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Votes at a glance: bills moved to third reading in Utah Senate Feb. 7 session
Summary
A roundup of bills the Utah Senate moved to third reading on Feb. 7, 2014, including recorded vote tallies and brief descriptions of purpose for each item advanced.
The Utah State Senate recorded votes to move several bills to the third-reading calendar during its Feb. 7 floor session. Below are the bills advanced, short descriptions and the recorded floor tallies.
- Senate Bill 177 (offender venue amendments): described as a short bill establishing venue for certain offenders. Vote to read for third time: 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (Sportsmen/land and wildlife partnerships): Acknowledges Utah's outdoor recreation and recommends long-term commitments by the Department of Wildlife Resources; third-reading tally: 27 yea.
- First substitute Senate Bill 124 (Financial Institution and Services cleanup): Annual cleanup bill with trade-association reference changes; third-reading tally: 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent.
- First substitute Senate Bill 45 (Military Installation Development Authority amendments): Advanced after extended debate over utility/franchise tax exemption for a large base-adjacent project; tally to third reading: 22 yea, 7 nay, 0 absent.
- First substitute Senate Bill 38 (Snow College concurrent education program): Creates a Snow College concurrent enrollment program via interactive video conferencing; third-reading tally: 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent.
- Senate Bill 98 (Paraeducator funding): Funding to support paraeducators; third-reading tally: 25 yea, 0 nay, 4 absent.
- Senate Bill 140 (Advanced Placement test funding, substitute amendment): Amendment clarified eligibility for low-income students and moved $100,000 pot for AP exams; third-reading tally: 27 yea, 1 nay, 1 absent.
- Senate Bill 148 (Upstart program — remove sunset): Removes sunset for the Upstart program, previously funded at $1.7 million; third-reading tally: 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent.
- First substitute Senate Bill 53 (Private investigator regulations): Includes $15 license-fee notification, process-server identification, and experience-hour clarifications; third-reading tally: 21 yea, 4 nay, 4 absent.
What this means: Moving a bill to third reading advances it toward final floor consideration; it does not enact the bill. Several measures advanced unanimously or with large majorities; SB45 drew the most floor debate and the closest recorded tally.
Sources: Floor roll-call and senator statements during the Feb. 7, 2014 Utah Senate session as recorded on the floor.
