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Votes at a Glance: Key bills the Utah Senate acted on March 5, 2014
Summary
The Senate considered and recorded votes on a large number of House and Senate bills on March 5, including elections reform (SB54), DNA-collection amendments (HB212), energy, property and public-safety bills; several passed on roll call and others were tabled for fiscal reasons.
During the March 5 floor session the Utah Senate handled dozens of bills across policy areas. Below are key actions and recorded tallies from the day (floor actions and vote outcomes are taken from the Senate floor record):
- First Substitute Senate Bill 67 (transmission/service, self-generation customers): Passed 22–0, 7 absent. (Sponsor explanation immediately preceding vote.)
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 54 (elections amendments, ‘‘Count My Vote’’ compromise): Concurred/passed 21–7, 1 absent; returned to House for speaker’s signature.
- House Bill 257 (aggravated abuse of a child—statutory definition clarifications): Ordered read for third time after unanimous committee support (recorded tally to proceed was favorable).
- Second substitute House Bill 220 (land-use/lot line adjustments): Amendment adopted and bill ordered for third reading (recorded favorable tally for third-reading order).
- House Bill 115 (Condominium and Community Association Lien Amendments): Passed on the floor to be read for a third time, recorded 22–0, 7 absent.
- House Bill 31 (Pollution Control Amendments; tax exemption clarifications): Passed (23–0, 6 absent) to be read for a third time.
- House Bill 212 (DNA collection amendments): Ordered for third reading; recorded tally 23–2, 4 absent.
- Second Substitute House Bill 38 (Resource Stewardship Amendments): Passed on tally 19–4 but later tabled on motion of the sponsor.
- House Bill 86 (Utah Energy Infrastructure Authority Act amendments): Passed 17–0, 12 absent, to be read for a third time.
- First Substitute House Bill 314 (vehicle immobilization and impound amendments): Passed on roll call (21–1, 7 absent) and will be read for a third time.
- House Bill 101 (Roadway and Sidewalk Safety Amendments): Passed 23–0, 6 absent.
- House Bill 196 (Fleet Management Amendments): Passed 22–0, 7 absent.
- House Bill 341 (Federal Land Acquisition Amendments): Passed 22–0, 7 absent.
Many other bills were circled, uncircled, amended, or placed on the consent calendar during the day. Several measures were tabled because of fiscal notes (for example HB41 clean-fuel school buses) or returned to committee. The Senate recessed until 6 p.m. to allow committee meetings to proceed.
