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Votes at a glance: Several House bills advanced or passed in January session
Summary
The House recorded roll-call or reported voice votes on several bills: HB118 (passed 58-12), HB37 (passed 55-0), HB23 (passed 50-2), HB11 (name-change passed 56-0), and SJR8 (passed 69-0). Several other bills were circled or placed on calendars for committee consideration.
Key formal actions taken on the House floor during the session included the following recorded outcomes.
House Bill 118 (recreational-trails scoring / youth work points): Passed the House as amended, 58 affirmative, 12 negative. Sponsor: Representative Jason Jones. Next step: Referred to the Senate.
House Bill 37 (construction licensure exemptions for volunteer workers): Passed the House, 55-0. Sponsor: Representative (Proxman/Prospin per transcript). The bill exempts volunteer construction workers on noncommercial projects from state licensure requirements while maintaining inspection safeguards; a Stevens amendment carving out minor plumbing work under $50 passed on the floor.
House Bill 23 (public safety and firefighter retirement death benefits): Passed the House, 50-2. Sponsor: Representative Lyon. The bill extends an option for death benefits to former spouses by court order or elective designation; fiscal note cited roughly $203,000 for FY95.
House Bill 11 (codifies Utah Valley State College name): Passed the House, 56-0 (voice/recorded as unanimous for this entry). Sponsor: Representative Tanner.
Senate Joint Resolution 8 (compensation for in-session employees): Passed the House, 69-0. Sponsor: Senator Steel (moved in House by Representative Hammond).
Other actions: Substitute House Bill 26 (lobbying-disclosure amendments) was circled for further drafting after debate about meal valuation and reporting. Numerous other committee reports were adopted and many bills were placed on third-reading or consent calendars for later action.
Votes and provenance: Each tally above is recorded from the House reading clerk and speaker announcements on the floor; timings and transcript segments are indicated below for each item in the provenance section.
