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Votes at a glance: key bills voted by the Utah Senate on March 5, 2010
Summary
On March 5 the Utah Senate moved several bills through concurrence, second and final passages (including bills on rainwater harvesting, wireless-phone restrictions, vision screening, municipal boundary fixes and multiple technical measures). Tallies below reflect floor counts as recorded during the session.
The Senate recorded final actions and concurrence votes on multiple bills during the March 5, 2010 session. Below are key items and outcomes as read on the floor:
- House Bill 341 (Uniform Athlete Agent) — final passage on consent: recorded 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent; signed by President and returned to the House.
- Second substitute House Bill 388 (Mobile Home Park Revisions) — circled then passed on consent; recorded 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent; returned to the House for further action.
- House Bill 161 (Voter Registration Amendment) — passed by voice/record on consent: recorded 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent.
- First substitute Senate Bill 32 (Rainwater Harvesting) — Senate concurred with House substitution and recorded at final passage 26 yea, 1 nay, 2 absent; returned to the House.
- First substitute Senate Bill 113 (Wireless Telephone Use Restriction for Minors and Vehicles) — concurrence and final passage recorded as passed; returned to the House (tally read on floor as passed).
- Senate Bill 143 (Grand Jury Amendments), Senate Bill 144 (Vision Screening Amendments), Senate Bill 145 (Medical Malpractice Amendments) — concurrence or final passages were recorded and returned to the House as read on the floor.
- Senate Bill 259 (Tobacco tax coordinating amendments) — passed under suspension of rules: tally reported 21 yea, 5 nay, 3 absent.
- Senate Bill 219 (Criminal Nuisance), Senate Bill 199 (Municipal Boundary Clarification), Senate Bill 154 (Post-Conviction Remedies Amendments), Senate Bill 238 (Long-term Care facility Medicaid certification) — final passage recorded on the floor and the bills were forwarded to the House.
- House Concurrent Resolution 16 (Statue of Responsibility Monument) — passed by voice/record 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent; signed by President in open session and returned to the House.
Vote tallies and procedural notes above are taken from floor announcements and roll-call readings during the March 5 session; readers should consult enrolled bills and official roll-call records for full vote-by-voter lists and final enrolled text.
