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Senate advances wide slate of House bills on day 24; several items tabled for fiscal review
Summary
On Feb. 11, 2021, the Utah Senate read dozens of House bills for third reading and advanced many to final passage while tabling several on third reading pending fiscal notes, including measures on contraception for inmates and epinephrine auto-injector access.
The Utah Senate convened Feb. 11, 2021, and moved a large portion of the House calendar forward, reading multiple bills for a third time and approving many by voice or roll-call votes.
Bills signed and returned to the House or advanced to enrollment included first substitute House Bill 53 (meteorological evaluation tower marking), which passed after Senator Harper said the measure would require temporary towers to be marked and the public notified. President Stuart Adams announced the bill passed with 28 yay votes and one absent. The Senate also passed House Bill 163 (agricultural advisory board amendments) and a long list of other measures that received unanimous or near-unanimous support on third reading.
Several bills were reported read for a third time and recorded as passed but were later placed on third for fiscal review. Notably, first substitute House Bill 47 (DUI revisions) passed third reading after an amendment protecting severely injured victims’ ability to avoid undue burden at preliminary hearings was adopted; the roll call showed 27 yay votes and two nays. First substitute House Bill 37 (Child Protection Unit Amendments) was tabled on third reading after floor consideration. House Bill 102 (contraception for inmates) passed a third-reading vote (27–1–1) but a subsequent motion to table on third for a fiscal note passed, putting further action on hold. House Bill 206 (epinephrine auto-injector access) similarly was read a third time with wide support and then tabled on third for fiscal review.
Other items advanced without substantive floor debate included measures on traffic code clarifications, community correctional center amendments, municipal services, and several technical-reviser bills. Committee reports were approved and assignments to standing committees were announced. The Senate adjourned to reconvene at 2 p.m.
Votes at a glance (selected items reported on the floor): • HB 53 (meteorological evaluation tower marking) — reported passage: 28 yay, 0 nay, 1 absent. • HB 163 (agricultural advisory board amendments) — reported passage: 29 yay, 0 nay. • First substitute HB 47 (DUI revisions) — reported passage after amendment: 27 yay, 2 nay. • First substitute HB 37 (Child Protection Unit Amendments) — tabled on third. • HB 102 (Contraception for inmates) — reported third-reading vote 27 yay, 1 nay, 1 absent; tabled on third for fiscal note. • HB 206 (Epinephrine auto-injector access) — reported third-reading passage; later tabled on third for fiscal note.
The calendar included many other third-read bills reported passed by roll call; the Senate recorded the results and transmitted passed bills for enrollment or return to the House as appropriate.
