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Votes at a glance: key measures the Utah Senate sent to the House on Feb. 1
Summary
The Senate passed several bills and a joint resolution on Feb. 1, including measures on disinheritance after crimes against vulnerable adults, Medicaid fraud investigation access, accident-report database access, motor-vehicle definitions, and dissolution of Smithfield City Justice Court. Vote tallies are listed below.
The Utah Senate recorded votes on several measures during its Feb. 1 session. Listed below are the bills and the chamber’s recorded outcomes as announced on the floor.
- First substitute Senate Bill 85 (disinheritance following crimes against vulnerable adults): Passed; roll-call announced 29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent. Sponsor: Senator Wyler.
- Senate Joint Resolution 3 (dissolving Smithfield City Justice Court, effective 04/01/2021): Passed; roll-call announced 29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent. Sponsor: Senator Wilson. Sponsor said the district court in Logan will take the caseload and that the Cache County Attorney supports the dissolution; a senator asked whether low-income residents without cars would face disadvantage, and the sponsor said he was not aware of such hardship.
- Senate Bill 76 (controlled substance database access; Medicaid fraud-control-unit access): After technical confirmation with stakeholders, the sponsor said committee amendments were sufficient and moved for passage; roll-call announced 29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent.
- Senate Bill 69 (accident report amendments; UDOT and Division of Risk Management access to accident database): Passed; roll-call announced 29 yay, 0 nay, 0 absent.
- Senate Bill 101 (motor vehicle amendments; definition of handheld wireless communication device): Passed; roll-call announced 28 yay, 0 nay, 1 absent.
- Senate Bill 34 (government use of facial recognition technology): Passed; roll-call announced 24 yay, 3 nay, 2 absent.
Committee and procedural motions: the chamber approved standing committee and rules committee reports earlier in the session (motions passed by voice or roll-call as recorded). The Senate adjourned to 11 a.m. the following day.
