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Utah House advances scores of measures, adopts planning resolution and clears consent calendar
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 12, 1997, adopted a broad consent calendar, passed multiple Senate bills and concurrent resolutions, and returned several measures to the Senate; the chamber also amended and approved a long‑range planning resolution (Utah Tomorrow) and circled one contested criminal‑penalty bill for further fiscal review.
The Utah House of Representatives convened Feb. 12 and moved a substantial consent calendar and several Senate bills through the chamber.
Among the measures the House passed and sent or returned to the Senate were: HB272 (Health Care Facility Licensure and Inspection amendments), SB12 (underground mining water replacement), SB23 (driver license amendments), SB77 (School and Institutional Trust Land amendments), SB87 and SB88 (task‑force local‑funding bills), SB92 (telecommunications regulation amendments), SB94 (Information Technology amendments) and SB73 (contractor‑subcontractor relations). The body also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (Utah Tomorrow), a long‑range planning resolution, after agreeing to an amendment to insert the word "increased" before "autonomy" for schools.
Votes at a glance (as recorded on the floor): HB272 — passed and referred to the Senate, recorded 67 yes, 0 no. SB77 — passed; recorded 65 yes, 0 no. SB94 — amendments adopted and bill passed; recorded 67 yes, 0 no (voting system glitch briefly noted). SB12 — passed; recorded 65 yes, 0 no. SB23 — passed; recorded 67 yes, 0 no. SB4 — passed; recorded 63 yes, 0 no. SB87 — passed; recorded 66 yes, 0 no. SB88 — passed; recorded 68 yes, 0 no. SB92 — passed; recorded 69 yes, 0 no. SB73 — passed; recorded 61 yes, 4 no. SCR2 (Utah Tomorrow) — passed and returned to the Senate; recorded 50 yes, 18 no.
Clerks recorded journal signatures and referrals where required and the Speaker signed measures as prescribed. Several committee reports (Education; Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; Transportation) were adopted by motion and the bills listed on those reports were placed on consent or third‑reading calendars.
The session included a series of personal‑privilege recognitions for school groups visiting the chamber and a citation welcoming Jonas Koga as Utah's honorary citizen and Ballet West artistic director.
Next steps: Bills passed by the House that originated in the Senate will go back to the Senate for concurrence on any House amendments; measures that remain on the House third‑reading calendar will be scheduled accordingly.
(Official floor tallies and journal entries will be entered on the House journal for Feb. 12, 1997.)
