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Votes at a glance: key House outcomes on Feb. 24, 1998
Summary
A roundup of bills the House acted on Feb. 24, including final passage tallies and next steps for each measure.
The Utah House recorded final votes on several bills on Feb. 24, 1998. Below are the measures called on the third‑reading calendar or otherwise finalized on the floor and the House action taken.
- HB 399 (Environmental quality study): Adopted and forwarded to the Senate; vote recorded in floor paperwork as 62 yes, 0 no. - HB 199 (Endangered Species Mitigation Fund substitute — $900,000 general‑fund appropriation): Sponsor presented a substitute and the bill was forwarded to the Senate after floor debate (vote totals not clearly recorded in the transcript excerpt). - HB 425 (Property‑tax circuit‑breaker relief): Passed House 72 yes, 0 no; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 380 (Sales‑tax exemption for pollution‑control equipment): Motion to substitute (narrow scope) failed 19‑51; final passage 51‑20; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 416 (Task force to review optional county government forms): Passed 58‑14; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 421 (Reimbursement of legal fees/costs to public officers): Pink‑sheet amendment adopted; final passage 69‑1; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 28 (Appropriation for Davis County conference/community center): Passed 39‑24; forwarded to the Senate. - ACR 10 (Resolution on Olympic Executive Committee transparency/representation): Passed 70‑3; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 356 (Endowment/cemetery amendments): Passed 70‑0; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 105 (Study of prescription contraceptive coverage): Fiscal note reduced to $10,000 with PEHP participation; passed 39‑31; forwarded to the Senate. - HB 405 (Fluoridation ballot procedures): Corrected language to allow countywide ballot processes for counties of the first class and other mechanisms statewide; passed 62‑9; forwarded to the Senate.
Where the transcript recorded vote tallies, those are listed above. Several measures carried without recorded opposition on the floor; others passed by divided vote. Most measures will now be considered by the Senate or be subject to budget/prioritization processes.
