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Votes at a glance: Senate passes a slate of bills including energy, retirement and elections measures
Summary
On day two of the 2016 Utah legislative session the Senate approved a package of bills — including SB 13 (energy efficiency fund reporting), SB 16 (historic preservation tax credit exemption), SB 20 (URS audit implementation), SB 21 (first substitute), SB 24 (Utah Housing Corporation dates), SB 27 (absentee ballot amendments) — all recorded and transmitted to the House.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate approved multiple bills Tuesday during the second day of the 2016 session, transmitting them to the House for further consideration.
Key floor actions - SB 13 (state facility energy efficiency fund): Sponsor said the bill requires monitoring of actual energy savings and annual reporting to the Government Operations committee; the Senate recorded 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent and passed.
- SB 15 (income amendment/cleanup): Sponsor described SB 15 as a technical cleanup removing obsolete tax-code language; sponsor moved the bill to pass (no substantive debate recorded on the floor).
- SB 16 (historic preservation tax credit exemption): Sponsor clarified the bill exempts the historic-preservation tax credit from automatic expiration under current code; sponsor moved passage and the bill proceeded to roll-call consideration.
- SB 20 (statutory amendments implementing the Utah Retirement System audit): Sponsor said the bill implements recommendations from the February 2015 URS audit; roll call recorded 28 yay, 0 nay, 1 absent and the bill passed and will be sent to the House.
- First substitute SB 21: Sponsor noted committee support and the first substitute passed on a roll call (29–0) and will be transmitted to the House.
- SB 24 (statute change for Utah Housing Corporation dates): Sponsor said the bill extends dates for the Utah Housing Corporation from 2016 to 2026; the Senate recorded 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent and passed.
- SB 27 (absentee-ballot amendments): Sponsor described statutory changes to align absentee-ballot mailings and printing with candidate town halls and other timing; the bill passed on a roll call (27–0; 2 absent).
Other floor notes Senators welcomed visitors including the Hyde Park Youth Council and university research posters in the rotunda. The Senate set a time-certain appearance (50th anniversary RDT dance company) for Feb. 9 at 11:10 a.m. The body adjourned after the listed actions.
Procedural context Most of the bills passed on roll-call votes with unanimous or nearly unanimous support; where the sponsor characterized a measure as implementing audit recommendations or cleaning up obsolete language, senators generally waived extended debate.
Next steps Passed bills will be transmitted to the Utah House of Representatives for consideration; SB 28 (water conservation pricing) also passed on the same day after extended floor questions and will go next to the House.
