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Votes at a glance

- Third substitute House Bill 57 — Residential solar consumer‑protection amendments: Passed by the House, 72‑0. Sponsor Representative Jack described expanded disclosure requirements, a requirement that sales representatives be W‑2 employees (to increase accountability), and a payment schedule that withholds a final balloon payment until systems are complete and functioning.

- Second substitute House Bill 307 — Wildfire funding amendments (concurrence with Senate): Passed by the House, 61‑0. Sponsor Representative Snyder said Senate technical changes clarified how the account is expended.

- First substitute Senate Bill 174 — Transit and transportation governance (UTA): Passed by the House, 67‑0. Representative Kristofferson said the bill refines duties of UTA’s executive director, local advisory council and board of trustees, adds a $250,000 contract approval threshold for the trustees, and clarifies reporting on fares and fees.

- Second substitute Senate Bill 104 — Boundary line amendments: Passed by the House, 70‑0. Sponsor Representative Keller said the bill restores private rights to resolve boundary disputes outside of court, defines boundary‑establishment and boundary‑adjustment processes, and clarifies required documentation and mediation steps when parties do not agree.

- First substitute Senate Bill 166 — Point of the Mountain State Land Authority amendments: Passed by the House, 62‑2. See separate article for details on board composition and privilege‑tax clarifications.

- Fourth substitute House Bill 3 24 — Special group license plate amendments (including changes to the black license plate distribution): Passed by the House, 66‑3. The bill changes how specialty plates are consolidated, allows universities to direct campus plate revenues to NIL (name, image and likeness) accounts, and restricts consolidated plate issuance rules. Sponsor Representative Peterson also proposed directing $2 per black plate (with caps and an endowment appropriation discussed on the floor) to the Utah Historical Society; the floor discussion included a $3.7 million revenue figure cited for the black plate and an appropriation of $3.5 million to an endowment in the bill text discussion.

- House Bill 489 — Eyewear sales‑tax amendments (contact lenses and eyeglass lenses): Passed by the House, 66‑2. Representative Malloy said the bill restores contact lenses and eyeglass lenses to the list of prescribed prosthetic devices exempt from sales tax.

- First substitute House Bill 466 — Uniform Antitrust Pre‑Merger Notification Act amendments: Passed by the House, 60‑10. The bill adopts a uniform approach for state pre‑merger notification that aligns state reporting with federal pre‑merger filings; Representative Tuscher said the implementation date was delayed to July 2026 to allow time for the attorney general’s office and businesses to prepare. Representative Ballard and the Salt Lake Chamber raised concerns about creating additional reporting obligations before other states adopt similar language.

- HCR 9 — House concurrent resolution to create an energy compact with Idaho and Wyoming: Passed by the House, 67‑0; to be sent to the Senate.

- SB 229 — Organ donor amendments: Passed by the House, 66‑1. Representative Tom Peterson said the bill adds organ‑donor information to the individual tax form to increase awareness and registration opportunities.

Other procedural and committee items recorded on the floor included committee reports, committee assignments of bills to calendars, and a range of bills placed on consent, circled or uncircled by motion. Several bills were placed on the bottom of the House or Senate third‑reading calendars; others were referred back to rules pending fiscal notes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House - 2025 General Session - Day 37 - February 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Utah House approved a range of bills on Feb. 25, including measures on residential solar, UTA governance, boundary disputes, eyewear sales-tax exemptions and a uniform pre‑merger notification law. Vote tallies and short summaries are listed.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307000,"House approves changes to Point of the Mountain State Land Authority board and tax treatment",566,2271000,2837000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2435540-47249cf6778923a779fa020d35ecdfc9&start=2271&end=2837","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2435540-47249cf6778923a779fa020d35ecdfc9/thumbnail_2271000.jpg","/articles/6307000/Utah/House-approves-changes-to-Point-of-the-Mountain-State-Land-Authority-board-and-tax-treatment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307000-95b5d86005c4a855fd13a8aa546db62a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770700950&Signature=hW~Tb7DRyUfMkla7IB3QWsS5vP9WDlXR9EtGMWx9K8xPVVeNMT3SuggmtIaMvA~AsB4hkpwVqT9vg-KrvZYE-T2Il7kKx5h33wrHxhqQX3C8TuM9BTVRdNMojubb1OAzvevWGM9eNmIfF0YG65q4GhG3treK2Mv6kI7MEbawM2eQzQ3iLM58CuIcY-5Q~NBMrJxnXt~tvkvfjV~tIVpAp7lZ5EksRLsiMnsRWoH98OHlW0qbfqHz4K7lA-SnGZ6J0zRVeZjbkKncXGC-PhlgUXs5zoNyhmSIzwdzVylNxVWhOE~C7REJC0BixjOqokNWLWNSGQVE~v2vQnJEqUEJ4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Utah House on Feb. 25 passed first substitute Senate Bill 166, which makes governance and administrative changes to the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority to facilitate transition from planning and infrastructure to development and execution. The bill passed the House 62-2 and will go to the Senate.

Representative Jordan Tesher, who presented the bill, said the authority has moved from planning to the execution phase following infrastructure groundbreakings and that the bill’s primary change reduces board size and shifts appointments toward members with real‑estate, workforce and economic‑development expertise. \"As we're moving now from that planning to development and execution, we're performing, proposing that we transition the board to a smaller, more nimble board with a makeup more focused on real estate development, economic development, and corporate requirements,\" Tesher said on the floor.

Other changes in the bill clarified how privilege tax (the tax assessed on state‑owned land leased for development) is calculated and distributed, allowed publication requirements to be met via the public‑notice website instead of newspapers, and confirmed county recording requirements for plats approved by the authority. Tesher said the privilege tax functions like the property tax that would apply if the land were privately owned and that the bill is intended to smooth negotiations with cities and counties.

Representatives asked whether the smaller board would concentrate decision‑making and whether changes affect public participation. Tesher and other supporters said board meetings remain open and that a member of the House and a member of the Senate remain on the board. Representative Bennion raised housing‑quantity concerns and noted the state’s strategic housing plan projects — cited in discussion — that the authority’s first phase includes a large amount of rental housing; Tesher responded the first phase is largely high‑density and that board and state leaders are pursuing more single‑family housing in later phases.

Tesher said the bill also makes minor cleanups to definitions and tax‑distribution language and removes some newspaper‑publication requirements in favor of online public notice. Supporters framed the bill as a step to speed delivery and better align the authority’s board with the development phase.

The House adopted the measure and sent it to the Senate. The chamber recorded 62 yes votes and 2 no votes on the bill.","Lawmakers passed first-substitute SB 166 to alter the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority board composition, clarify privilege-tax treatment and streamline some administrative steps for development; the House approved the bill 62-2.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307004,"Utah House approves tighter rules for automatic license-plate readers",644,4042000,4686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2435540-47249cf6778923a779fa020d35ecdfc9&start=4042&end=4686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2435540-47249cf6778923a779fa020d35ecdfc9/thumbnail_4042000.jpg","/articles/6307004/Utah/Utah-House-approves-tighter-rules-for-automatic-license-plate-readers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307004-7e12e30be87850eb462f987049ed1607/orig.mp4?Expires=1770700950&Signature=Dfw8EeaVTWrJ7ZBqfB4KVrg~aVzNHT7TrSib8NJXCuRffBCWkCfzQRPot5OR7dS76WkKF6cnItjZpMAJUCv7u-Oe9ZjiPNDz3cGSQh~y6dgqnxISVVY3TynoXwPDeK~9KTgHEvZgWHlTyPwdljKQPtnBre7zu-YmDSFykF7awRUkc5Q80fcyJ3MUkQ2h~YE5HWyIuErA-38oB2Ecwt9l0PyUA1qZQBCeUUeZcVkK9sKozsP9ez3axkhyk28M-ChCopLDvDheVgGMhinVWDG7rcP2laaKdtA6m3LZ3oSUhGdTqE2bpjtjFrkto2xE3GfkqyTGJxKNk1OagN5rbfwjTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Utah House on Feb. 25 approved second substitute House Bill 468, a framework setting security, authorized uses and auditing requirements for automatic license-plate reader (ALPR) systems used by governmental entities. The bill passed the House 64-2.

Supporters said the bill balances public-safety uses with privacy protections by requiring vendors and agencies to implement specific security measures, limiting authorized uses, and requiring periodic audits and public reporting. Representative Siara Chevrier, sponsor of HB 468, said the measure “creates a framework that ensures governmental entities can responsibly leverage ALPR technology while implementing safeguards to protect civil liberties, prevent misuse, and maintain public confidence.”

The House adopted House Amendment 3, offered by Representative Robert Gwen, which clarifies that the bill recognizes certain well-established law‑enforcement exceptions to search‑warrant requirements — for example, consent and exigent‑circumstance searches — so those existing practices remain available to investigators when legally justified. Gwen described the amendment as a negotiated clarification developed with the bill sponsor, the chief privacy officer and law enforcement representatives.

Debate on the House floor emphasized three recurring concerns: cybersecurity of ALPR vendor systems, limits on how long plate data can be kept, and independent oversight. Chevrier pointed to past incidents outside Utah — including a 2019 vendor breach and examples of misconfiguration that exposed live feeds — as justification for the statute’s security and audit requirements. Representative Albrecht and others said the technology provides concrete help to law enforcement on long, rural highway corridors and supported the bill on that basis.

The measure requires vendors supplying ALPR systems to state and local governmental entities to include encryption and other security controls; it restricts non‑public uses and requires agencies to conduct audits and publish compliance reports to increase transparency. The bill’s author and supporters said the requirements are meant to reduce incidents of misuse, breaches and wrongful detentions caused by false positives.

HB 468 passed the House and will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration. The House first adopted the amendment and then voted on final passage; both steps were approved on the floor.

Procedural note: the amendment to HB 468 was adopted on the floor before final passage. The final tally on the bill was 64 yes votes and 2 no votes.","The Utah House passed HB 468 to set security, use and reporting rules for automatic license-plate reader systems, approving an amendment to recognize existing law-enforcement exceptions. The bill passed 64-2.","actionData","errors"]

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Utah House: quick takes and votes — Feb. 25 session

House approves changes to Point of the Mountain State Land Authority board and tax treatment

Utah House approves tighter rules for automatic license-plate readers