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Senate recedes from its amendments and adopts first substitute for House Bill 30
Summary
The Utah Senate receded from its earlier amendments to House Bill 30 and adopted a first-substitute version that incorporates the House’s changes and two line edits (removal of the word “commercial” and changing an October date to July). The first substitute passed by roll call, 25–0, with four absent.
The Utah Senate voted to recede from its amendments to House Bill 30 (Commercial Motor Vehicle Amendments) and then adopted a first-substitute version combining both the Senate’s and House’s text, Senate President announced on Feb. 10, 2009.
Senator Van Tassel moved that the Senate recede from its amendments so the bill could be returned to the House in its original form. After procedural discussion, the body approved the motion to recede and then moved to substitute the first-substitute House Bill 30 into the record. Senators debated only briefly before approving two specific line edits in the substitute: striking the word “commercial” on line 20 and replacing “October” with “July” on line 2-26. The amendment to the substitute carried by voice vote.
A roll-call vote followed on passage of the first-substitute House Bill 30 as amended. The Senate roll call recorded 25 yeas, 0 nays and 4 absent; the President declared the measure passed by the body and ordered it returned to the House for further action and concurrence.
Senator Van Tassel explained the procedure was triggered because the House had sent back the bill with additional amendments that were not reflected in the version the Senate had signed and the chamber needed to receive and adopt a substitute that incorporated both sets of changes before returning the measure.
The next procedural step is for the House to consider the Senate’s action and either concur in the substitute or request further action. The Senate’s action does not by itself change policy beyond the edits the chamber approved; it restores a version of the bill that includes both chambers’ intended amendments and corrects two drafting items the Senate identified.
