0 6 ▁Third ▁Special ▁Session : ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Four th ▁Special ▁Session : ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁Senate ▁▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Senate : ▁John ▁L . ▁Valent ine ▁( R - 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Major ity ▁( Rep ublic an ) ▁Le ad ership ▁▁ ▁Major ity ▁Le ader : ▁Peter ▁C . ▁Kn ud son ▁( R - 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Major ity ▁Wh ip : ▁Dan ▁R . ▁East man ▁( R - 2 3 ) ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁Major ity ▁Wh ip : ▁B ever ly ▁Evans ▁( R - 2 6 ) ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁( D em ocr atic ) ▁Le ad ership ▁▁ ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader : ▁Mike ▁D mit rich ▁( D - 2 7 ) ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁Wh ip : ▁Gene ▁Davis ▁( D - 3 ) ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁Minor ity ▁Wh ip : ▁Kar en ▁H ale ▁( D - 7 ) ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁C au cus ▁Manager : ▁Ed ▁May ne ▁( D - 5 ) ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁▁ ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House : ▁Greg ▁Curt is ▁( R - 4 9 ) ▁ ▁Major ity ▁( Rep ublic an ) ▁Le ad ership ▁▁ ▁Major ity ▁Le ader : ▁Jeff ▁Alexander ▁( R - 6 2 ) ▁ ▁Major ity ▁Wh ip : ▁Stephen