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Votes at a glance: key actions taken by the Utah Senate Feb. 9, 2009
Summary
Summary list of bills and resolutions the Senate voted on Feb. 9, 2009, with outcomes and tallies as recorded on the floor.
The Senate recorded floor actions on multiple bills and resolutions on Feb. 9. Below are the items announced on the record and their outcomes as stated by the clerk or presiding officer.
- Senate Bill 93 (Building Authority Amendments): Passed by unanimous recorded vote; clerk recorded 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent. (Consent calendar)
- Senate Joint Resolution 2 (Topaz Museum and Civil Liberties Learning Center): Passed; clerk recorded 23 present voting favorably, 0 nay, 6 absent. (Consent calendar)
- First substitute Senate Bill 15 (Workers' Compensation premium assessment and workplace safety funding): Passed 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 37 (Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council Amendment): Passed 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 31 (Utah Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing Act): Passed 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 103 (Uniform Principal and Income Act Amendments): Passed 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 105 (Engineering and Computer Science Initiative Amendment): Passed (roll calls recorded 28–29 yea depending on final tally), 0 nay, 1 absent reported earlier; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 104 (Higher Education Scholarship Program Amendments): Passed 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 88 (Administrative Rulemaking Act Amendments): Passed 29 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent; referred to the House.
- First substitute Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Renewable Energy System): Amendment to add 'nuclear' failed in floor debate (standing vote 11–14); the first substitute SJR1 then passed by roll call 27–1 with 1 absent; will be referred to the House.
- Senate Joint Resolution 3 (Appointment of Legislative General Counsel — John Fellows): Passed and referred to the House (committee of the whole introduction followed by endorsement on the floor).
- Senate Bill 111 (Healthcare Workforce Financial Assistance Program Amendments): Read for third time and voted; failed on roll call (clerk announced 10 yea votes, 16 nay votes) and will be filed.
- Senate Bill 97 (Good Samaritan Act for engineers): Uncircled and read for third time; recorded 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent.
Note: Tallies and outcomes are drawn from floor announcements and clerk records as spoken on the record during the Feb. 9 session.
