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Votes at a glance: key actions and bills advanced on Day 22 of the Utah House
Summary
The House disposed of numerous committee reports and consent items on Day 22: notable floor actions included concurrence on HB 95 (70–2), repeal votes and signings (HB 232, SB 11, SB 28) and placement of several bills on the third-reading calendar.
The Utah House on Jan. 26 completed multiple procedural and voting items. Below are selected actions and outcomes recorded on Day 22:
• HB 95 (concurrence with Senate amendments; prohibition of certain animals as pets): The House concurred with the Senate amendment; the chair announced HB 95 received 70 affirmative and 2 negative votes and the bill will be returned to the Senate for the president’s signature.
• HB 232 (fee for collection in child support — repeal): Representative Cindy Atkinson introduced and sponsored the repeal; the House recorded 67 affirmative votes and referred the measure to the Senate.
• SB 11 (repeal of fourth-amendment enforcement act/dead law): The House passed SB 11; the chair announced 65 affirmative and no negative votes; the speaker signed the bill and the signing will be noted in the journal.
• SB 28 (agricultural products dealers act): Floor sponsor described clarifying changes to include livestock dealers as 'dealers'; the House passed SB 28 with 67 affirmative and no negative votes.
• HB 263 (obtaining controlled substances amendment): The House adopted a sponsor-accepted amendment removing "attempt" language that affected penalty gradation, then passed the bill on third reading; the chair announced the amended bill received 71 affirmative votes.
• Several committee reports were adopted and multiple bills were added to the third-reading calendar (examples: HB 213, HB 161 substitute, SB 13, HB 146, HB 147, HB 199, HB 257, HB 163, HB 151, HB 281, HB 25, HB 33, HB 76, HB 31). Many of these actions were adopted by voice or general consent as reported on the floor.
