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Votes at a glance: House advances multiple bills on consent calendar, leasing oversight and school and transit measures
Summary
During the session the House approved a series of committee reports and passed several bills on the consent and third-reading calendars (including HB 38, HB 64, HB 30, HB 40, HB 16 substitute, HB 52, HB 2, and HB 106); several bills were circulated or circled for later action and one bill was tabled pending answers on authority and procedure.
The Utah House approved a string of committee reports and final actions on a number of bills during the session before recessing for a joint convention. Key outcomes:
- HB 38 (court-ordered custody evaluations): Removed from the consent calendar for consideration and amended to limit court-ordered home evaluations to parties with annual income below 130% of federal poverty. The bill passed and was referred to the Senate. (motion to uncircle; substitute presented and passed)
- HB 64 (centralization of state leasing): Representative John Valentine said the bill would centralize oversight of large state leases while initially excluding the Board of Regents for higher-education leases; the bill passed by recorded tally and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 30 (technical correction to commission composition): A technical amendment to align the statutory count (changing 19 to 20) passed and the bill was referred to the Senate.
- HB 40 (blind persons’ literacy and education): Required individualized education plans and better braille/tape materials for blind or visually impaired students; passed unanimously and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 16 (Private Providers Licensing Act): A substitute was adopted to create a two-year sunset and direct coordination with the court administrator’s office rather than an outright repeal; the substitute passed and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 52 (transit district governing board/UTA): Representative Jackson described two primary purposes: limiting the size of the UTA board and enabling cooperation on appointments with local governments; the measure passed (56–1) and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 2 (faster background checks for school employees/volunteers): The bill authorizes online terminal access for the State Office of Education to Department of Public Safety records to speed checks; members questioned fee arrangements; the bill passed (54–1) and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 106 (B & C road funds): The House approved eliminating the mandate that jurisdictions spend 30% of B&C road funds on new construction, giving local governments more flexibility; the bill passed and was referred to the Senate.
Other procedural notes: Several bills were "circled" for later action (e.g., HB 22, HB 73) or were tabled for clarifications (members circled HB 92 and HB 24 to gather additional details). The House also voted to suspend rules to consider and place certain Senate bills on the third reading calendar.
Votes recorded in the transcript reflect the tallies announced on the floor; for bills transmitted to the Senate the House recorded majority support and referred the measures for Senate consideration. Where the transcript did not name a mover or second, the outcome is reported as recorded on the floor.
