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At-a-glance: key votes from the Utah Senate floor (Jan. 27, 2012)
Summary
On Jan. 27 the Utah Senate advanced a slate of bills across education, budgets, county government and health policy. Notable outcomes: SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8 (budget bills) passed unanimously or near-unanimously under suspension of rules; SB97, SB91, SB123, SB129, SB124 and SB138 (first substitute) also passed with recorded tallies.
The Senate disposed of a substantial list of bills on Jan. 27. Below are the key recorded votes and short notes for each item as taken from the floor transcript.
- SB97 (Grants for online testing): Passed (recorded) — 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent. Amendment adopted to define and make possessive language for the state common-core reference; forwarded to the House.
- SB32 (Breast cancer/dense-breast tissue, Brent bill): Passed — 22 yeas, 5 nays, 2 absent; debate centered on whether encouragement language belongs in statute…
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