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House advances multiple consent‑calendar bills and resolutions, including child‑abuse recategorization and veterans' welcome resolutions
Summary
The House approved a batch of consent‑calendar bills and routine resolutions, forwarding several bills to the Senate (including H.B. 224 on service animals, S.B. 48 as amended, H.B. 210 on the Commission on the Status of Women, and H.B. 270). Several concurrent and joint resolutions also passed; procedural motions to uncircle and schedule bills were adopted.
The Feb. 12 House session processed a large consent calendar and routine resolutions, approving multiple bills with limited floor debate and forwarding them to the Senate.
Selected outcomes recorded on the floor included:
• H.B. 224 (offenses against police service animals): Presented with endorsements from the Salt Lake City and West Valley police departments and the Department of Natural Resources, the bill passed on the consent calendar with 68 affirmative votes and 0 negatives and was forwarded to the Senate.
• S.B. 48 (as amended): The bill was amended on the floor and passed by a 65–1 tally and referred to the Senate.
• H.B. 210 (Commission on the Status of Women and Families): The bill passed 63–0 and was forwarded to the Senate.
• H.B. 270 (disclosure of custodial parent address — repealer): Passed 69–0 on the consent calendar and forwarded to the Senate.
• H.B. 201 (domestic violence advocacy) and H.B. 204 (Division of State History) were also considered; H.B. 201 passed unanimously and H.B. 204 passed 44–22 after amendment (detailed in separate articles).
The House also adopted committee reports, uncircled several bills to place them on third‑reading calendars, and scheduled task‑force bills (H.B. 226 and H.B. 277) for a time certain. Representative Rose amended and advanced HCR 20 (a Girl Scouts‑related resolution) and several concurrent resolutions welcoming the National Guard Association and urging earthquake preparedness were passed.
Procedural notes: motions to adopt committee reports and to circle/uncircle bills were regularly used to manage calendar order; the House recessed until 2:00 p.m. after completing the session business recorded in the transcript.
