Utah Senate passes a slate of measures on taxes, towing, auto dealers and public safety; votes at a glance
February 22, 2022 | 2022 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
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The Utah Senate on Feb. 22 advanced several bills affecting taxation, business regulation and public safety and then recessed until the afternoon.
Major floor actions included passage of first substitute Senate Bill 48 (income tax modifications), which Sen. McKay said would clarify earlier tax-credit language and make certain credits administrable by the State Tax Commission; the Senate approved SB 48 on a roll call (25-1, with 3 absent).
Sen. Bramble presented a second substitute to SB 204 to refine existing franchise and dealer protections for automobile manufacturers and dealers, including an exemption for very small manufacturers (fewer than 325 vehicles annually), a six‑month window for incentive audits measured from date of sale, and a clarification of warranty labor-rate definitions; the substitute passed and the bill passed the Senate (25-1, 3 absent).
On consumer protection and local-government issues, the fourth substitute to SB 109 (towing amendments) was amended to refine re-notice requirements so towers notify the Tax Commission when vehicles remain unclaimed; sponsors said the fiscal note was under $10,000 and the Senate passed the fourth substitute (26-0, 3 absent). The chamber also approved SB 149 (tinted vehicle window amendments) after sponsor compromise with law enforcement setting a 35% light-transmittance standard with a 5% variance; SB 149 passed (28-6, 3 absent).
Other measures approved included second substitute SB 115 (firearm preemption amendments), SB 203 (tire recycling fund amendments) which temporarily increases recycler reimbursements by $10 per ton until a $2,000,000 fund balance threshold is reached, and other committee-recommended bills that the clerk read onto the second-reading calendar. The bills were transmitted to the House or otherwise set for further processing as noted on the record.
Votes at a glance: SB 115 (second substitute) — passed (20 yay, 5 nay, 4 absent); SB 48 (first substitute) — passed (25 yay, 1 nay, 3 absent); SB 204 (second substitute) — passed (25 yay, 1 nay, 3 absent); SB 190 (medical cannabis) — passed (20 yay, 5 nay, 4 absent); SB 195 (medical cannabis access) — passed (21 yay, 5 nay, 3 absent); SB 109 (fourth substitute) — passed (26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent); SB 149 — passed (28 yay, 6 nay, 3 absent); SB 203 — passed (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent).
Sponsors and floor presenters described many of the measures as consensus or technical refinements that had been negotiated with stakeholders or committees; several bills were circled or substituted before final passage. The Senate recessed until 2 p.m.
Major floor actions included passage of first substitute Senate Bill 48 (income tax modifications), which Sen. McKay said would clarify earlier tax-credit language and make certain credits administrable by the State Tax Commission; the Senate approved SB 48 on a roll call (25-1, with 3 absent).
Sen. Bramble presented a second substitute to SB 204 to refine existing franchise and dealer protections for automobile manufacturers and dealers, including an exemption for very small manufacturers (fewer than 325 vehicles annually), a six‑month window for incentive audits measured from date of sale, and a clarification of warranty labor-rate definitions; the substitute passed and the bill passed the Senate (25-1, 3 absent).
On consumer protection and local-government issues, the fourth substitute to SB 109 (towing amendments) was amended to refine re-notice requirements so towers notify the Tax Commission when vehicles remain unclaimed; sponsors said the fiscal note was under $10,000 and the Senate passed the fourth substitute (26-0, 3 absent). The chamber also approved SB 149 (tinted vehicle window amendments) after sponsor compromise with law enforcement setting a 35% light-transmittance standard with a 5% variance; SB 149 passed (28-6, 3 absent).
Other measures approved included second substitute SB 115 (firearm preemption amendments), SB 203 (tire recycling fund amendments) which temporarily increases recycler reimbursements by $10 per ton until a $2,000,000 fund balance threshold is reached, and other committee-recommended bills that the clerk read onto the second-reading calendar. The bills were transmitted to the House or otherwise set for further processing as noted on the record.
Votes at a glance: SB 115 (second substitute) — passed (20 yay, 5 nay, 4 absent); SB 48 (first substitute) — passed (25 yay, 1 nay, 3 absent); SB 204 (second substitute) — passed (25 yay, 1 nay, 3 absent); SB 190 (medical cannabis) — passed (20 yay, 5 nay, 4 absent); SB 195 (medical cannabis access) — passed (21 yay, 5 nay, 3 absent); SB 109 (fourth substitute) — passed (26 yay, 0 nay, 3 absent); SB 149 — passed (28 yay, 6 nay, 3 absent); SB 203 — passed (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent).
Sponsors and floor presenters described many of the measures as consensus or technical refinements that had been negotiated with stakeholders or committees; several bills were circled or substituted before final passage. The Senate recessed until 2 p.m.
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