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Senate moves dozens of bills: summary of final votes on March 7, 2011
Summary
The Utah Senate completed third reading on a wide set of measures March 7, 2011, approving technical corrections, education and transportation bills and several policy changes; several measures passed unanimously while a few notable proposals failed. This roundup lists key outcomes and vote counts.
The Utah State Senate completed final action on dozens of bills March 7, 2011, approving measures on insurance, education, transportation and government process while rejecting several high-profile proposals.
On the consent calendar and third-reading calendar the Senate recorded final passage for many measures, including: Senate Bill 174 (Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Amendments) — recorded 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent; House Joint Resolution 38 (Rule of Evidence cleanup) — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent; First substitute Senate Bill 280 (opinion-question election process) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; Senate Bill 282 (Small Mining Operations definition change) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; House Bill 351 (Homeless Coordinating Committee modifications) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; House Bill 371 (motor home taxes and fees) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; House Bill 444 (UDOT operation and maintenance reporting) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent.
Other third-reading actions included Senate Bill 257 (legislative protocol with U.S. senators) — 27 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent; Senate Bill 186 (Medical Practice Act amendments) — 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent; first substitute Senate Bill 167 (Condominium and Community Association Revisions, as amended) — 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent; second substitute Senate Bill 261 (Wrongful Foreclosure Act) — 24 yea, 0 nay, 5 absent.
Not every measure passed. Senate Bill 176 (Canada Party affiliation) was debated on the floor and failed on a recorded vote, 8 yea, 16 nay, 5 absent. First substitute Senate Bill 232 (Public Transit District Board of Trustees amendments to add a nonvoting employee representative) also failed on roll call (8 yea, 16 nay, 5 absent).
Where available, the Senate signed passed measures in open session before returning them to the House or sending bills to the governor. Several measures were temporarily circled for additional fiscal or procedural review before final placement on the third-reading calendar.
The Senate recessed until 2 p.m. with routine communications and housekeeping complete.
