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Votes at a glance: several bills advanced on Utah Senate floor
Summary
The Senate advanced a number of bills to third reading or otherwise acted on them (confirmed appointment, circled bills, substituted language). This roundup lists roll-call tallies and brief descriptors for measures moved on Feb. 27, 2020.
On floor action during this session the Senate recorded passage (or advancement) and committee actions on multiple bills. Key recorded roll-call outcomes and brief descriptors follow:
- SB162 (Educational financial aid for students with criminal records): 27 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent — advanced to third reading. - Confirmation: Teresa Wilhelmsen, state engineer (governor's appointment): Senate consent 26 yay, 0 nay, 2 absent. - SB120 (Vehicle repair and notification amendments, first substitute): 29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent — read for third time (vote recorded on floor). - SB133 (Public-private partnership facilitator, second substitute): 28 yay, 0 nay, 1 absent — advanced to third reading. - SB153 (Business payroll practices amendments): 25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent — advanced to third reading. - SB145 (Pharmacy Practice Act amendments, first substitute): 24 yay, 0 nay, 5 absent — read for third time. - SB141 (Property tax / MCAT rate stabilization): 26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent — advanced to third reading. - SB167 (Judiciary amendments): 24 yay, 0 nay, 5 absent — advanced to third reading. - SB37 (E-cigarette amendments, second substitute): 21 yay, 5 nay, 3 absent — advanced to third reading. - SB174 (Abortion prohibition amendments): 21 yay, 6 nay, 2 absent — moved to third reading.
Several other bills were circled (set aside) for amendment or stakeholder work including SB103, SB155 and SB165. The reading clerk also transmitted multiple House-passed measures to the Senate for consideration.
