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Utah House advances a slate of bills Feb. 20, 1997; multiple measures pass to Senate
Summary
On Feb. 20, 1997 the Utah House passed dozens of bills and resolutions — including a property‑tax/sales‑tax exchange option for counties (SB 26), changes to centrally assessed taxpayer appeals (HB 129) and amendments affecting county human‑services audits (HB 179) — forwarding them to the Senate for further action.
The Utah House met Feb. 20, 1997 and approved a broad set of bills and resolutions spanning tax policy, environmental rules, public safety and human services. Major measures advanced to the Senate, several with floor amendments.
Among the bills the House recorded votes on that day: House Bill 286 (perjury reform) passed 63–0; House Bill 180 passed 72–0; Senate Bill 32 (voter registration in high schools) passed 68–2; Senate Bill 138 (used‑oil collection amendments) passed 44–28; House Bill 129 (centrally assessed taxpayer procedures) passed 65–0; Senate Bill 26 (county sales‑tax option) passed 70–1; First Substitute Senate Bill 128 (off‑highway vehicle operator requirements, with an agricultural implement exemption) passed 64–3; House Bill 265 (mining bond forfeiture fund) passed 64–0; House Bill 179 (county human‑services provisions with audit/withhold language reinstated) passed 52–14. Concurrent resolutions on wilderness designation and a proposed federal constitutional amendment vehicle (HCR 6 and HCR 7) also passed the House and will be returned to the Senate.
Those vote tallies and final actions were announced on the floor and entered in the House journal; where rolls or individual member votes were not read aloud in the transcript, the House clerk reported the overall yes/no counts. Passed bills were transmitted or returned to the Senate as the next procedural step; bills placed on calendars or circled for later consideration were noted on the floor record.
The House’s list of passed measures affects a variety of state functions: tax‑administration and valuation (HB 129; SB 26), environmental collection programs (SB 138), mining reclamation finance (HB 265), and administrative oversight of human‑services providers (HB 179). Several bills contained adopted floor amendments intended to resolve implementation questions (for example, SB 26 includes RDA and timing amendments; HB 179 reinstated state audit and withholding authority and moved a reporting deadline). The House recessed for caucuses at 2:00 p.m. following announcements.
Next steps: Passed bills will be returned to the Senate for concurrence, signature, or additional action as noted by the clerks on the February 20 House floor.
Provenance: This roundup is based on floor statements and roll announcements recorded throughout the Feb. 20, 1997 House session (see transcript entries beginning with the clerk communications and bill explanations through the announced vote tallies).
