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Votes at a glance: major bills the Utah Senate passed March 5, 2020
Summary
The Senate disposed of multiple bills on third and second readings March 5, 2020 — including HB98, HB92, HB293, HB280 and others — generally by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. This roundup lists each bill, sponsor, and recorded tally where available.
The Utah Senate on March 5 processed a large group of bills on the third- and second-reading calendars. Many were described briefly on the floor and passed on roll-call votes. The following summarizes the bills the transcript shows being taken and their recorded outcomes.
Key floor actions recorded in the transcript:
- First substitute House Bill 98 (Offenses Against the Administration of Government Amendments, sponsor: Senator Wyler): passed, roll-call announced "28 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 1 being absent." (Transcript)
- First substitute House Bill 92 (Fire amendments; expands prescribed-burn opportunities, sponsor: Senator Vickers): passed, roll-call announced "26 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 3 being absent." (Transcript)
- House Bill 293 (Longevity amendments for the legislative branch, sponsor: Senator Milner): passed, roll-call announced "26 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 3 being absent." (Transcript)
- Second substitute House Bill 280 (Transient Room Tax provisions, sponsor: Senator Vickers): passed, roll-call announced "25 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 4 being absent." (Transcript)
- First substitute House Bill 290 (Occupational licensing amendments, sponsor: Senator Harper): passed, roll-call announced "27 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 2 being absent." (Transcript)
- Third substitute House Bill 274 (Delegation of Health Care Services, sponsor: Senator Cullimore): passed, roll-call announced "28 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 1 being absent." (Transcript)
- Third substitute House Bill 283 (Outdoor Adventure Commission amendments, sponsor: Senator Cullimore): as amended, passed, roll-call announced "26 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 3 being absent." (Transcript)
- House Bill 9 (Revenue, bond and capital facilities amendments, sponsor: Senator Cullimore): passed, roll-call announced "25 yea votes, 0 nay votes, 4 being absent." (Transcript)
Several other bills were placed on calendars, circled for later consideration, or had substitutes and technical amendments discussed on the floor. Where the transcript lists a roll-call tally, that tally is reported above; where no tally was given in the transcript excerpt, the bill is noted as placed on the appropriate calendar.
