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Votes at a glance: key House floor actions Feb. 22, 1993
Summary
The Utah House approved multiple bills on Feb. 22, 1993. Major actions included unanimous passage of HB 181 (DOC authority), passage of HB 211 (education revenue bonds) 54–17, and consent-calendar approvals for several technical and administrative measures.
On Feb. 22, 1993 the Utah House of Representatives disposed of a large consent calendar and voted on several debated bills. Below are the key floor outcomes recorded during the session.
Passed (recorded tallies where provided)
- House Bill 181 (Corrections; DOC peace-officer authority): Passed 70–0. Amendments added to clarify categories of DOC personnel and require sheriff notification in certain investigations.
- House Bill 211 (Second substitute — Public education revenue bonds): Passed 54–17. The bill authorizes the State Board of Education to issue revenue bonds secured by project-specific revenue streams for certain state education entities; sponsors said each bond issue requires prior legislative approval.
- House Bill 169 (County accounting practices): Passed 71–0. Requires daily deposit of public funds and adds housekeeping measures after a reported local embezzlement incident.
- House Bill 214 (Handicap parking enforcement): Passed on consent (vote recorded on the consent calendar); permits municipalities to authorize volunteer agents to issue prewritten handicap-parking citations.
- House Bill 225 (Underground storage tank technical amendments): Passed 63–0 on voice/consent; described as technical renumbering and regrouping of existing language.
- House Bill 236 (Prosecutorial powers/amendments): Passed 67–2; clarifies limited written agreements between prosecutors and witnesses as a tool distinct from full immunity.
Other items
- Multiple Senate bills were received for referral including SB 78, SB 79, SB 85, SB 88, SB 92, SB 107, SB 126 and SB 164 and SJR 8 (religious liberty provision).
What this means: Several bills that alter administrative, procedural or financing mechanisms advanced to the Senate; HB 181 and HB 211 were among the more substantive measures with direct operational effect on corrections and education finance respectively. The House also took up and passed an amended version of Substitute Senate Bill 67 (clean-indoor-air), which passed by recorded vote and will follow interchamber procedure.
