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Votes at a glance: key actions in the Utah Senate on Feb. 14, 2012
Summary
On Feb. 14 the Utah Senate advanced multiple consent and reading-calendar items, including unanimous passage of SB 56 (HOA reserve accounts) and approvals for SB 120, SB 50, SB 116, SB 152, SB 122 and others; tallies and actions are summarized.
Below are the principal votes and formal actions taken by the Utah Senate on Feb. 14, as recorded on the floor.
- SB 56 (Homeowner Association Reserve Account Amendments): Sponsor Senator Urquhart explained changes to reserve-analysis frequency. Recorded vote: 23 ayes, 0 nays, 6 absent — passed and forwarded to the House.
- SB 120 (Off-duty peace officers' employment): Advanced to third reading after summation; recorded 24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent.
- SB 50 (Motor vehicle impoundment amendments): Amendment No. 2 adopted to narrow scope; roll-call recorded 26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent — passed to the third-reading calendar.
- SB 116 (Armed Forces Property Tax Exemption — first substitute): After substitution and floor explanation the first substitute passed by roll call: 24 yes, 2 no, 3 absent.
- SJR 8 (Third-substitute constitutional amendment on property-tax exemption for military): Passed in its third substitute form on the floor and will proceed to the House for concurrence and, if approved, to voters as a constitutional amendment.
- SB 152 (Charter School Financing): Amendment No. 2 adopted; roll-call recorded 24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent — placed on the third-reading calendar.
- SB 122 (Urban Farming Assessment Act): After extended floor debate the Senate recorded 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent and placed the bill on the third-reading calendar.
Other calendar management actions included committee assignments, adoption of committee reports, circling (postponing) several bills for later consideration, and recognition of guests in the gallery. The Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the following day.
All tallies and descriptions are drawn from the Senate floor transcript for Feb. 14, 2012.
