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Votes at a glance: major bills the Utah House passed Feb. 19, 1994
Summary
The Utah House moved dozens of bills on Feb. 19, 1994. This roundup lists major measures taken on the floor and their recorded outcomes, including corporate tax changes, public-safety coordination for background checks, and a series of house bills referred to the Senate.
The Utah House conducted a busy floor session on Feb. 19 that included passage of multiple senate and house bills and several procedural actions. Below are the principal floor outcomes reported by the reading clerk and announced on the floor.
Key floor votes and actions
- SB 93 (Corporate tax revisions): The House passed SB 93 after floor explanation of provisions aligning Utah—s unrelated-business-income definition with the Internal Revenue Code; the clerk announced the tally as 71 yes, 2 no. Sponsor noted a corrected fiscal impact of $50,000 to the Uniform School Fund.
- HB 80 (Budgetary procedures / concurrence with Senate amendment): The House concurred with the Senate amendment to HB 80; the concurrence motion carried and the amended bill proceeded for enrollment.
- SB 199 (Use of excess dedicated credits): The House passed SB 199 with a recorded result announced as 67 yes, 0 no. The bill restricts agencies from using dedicated credits to hire ongoing personnel without explicit legislative authorization.
- SB 204 (Legislative process committee amendment): The House adopted a substitute and passed SB 204, amending the committee quorum language so the Legislative Process Committee follows the quorum practices of other legislative committees (clerk announced passage with recorded tallies reported on the floor).
- SB 95 (Motor vehicle insurance requirements): The House passed SB 95 (motor vehicle insurance changes) with a reported tally of 70 yes, 1 no.
- SB 246 (Coordination with the federal Brady Act): The House passed SB 246 to coordinate state background checks with the federal Brady Act; the sponsor said the Department of Public Safety expects many checks to be completed in less than five days, often within 24–48 hours. The clerk announced 70 yes, 2 no.
- HB 306 (Housing Trust Fund amendment): House passage was recorded at 49 yes, 4 no; the bill clarifies the Housing Trust Fund—s authority to buy and sell properties for low-income housing purposes and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 242 (Assistance to displaced defense workers): The House passed HB 242 (55 yes, 11 no reported) after adopting an amendment reducing a line item from $1.5 million to $1.0 million; the funding provides retraining and conversion support across the state.
- HB 280 (Trust fund for people with disabilities): The House passed HB 280 (reported 71 yes, 0 no) to set up a trust fund from proceeds of certain state property sales and require annual reporting to the legislature.
- HB 315 (Innkeeper / guest liability): The House passed substitute HB 315 after lengthy debate, including an unsuccessful motion to remove certain civil-liability immunity provisions; the final reported tally was 44 yes, 22 no and the bill was referred to the Senate.
Procedural notes
Several bills were "circled" on the floor (e.g., SB 98 and others) to obtain fiscal-note information before further House action. Several additional measures were placed on the third-reading calendar under suspension of the rules so leadership could prioritize urgent items, including upcoming bonding discussions.
What to watch next
Measures that passed the House will be enrolled, signed by the speaker, and forwarded to the Senate as required; bills circled for fiscal notes will return to the calendar after fiscal analysis. Several items noted as leadership priorities — notably a bonding bill — remained under negotiation and were expected later the same day.
