Votes at a glance: House advances multiple bills to the Senate in late‑February session

During a busy floor session the Utah House advanced multiple bills to the Senate. Key outcomes recorded on the floor included:

- SJR4 (Public School Snow Days): Passed the House and returned to the Senate (recorded 67 yes, 5 no); student Alisa Webb introduced the issue to members. - HB370 (recording federal tax liens): Passed the House (72 yes, 0 no); bill allows county recorders to record resolved federal tax liens. - HB319 (tax filing extension): Passed the House (67 yes, 0 no); aligns sales filing extensions with existing tax commission practice. - HB358 (consumer warranties on assistive technologies): Amended on the floor and passed (71 yes, 0 no); extends consumer warranty protections to certain assistive devices and includes resale disclosure provisions. - HB313 (electrical deregulation/cust. choice): Committee report adopted and bill placed on second/third reading calendars. - HB138 (student education occupational plan amendments): Passed (57 yes, 11 no); reduces required SEOP conferences and refines grade coverage following counselor input. - HB142 (escape and county amendments): Passed (69 yes, 0 no). - HB278 (trail crossings program): Passed (70 yes, 1 no); creates a program in the Department of Parks and Recreation with a $250,000 appropriation and requires 50% local matching funds.

Several other bills were placed on time‑certain calendars or circled for further work (including HB97 on insurance continuing education). Where recorded, vote tallies above were read aloud on the floor and entered into the record.