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Votes at a glance: House clears several bills and places others on third‑reading calendar
Summary
On the House floor multiple bills were acted on: HB237 (technical trademark corrections) passed 67–0; HB435 (education task force) passed 67–5 after amendment; HB465 and HB252 were circled; HB464 (energy reorganization) passed 44–27; HB393 (medical benefits recovery) passed 52–1; Rules placed numerous bills on the third‑reading calendar.
The Utah House addressed numerous bills on the floor and processed committee reports and calendar actions.
Key outcomes:
- House Bill 237 (trademark and service mark technical corrections): Sponsor Representative Marbo Bowman described the bill as a set of drafting corrections; the House passed the bill on third reading, 67 yes, 0 no, and referred it to the Senate.
- House Bill 435 (task force on strategic planning for public and higher education): Amended to expand membership and add governor‑appointed seats; after floor amendment activity the bill passed 67 yes, 5 no. (See separate coverage for full amendment debate.)
- House Bill 465 (administrative services reorganization): Representative Fox moved to 'encircle' the bill (set aside), and the motion passed; the bill was encircled for later handling.
- House Bill 252 (special district amendments): Representative Bishop moved to 'circle' the bill; the motion passed and the bill was circled.
- House Bill 464 (reorganization eliminating Division of Energy): Passed third reading with a recorded vote, 44 affirmative and 27 negative; the bill was referred to the Senate.
- House Bill 393 (medical benefits recovery): Representative Fred R. Hunsaker explained the bill establishes a statutory assignment mechanism for Medicaid recovery, addresses ERISA/COBRA interactions, and estimated roughly $150,000 in dedicated collections from improved methods; the bill passed with 52 affirmative and 1 negative vote and will be referred to the Senate.
- Rules Committee report: Under suspension of the rules, the Rules Committee asked that numerous bills not previously read for the second time be considered read and placed on the third reading calendar, including HB463, HB410, HB234, HCR10, substitute HB50, HB195 and others.
Several other procedural motions, private‑member announcements and a recess until 2 p.m. concluded the morning session.
