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Votes at a glance: consent-calendar measures and committee reports advanced or passed Feb. 8, 1996
Summary
The Utah House advanced multiple committee reports to second reading and passed several consent-calendar bills, including HB 53 (concur with Senate amendments), HB 282 (school-bus railroad crossings), HB 1 91 (landfill siting), HB 2 47 (school-board reimbursement raise), HB 2 38 (sale of surplus property), and others listed below.
SALT LAKE CITY — During its Feb. 8 floor session, the Utah House adopted a number of committee reports and passed or advanced several bills on the consent calendar.
Key actions and recorded votes:
- House Bill 53 (concurrence with Senate amendments, transportation corridor preservation): concurrence motion adopted; HB 53 passed in the House, 59 yes, 10 no.
- House Bill 282 (railroad crossings for school buses): passed, 66 yes, 3 no. Representative Neil Hendricks said the bill permits a school bus to cross a malfunctioning railroad crossing after verifying no train is approaching.
- House Bill 191 (landfill siting procedures amendment): passed on consent, 68 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 247 (school board reimbursement ceiling increase to $2,400): passed, 52 yes, 19 no. Representative Cheryl L. Allen explained the bill raises the statutory limit on annual reimbursement for local and state board members.
- House Bill 238 (sale of surplus property, eminent-domain clarification): passed, 68 yes, 0 no.
- Substitute House Bill 44 (amendments to crime of damaging jails and facilities: adds flooding): passed, 67 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 242 and House Bill 263 and others were reported and forwarded to appropriate committees as noted in the rules report.
Committee reports adopted included recommendations from Revenue and Taxation and Human Services committees on multiple bills, moving them to calendars for further consideration.
What’s next: Many of these bills will be referred to standing committees or moved onto second/third reading calendars as noted on the floor. Specific bills that passed the House will be transmitted to the Senate.
