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Votes at a glance: Key bills the Utah House passed Feb. 13
Summary
A roundup of bills that the House approved on Feb. 13 with recorded votes, including tally and one‑line description for each item that recorded final action on the floor.
The Utah House recorded final floor action and votes on multiple bills on Feb. 13. Below are the bills that received recorded passage on the House floor during that session, with vote tallies and brief descriptions based on sponsors’ floor presentations.
Votes recorded on Feb. 13 (selected bills with final passage noted in the floor transcript):
- First substitute House Bill 68 — Insurance Funds Amendments (Rep. Dunigan): Passed (66 yes, 1 no). Sponsor said bill allows public agency mutuals and reserve funds greater flexibility in investments and establishes oversight by the state treasurer when captive insurers are created; treasurer oversight required for investments.
- First substitute House Bill 194 — Beekeeping and Veterinary Amendments (Rep. DeFe): Passed (67 yes, 0 no). Sponsor said the bill clarifies the veterinary‑client‑patient relationship for state veterinarians and lets third‑party inspectors inspect beekeepers’ colonies.
- House Bill 283 — Child and Family Services Amendments (Rep. Gracious): Passed (69 yes, 0 no). Sponsor described “cleanups” including a prohibition on foster parents sharing a bed with a foster child and new procedures for handling certain disclosures and protections for LGBT youth in foster care.
- First substitute House Bill 333 — Medications in Schools Amendments (Rep. Colford): Passed (68 yes, 0 no). Sponsor said the bill expands the statutory definition of rescue medication to include newly FDA‑approved nasal sprays for epinephrine.
- Senate Bill 28 — Livestock Brand Board Amendments (Sen. Bridal): Passed (70 yes, 0 no). Sponsor said the bill extends the brand board’s sunset date and cited nearly 14,000 registered brands statewide.
- Senate Bill 51 — State Resource Management Plan Amendments (Sen. Stratton): Passed (69 yes, 0 no). Sponsor described the bill as an annual update to Utah’s resource management plan and said it requires federal agencies to reconcile conflicting plans with Utah’s plan.
- Senate Bill 87 — DUI Sentencing Modifications (Sen. Pitcher): Passed (70 yes, 0 no). Sponsor said the bill corrects an omission so veterans treatment court participants receive the same consideration as other specialty courts for driver‑license suspension relief.
- Senate Bill 21 — Long Term Disability Amendments (Sen. Harper): Passed (70 yes, 0 no). Sponsor said the bill reduces statutory ambiguity for PEHP long‑term disability provisions.
- First substitute Senate Bill 79 — Technical Code Amendments (Sen. Kwan): Passed (71 yes, 0 no). Sponsor said the bill updates code drafting and neutralizes gendered pronouns across statutes.
- First substitute House Bill 340 — Solar Power Amendments (Rep. Ward): Passed (72 yes, 0 no). Removes state code language that prevented consumers from connecting retail plug‑and‑play solar panels to the grid (see separate coverage).
- First substitute House Bill 216 — Income Tax Revenue Amendments (Rep. Thurston): Passed (71 yes, 1 no). Creates a process to hold excess state income tax revenue that results from federal taxable‑income definition changes until the Legislature acts (see separate coverage).
- First substitute House Bill 275 — First Responder Volunteer Tax Credit (Rep. Monson): Passed (66 yes, 5 no). Establishes a nonrefundable tax credit of $500 for 100–199 volunteer hours and $1,000 for 200+ volunteer hours in a taxable year; effective retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.
- First substitute House Bill 248 — Veteran Protection Amendments (Rep. Mauga): Passed (72 yes, 0 no). Strengthens protections and enforcement against unaccredited individuals charging veterans for benefits assistance.
- First substitute House Bill 257 — Pharmacy Benefit Amendments (Rep. Thurston): Passed (72 yes, 0 no). Requires PBMs to pass rebates to patients at point of sale or through other options for regulated markets (companion to state employee resolution).
- First substitute House Bill 306 — Precious Metals Amendments (Rep. Ivory): Passed (71 yes, 0 no). Authorizes the treasurer to issue an RFP for vendors that enable payments in gold or silver; fiscal note under revision.
- Second substitute House Bill 337 — Property Manager Requirements (Rep. Tesher): Passed (71 yes, 0 no). Creates a limited property‑manager license with a 24‑hour education and exam requirement; existing real‑estate licensees retain full privileges.
Notes: Many other bills were read, referred to committees or placed on calendars during the session. The list above includes items with final floor action and recorded passage during the Feb. 13 floor session as reflected in the clerk’s oral roll calls and the transcript. Where floor sponsors provided a one‑line description, that description is summarized here; if the transcript did not provide full bill details, descriptions are limited to sponsor remarks and the official short title read into the record.
