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Senate advances multiple bills and resolutions on Jan. 29, 2009; roll-call outcomes and calendar moves
Summary
The Senate passed or placed several bills and resolutions on the third-reading calendar, including SB97, SB92, SB100 and SB122; SR1 and SR2 were also moved forward. Several bills were circled for further work, and the session adjourned until the next day.
On Day 10 of the 2009 Utah legislative session the Senate completed multiple procedural and final actions.
Passed or advanced to third reading: - Senate Bill 97 (Good Samaritan Act for Engineers): Passed on third reading (25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent) and will be sent to the House for consideration. - Senate Bill 92 (local government cooperation with school boards): Passed and will be referred to the House (27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent as recorded on the floor). - Senate Bill 100 (Financial and Economic Literacy Amendments): Placed at the bottom of the third-reading calendar after a committee-level presentation; recorded 23 yea, 0 nay, 6 absent. - Senate Bill 122 (Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act): Passed and was placed at the bottom of the third-reading calendar. - First substitute Senate Bill 117 (Advanced Healthcare Directive Act Amendments): Passed and will be referred to the House (first substitute received 27 yea, 1 nay, 1 absent).
Resolutions: - Senate Resolution 1 (supporting the Ecumenical Patriarchate): Adopted unanimously in committee and passed on the floor; placed at bottom of third-reading calendar. - Senate Resolution 2 (support for the Narrows Water Project): Passed the Senate by recorded vote (21 yea, 8 nay) and will be placed on the third-reading calendar.
Other procedural actions included adoption of the rules committee report assigning numerous bills to standing committees and placing several committee-reported bills on the consent calendar. Multiple bills were circled for further work, including SB111, SB115 and SB119. The Senate adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. the following day.
