The Senate took up 18 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-S-1997-03-06,
title = {The Senate, Thursday, March 6, 1997},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1997-03-06},
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 and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 8–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 6–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 4–3; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Capital Budget recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 8–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Economic Development recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Public Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 7–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 7–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 8–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 5–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–9 on a division
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–3; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 5–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 14–10 on a roll call
Senate Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 5–1.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 6–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 6–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 5–2.
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted on a voice vote