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Votes at a glance: House passes a string of committee reports and bills Feb. 9, 1995
Summary
The House adopted multiple committee reports and passed several House bills on Feb. 9, 1995, sending many measures to the Senate. Notable outcomes include HB52 (paleontologist certification), HB128 (division of real estate amendments), HB113 (interest on criminal restitution), HB159 (penalty-structure reforms) and others; a number of bills were circled for later action.
On Feb. 9, 1995 the Utah House disposed of many committee reports and took recorded votes on an array of bills. The floor record shows the House adopted the Rules report and supplemental report, accepted committee recommendations, and passed the following items (as recorded in the House transcript):
- HB 52 (Paleontologist Certification Program): Amendment reduced an earlier appropriation from $20,000 to $9,500 and authorized collection of fees to support training; floor record shows the vote as 52 yes, 21 no and the bill was sent to the Senate.
- HB 128 (Division of Real Estate amendments): Debate included a disclosure of potential conflict of interest by a member who is a principal broker; the transcript records the passage of HB128 with 68 yes, 0 no and referral to the Senate.
- HB 113 (Interest on Criminal Restitution): The sponsor presented the bill to require interest on criminal restitution orders and to place such orders on the civil judgment docket. Members questioned a fiscal note that initially reported the need for an additional account technician; the sponsor said an amended fiscal note showing no fiscal impact was expected. A motion to circle the bill to await the amended fiscal note failed and the bill passed (clerk recorded 59 yes, 10 no) and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 159 (Uniformity of Penalty Structure): Representative Arleigh Ellickson presented a broad sentencing and theft-threshold update that creates new penalty classes and adjusts property-value thresholds; floor record shows HB159 passed with 68 yes, 0 no and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 163 (Commercial Vehicle Operator amendment) and HB 138 (Water and Irrigation criteria) were presented; HB163 passed (61 yes, 3 no) and HB138 passed (66 yes, 0 no) and both were referred to the Senate per the House record.
- Several bills were circled or placed on time certain (for instance, HB69 was circled and HB272 was set for a time certain Monday, Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m.). The House adjourned to reconvene the next morning at 10:00 a.m.
This roundup reflects the House clerk's announcements and spoken vote tallies as recorded in the floor transcript of the Feb. 9, 1995 session.
