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Roll-call roundup: key House floor actions on Feb. 20, 1997
Summary
The House approved several measures and recorded outcomes for notable bills and a resolution. Highlights: HR 7 passed 63–4; HB 227 concurrence passed (62 yes); HB 90 concurrence passed (40–16); HB 181 passed unanimously; HB 95 passed 44–21; HB 38 failed 30–40.
Several bills and a resolution advanced or were disposed of during the Utah House session on Feb. 20, 1997. Below are the key procedural outcomes and vote tallies announced on the floor.
Votes and formal actions (selected):
- House Resolution 7 (Tenth Amendment enforcement): substituted and passed by the House. Clerk recorded 63 yes, 4 no. Sponsor: Representative Penny J. Rowland.
- House Bill 227 (concurrence with Senate amendments on property survey statute of limitations): Motion to concur carried on the floor; clerk announced 62 yes votes and the bill will be returned to the Senate with the Speaker's signature.
- House Bill 90 (concurrence with Senate amendments, elk ranching): Motion to concur carried after sponsor explained the amendment requiring ranchers to report wild elk mixing with domestic elk to the Division of Wildlife Resources; clerk reported 40 yes and 16 no.
- House Bill 181 (first substitute — reduce annual-report requirements): Passed unanimously, 71 yes, 0 no; sponsor cited roughly $58,000 in printing savings.
- House Bill 95 (first substitute — notary public revision): Passed 44 yes, 21 no after floor amendments narrowed relative-disqualification language to address rural access concerns.
- House Bill 38 (asset forfeiture): After extended debate the House voted 30 yes, 40 no — the bill failed to pass the chamber.
These recorded tallies and formal actions were announced by the clerk and the speaker during the floor session; several other bills were read, assigned to committees or circled for further work during the day.
