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Votes at a glance: House floor action, Feb. 24, 2025
Summary
Summary of bills that received final action or recorded votes during the Utah House floor session on Feb. 24, 2025, with outcomes and vote tallies listed as announced on the record.
The Utah House completed floor consideration of a number of bills on Feb. 24. The following list summarizes final roll/voice tallies and immediate outcomes as announced on the record during the session. Where the clerk announced a vote tally, that number is listed; where the tally was not provided on the record, the outcome is noted as “circled” or “referred” as appropriate.
Votes at a glance (selected items announced on the record):
- HB 4 92, Drinking Water Utilities Amendments — Passed (hand vote announced): 68 yes, 0 no. The bill requires water providers to maintain security plans and promptly report security breaches to the Division of Drinking Water for review and reporting to appropriate committees.
- First substitute SB 147, Youth Service Organization Amendments — Passed (announced): 70 yes, 0 no. (House sponsor: Representative Clancy.)
- HB 3 42, Animal Composting Amendments — Final passage announced: 69 yes, 0 no.
- First substitute HB 2 64, Tax Incentives Amendments (clean-energy credits) — Passed (final recorded vote): 59 yes, 13 no. The House concurred with Senate amendment shortening the credit duration.
- Second substitute HB 4 55, Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Amendments — Passed (hand vote announced): 69 yes, 0 no. (See separate coverage for details on eligibility, amounts and oversight changes.)
- HB 5 06, Unclaimed Property Amendments — Passed (announced): 64 yes, 0 no. The bill clarifies state treasurer procedures and authorizes email contact for claimants, as described by the sponsor.
- First substitute SB 198, Federal Guidance Letter Amendments — Passed (announced): 64 yes, 0 no. Sponsors said the bill clarifies how federal guidance letters are routed for state review.
- First substitute HB 3 76, National Guard Amendments — Passed (announced): passed (vote announced on the record without tally reported to the public record in that snippet). The bill updates governance language and clarifies appointment and use-of-force briefing requirements.
- First substitute HB 4 23, Voter Registration Amendments — Passed (announced): 65 yes, 0 no. The bill adds voter-registration options through the Division of Wildlife resources for people obtaining hunting and fishing licenses.
- Second substitute HB 3 74, Signature Collection Amendments — Passed (recorded hand vote): 43 yes, 27 no. The bill makes nomination-petition signature lists public after verification, aligning the candidate-signature process with existing initiative and referendum transparency.
- Third substitute HB 103, State Land Access Road Amendments — Passed (announced): 61 yes, 8 no. The bill directs counties to record certain unmaintained access (Class D) roads in county records.
- Second substitute HB 3 27, Homeowners Association Modifications — Passed (announced): 71 yes, 0 no. The bill imposes statutory guardrails on HOA authority and clarifies when municipalities (not HOAs) regulate public streets and other public matters.
Procedure notes: several items were “circled” (set aside for later consideration) earlier in the session and later uncircled and taken up. “Circled” indicates the House held the bill for floor scheduling and debate. The House also adopted a rules committee report assigning a number of bills to standing committees; those committee referrals were announced on the record.
