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Utah Senate advances multiple bills March 7; HB120, SB204, SB210, SB232 among measures sent to House
Summary
On the Senate floor the body approved a range of bills — from DUI impound-fee changes to drone restrictions and a bill allowing rescue medication in schools — and sent them to the House or advanced them on the calendar.
The Utah Senate on March 7 moved a wide set of bills forward, approving several measures on the third-reading calendar, adopting committee reports and suspending rules to pass bills on the second-reading calendar.
Key outcomes
- First substitute House Bill 120 (DUI enforcement funding): Sponsor Sen. Bramble said the measure increases an impound fee by $50 and allocates the funds accordingly; the Senate passed the measure and transmitted it to the House for final action.
- House Bill 263 (fraud amendments): The Senate heard an explanation of language adding “intent to transfer” to statutes criminalizing transfer of stolen or forged identification; the bill was placed on the calendar for Senate consideration.
- Senate Bill 204 (market protection and privatization board act amendments): Sponsor Sen. H. Stevenson presented the bill; the body recorded it had received 25 aye votes and advanced the bill.
- Senate Bill 208 (retirement amendments): After sponsor explanation and roll-call, SB208 passed and was sent to the House; the sponsor subsequently moved to recall House Bill 51 for a coordination clause.
- Senate Bill 217 (alcohol licensing): The Senate approved licensing amendments to clarify hotel/resort-related licenses and related transfers; the bill passed on roll-call.
- Senate Bill 232 (Rescue Medication and school administration): After substitute language and discussion on safety and medical complexity, the Senate suspended constitutional reading requirements and passed the first-substitute SB232 to permit rescue medication for students who seize in school.
- Senate Bill 210 (Unmanned Aircraft Act amendments): The Senate approved the third substitute with provisions addressing privacy, noninterference with aircraft and emergency operations and prohibiting weaponized use; the bill passed under suspension of the rules.
Process notes: The body adopted multiple committee reports and used suspension of constitutional three-reading rules to consider and pass several bills on the same day. On several items senators chose to “circle” bills (postpone) where many members were off the floor or where sponsors requested interim work.
What it means: A range of policy areas — public safety, taxation/fees, retirement statutes, school health policy and drone regulation — advanced from the Senate to the House or were otherwise advanced on the Senate calendar on March 7, 2016.
Source: Utah Senate floor transcript, March 7, 2016.
