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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House passed Feb. 1991
Summary
A summary of bills passed on the House floor during the late‑February 1991 session, including licensing, water, tax and planning measures; each listing notes the vote and a one‑line description of action taken.
The Utah House recorded floor passage on a number of bills during the late‑February 1991 session. Below are key measures taken and the recorded votes as announced on the floor.
- HB 261 (Radiology Technologist Licensing Act, amended): Passed 61‑0. Sponsor noted technical changes, removal of exceptions and creation of an advisory board to assist the radiology technology licensing board.
- HB 288 (Substitute — Motor Fuel Marketing Act amendments): Passed 68‑0. Substitute adds penalties and a recordkeeping requirement to help enforcement detect price gouging or below‑cost sales; transmitted to Senate.
- HB 299 (Sick leave accumulation/retirement credit): Passed 61‑7. Bill allows employees to accumulate sick leave and use some credit toward retirement; sponsors said no appropriation required.
- HB 376 (Wildlife Division clarifications and enforcement): Passed (vote as announced on floor). Amendments clarify revocation authority, definitions, misdemeanor classification for rule violations, and distribution of in‑lieu fees (52¢ per acre referenced).
- SB 92 (Statute of Repose for design/construction professionals, as amended): Passed 67‑5 (floor amendment replaced 10 years with 15 years for repose). Debate centered on constitutional and policy tradeoffs.
- SB 1 (Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, as amended): Passed 67‑4. Establishes operator qualification framework, phased implementation and grandfathering for small systems to preserve state primacy.
- SB 103 (Planning and zoning recodification): Passed 68‑0. Recodifies planning and zoning enabling statutes; establishes uniform notice and procedural rules. Placed on third‑reading calendar and passed as substitute.
- SB 50, SB 63, SB 68, SB 97, and others: Passed as read on the floor; see committee reports and clerk announcements for roll call details.
These outcomes reflect votes announced by the House clerk on the floor in the Feb. session; each bill passed will be forwarded to the Senate or otherwise proceed as recorded. For procedural details, refer to the House Journal entries.
