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Votes at a glance: special session approvals, confirmations and housekeeping bills
Summary
During the special session the Senate approved multiple bills (including SB2003, SB2004 first substitute, SB2005 and several House bills transmitted for Senate consideration) and consented to several judicial and board appointments; many measures were passed under suspension of rules and carried unanimous or near‑unanimous Senate tallies.
The Utah Senate used suspension of the three‑reading requirement to move several items quickly through the special session. Highlights of final actions on the floor:
- SB2003 (off‑premise beer retailer licensing): Sponsor Senator Jerry Stevenson explained the conditional license tied to occupancy for grocery and convenience stores; the Senate passed the bill (floor language records “having received 23 votes, 0 nay votes, 6 being absent”) and sent it to the House for consideration.
- SB2004 (class B and C road fund amendments, first substitute): Senator Van Tassel presented a substituted bill to allow fifth‑class counties additional flexibility to spend B and C funds for county roads; the first substitute passed the Senate (recorded as 23 yay votes, 0 nay, 6 absent) and was sent to the House.
- SB2005 (calculating damages limits for personal injury cases): Senator Iwamoto explained clarifications to earlier statutory language; the Senate passed SB2005 (23‑0 recorded) and transmitted it to the House.
- Multiple House bills were placed on the calendar for immediate consideration; the Senate reported receiving and transmitting for enrollment or concurrence House bills including HB2001 (Utah Inland Port Authority amendments), HB2004 (Utah Communications Authority procurement), HB2005 (drinking water source sizing) and tax‑related House bills (repatriation and income tax code amendments). The Senate also consents to several gubernatorial appointments and confirmed judicial nominees (for example, Don Torgerson to the 7th District, and D. Scott Davis to the 4th District juvenile court) with recorded floor votes.
Most of these measures were moved under suspension of the rules and recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous Senate votes as shown on the floor; the Senate signed and forwarded passed measures for enrollment and the speaker’s signature in the House where required.
Ending note: The Senate completed its business and adjourned after sending its enrolled measures to statutory processing and notifying the governor of adjournment.
