and place the listed bills at the bottom of the second-reading calendar; that motion also passed by voice vote. A separate motion to place a set of bills on the consent calendar was made and carried, sending those items forward without separate floor debate.
The Senate introduced several bills for first reading and referral to the Rules Committee, including Senate Bill 188 (Improvement District), Senate Bill 214 (Office of Consumer Services Act) and Senate Bill 235 (redistribution of sales and use tax revenues and property tax adjustments), sponsored by Sen. Valentine.
Before taking up business, the chamber recognized students from Uinta, Union and Uinta River high schools who received a $5,000 State Farm grant to work with Utah State University on an environmental recycling project.
The body recessed for caucus until 11:10 a.m. after a motion from Sen. Kelpak carried by voice vote. The Senate is scheduled to resume consideration of second-reading and consent-calendar items following the recess.
