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Utah Senate honors Senator Orrin G. Hatch with concurrent resolution and tributes
Summary
The Utah Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 to honor Senator Orrin G. Hatch’s decades of service, heard personal tributes from lawmakers and guests, and heard brief remarks from Hatch accepting the recognition.
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 21, 2018 adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, formally honoring longtime U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch and designating Feb. 21, 2018 as Orrin G. Hatch Day in recognition of his legislative career and public service.
Senate sponsor Sen. Bramble introduced the resolution and asked the reading clerk to read the measure aloud. The resolution lists Hatch’s more than four decades in the U.S. Senate and highlights legislative accomplishments cited in the text, including CHIP, the Hatch–Waxman provisions affecting the generic-drug industry, work on judicial confirmations and support for the Americans with Disabilities Act. Members across the aisle recounted anecdotes about Hatch’s accessibility and bipartisanship and urged additional local honors such as naming the federal courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City.
After senators from both parties offered personal recollections — including Sen. Backus, Sen. Maine and Sen. Milner — the body approved a motion to suspend the rules and consider SCR 13 on second and third reading. The chamber recorded the passage on a roll-call vote (reported as 26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent) and the adopted resolution was transmitted to the House for its consideration. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch addressed the Senate, expressing gratitude for the resolution and praising Utah’s bipartisan civic culture: "I love this country. I love this state. And I love all of you here," he said.
The Senate then escorted the signed resolution to the enrolling staff and recessed for further business. No formal policy action was associated with the resolution; it is ceremonial and intended to recognize Hatch’s public service.
