The Senate took up 60 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-S-1989-05-11,
title = {The Senate, Thursday, May 11, 1989},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1989-05-11},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Banks recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Executive Departments recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Senate Insurance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Executive Departments recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed
In the record: Laid on Table
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted
In the record: Concur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur