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Votes at a glance: House floor actions Feb. 8, 1996
Summary
Summary of bills and votes from the Utah House floor on Feb. 8, 1996, including consent items and reported committee measures.
On Feb. 8, 1996 the Utah House took a series of committee reports, consent bills and final votes. Key outcomes recorded on the House floor included:
- HB169 (building authority amendment): sponsor explained limited subleasing to private parties under narrow conditions; passed 68–0 and sent to the Senate.
- HB172 (county officer amendments): clarifies authority for deputies and allows interim county attorney appointments; passed 69–0 and sent to the Senate.
- HB185 (cemetery maintenance districts): changes board selection from elections to appointments for districts with limited resources; passed 64–3 and sent to the Senate.
- HB244 (special district board member terms): requires staggered terms for appointed and elected special district board members; passed (vote recorded in committee and on floor as passed 65–0 or similar per floor announcement).
- SB26 (criminal penalty adjustments): a drafting correction was made (inserting 'not' to read 'may not be eligible for release of parole'); amendment carried and SB26 passed 68–0, returned to the Senate.
- SB53 (jury trial implementing legislation): implementing language clarified jury sizes by case type; passed 68–0.
Several other committee reports were adopted and the House recessed for the afternoon; multiple bills were referred to reading calendars as noted by the reading clerk.
Where votes were recorded on the transcript, tallies are cited above; items placed on reading or consent calendars were noted by the speaker during the session.
