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Senate clears long list of House fiscal and policy bills; key roll-call outcomes
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 9, 2011 recorded votes on numerous House and Senate bills—many fiscal-note measures were advanced under suspension of the rules. This roundup lists final roll-call tallies and brief descriptions of each measure for quick reference.
The Utah Senate on March 9, 2011 completed consideration of a slate of House fiscal-note and policy bills, approving concurrence and final-passage motions on a series of measures that will be returned to the House for signatures or further action.
Bills approved in this session included both concurrence motions on Senate-originated bills and final passage of House-originated bills. Major roll-call results recorded in the transcript include: First Substitute Senate Bill 30 (extension of the Recycling Market Development Zone Act) — passed 27 yea, 1 nay, 1 absent; Third Substitute Senate Bill 113 (election district boundaries) — passed 28 yea, 1 nay; Second Substitute Senate Bill 180 (Medicaid reform) — passed 29 yea, 0 nay; Second Substitute Senate Bill 256 (teacher evaluation) — passed 21 yea, 7 nay, 1 absent; First Substitute House Bill 317 (recognize federal gold and silver coins as legal tender) — passed 21 yea, 4 nay, 4 absent; First Substitute House Bill 492 (Washington County Veterans Home) — passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; First Substitute House Bill 495 (animal spay/neuter account changes) — passed 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; Second Substitute House Bill 171 (abortion clinic licensing and inspection) — passed 22 yea, 6 nay, 1 absent; Second Substitute House Bill 287 (restructure Department of Community and Culture) — passed 24 yea, 3 nay, 2 absent; House Bill 57 (joint veterinary medicine program) — passed 24 yea, 2 nay, 3 absent; First Substitute House Bill 110 (teacher salary supplement appeals) — passed 24 yea, 1 nay, 4 absent; First Substitute House Bill 32 (campaign and financial reporting amendments) — passed 25 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent (amended); First Substitute House Bill 2 56 (Children’s Health Insurance and Medicaid administrative simplification) — passed 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent.
Many of the bills were considered under a temporary suspension of the rules to move fiscal-note bills through second and third readings in a single sitting. Where a bill was amended on the floor, the Senate recorded the amendment and returned the bill to the House for the speaker’s signature or further action as required.
