Votes at a glance: bills the Utah House advanced Feb. 20, 2025

The Utah House conducted committee report adoptions, concurred with several Senate amendments, and recorded final-passage votes on a number of bills during its Feb. 20 session. Below is a concise list of actions recorded on the transcript.

Passed or transmitted to the Senate (final passage recorded on the floor): - SB 117, Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act — Passed floor vote 67-0 (consent calendar); authorizes arbitration guidelines for family law. (Sponsor/reader: Madam Reading Clerk) - Second substitute HB 129, Adoption records access amendments — Concurrence adopted; final passage in the House recorded 65 yes, 1 no. - Third substitute HB 167, Offender reintegration amendments — Concurrence adopted; final passage recorded 68-0. - Third substitute HB 201, Energy resource amendments — Concurrence adopted; final passage recorded per transcript. - Third substitute HB 301, Ambulance provider payment amendments — Passed 66-0 (see separate article). - HB 186, Wage payment amendments — Passed 68-0 (see separate article). - HB 278, Massage therapy amendments — Passed 68-0 (see separate article). - HB 293, Vehicle sales tax amendments — Passed 68-0 (see separate article). - HB 373, Service marketplace platform presumption — Passed 67-0. - HB 418, Data sharing amendments — Passed 64-1 (see separate article). - HB 441, Franchise Protection Act — Passed 64-0 (see separate article). - Numerous committee reports were adopted and bills assigned to calendars or committees (see committee reports listed in transcript): Government Operations, Political Subdivisions, Public Utilities and Energy, Revenue and Taxation, Rules, and others.

Placed on consent or concurrence calendars (committee-report actions): several bills including HB165 (process for submitting nonbinding opinion), HB298 (volunteer EMS insurance), HB412 (boards and commissions revisions), HB445 (election law revisions), HB481 (ballot proposition requirements), HJR10 (constitutional amendment procedures), HB454 (local government fees modifications), HB492 (drinking water utilities), HB506 (unclaimed property amendments, consent calendar listing), and others were either placed on the consent calendar or assigned to standing committees as recorded by the reading clerk and committee chairs.

This roundup lists procedural and final actions captured in the transcript; it does not substitute for enrolled-bill text or the official House journal. For bill text, amendments and enrolled versions, consult the Utah Legislature’s official website.