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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 or a resolution.
- SB91 (Utah Uniform Securities Act amendments): Passed — 27 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent.
- SB123 (Pharmacy practice act amendments): Passed — 26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent.
- SB129 (Unemployment insurance modifications): Passed — 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent.
- Budget package (suspended rules; second- and third-reading expedited): Several base-budget bills were passed under suspension of the rules, including: • SB4 (Business/economic/labor base budget): Passed — 29 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. • SB5 (Executive offices and criminal justice base budget): Passed — 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent. • SB6 (Transportation, administrative services, capital budget): Passed — 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent. • SB7 (National Guard, Veterans Affairs, legislative base budget): Passed — 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent. • SB8 (Large education/capital budget): Passed — 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.
- SB124 (County amendments, first-substitute): Passed — 24 yeas, 3 nays, 2 absent. Technical amendment adopted prior to final vote.
- SB138 (Health-insurance mandate accountability, first-substitute): Passed to third reading — 21 yeas, 8 nays, 0 absent (first substitute adopted and placed on third-reading calendar).
Several other bills were introduced or placed on calendars; the Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 10:00 AM the following day.
This roundup lists recorded floor tallies as read publicly by the clerk; for bill text, fiscal notes, committee reports and further action see the Legislature’s official bill-tracking website or the House calendar if the bill was transmitted.
