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Senate passes wide set of consent and concurrence items, recalls vehicle-inspection change for fiscal review
Summary
The Utah Senate cleared a broad consent calendar (multiple bills passed by voice or roll call) and recalled first substitute Senate Bill 22 (vehicle inspection frequency change) from enrolling after senators identified an unexpected fiscal impact; several concurrence calendar items also passed or were returned to the House for action.
The Utah State Senate completed a substantial portion of its consent and concurrence calendars and recorded votes on numerous routine and substantive bills. Several bills were approved and will be forwarded to the House, and one recently amended vehicle-inspection provision was recalled from enrolling for further review.
Clerk communications and committee reports led to the assignment of bills to standing committees, followed by consent-calendar votes. Notable recorded outcomes included Senate Bill 138 (Internal Service Fund Rate Committee Amendments) approved unanimously; House Bill 56 (midterm vacancy filing dates) passed 23–0; House Bill 234 (title revision to Protection of Personal Information Act) passed 26–0; and Senate Bill 158 (child support cash medical support conforming to federal Social Security Act changes) passed 24–0. Public-safety retiree benefit changes (Senate Bill 145) and collection/enforcement amendments (Senate Bill 108) also passed with recorded yea votes.
Senator Hilliard moved to recall first substitute Senate Bill 22 (vehicle inspection frequency amendments) from enrolling after discovering that a late change increasing the age threshold from 8 to 12 years had an unanticipated fiscal effect that, as drafted, would effectively eliminate funding for two highway patrol positions. The Senate approved recalling the bill and placing it on the third-reading calendar so the sponsor can work with House members to resolve the fiscal impact.
On the concurrence calendar, the body concurred with House amendments to several bills (for example, Senate Bill 24 and Senate Bill 25 were returned to the House after recorded votes). Where roll calls were requested or required, the chair recorded the yea/nay counts as reflected in the floor record.
The Senate also passed several resolutions honoring community organizations and commemorating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday; students from Foothill Elementary delivered a presentation on the Senate floor as part of special orders.
Routine enrollment and signing followed; the Senate adjourned to reconvene the following day at 10 a.m.
