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House passes Senate Bill 2-12, supplemental appropriations; floor amendments debated, some earmark attempts rejected
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 2-12 (1993 Supplemental Appropriations Act) after floor amendments and debate about line items, including an attempted $20,000 contract for the Epilepsy Association that was revised to require a state division contract; the bill’s final recorded vote was 60–10 after a re-count to correct a recording error.
Representative Valentine introduced Senate Bill 2-12, the 1993 supplemental appropriations act, and multiple floor amendments were considered and adopted to correct technical items and remove duplicative funding. Representative Valentine told the floor the bill was straightforward and urged members to review the supplemental items relevant to their districts.
Representative Stevens proposed a floor amendment to provide $20,000 for programs run by the Epilepsy Association of Utah. Members and floor leaders raised a legal concern: "we cannot appropriate directly to a private association or even a nonprofit association," Representative Valentine said, and asked whether the item could be structured as a program under the Department of Human Services. To address the legality, Representative Stevens later offered substitute language specifying: "The division shall use $20,000 to contract with the Epilepsy Association for services." The House circled the bill to check legalities and debated whether that contracting mechanism was appropriate.
Other amendments were adopted on fiscal corrections and program allocations. After extended debate and several voice and recorded votes, the House passed Senate Bill 2-12. The clerk initially announced a 69–0 tally but later confirmed a recorded vote of 60 affirmative and 10 negative votes after a re-vote to correct recording glitches on the floor.
Next steps: Senate Bill 2-12 will be returned to the Senate for consideration of House amendments and any technical adjustments discovered in the House review.
