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House adjourns after passing a slate of bills including measures on water rights, higher education and children's services
Summary
In the Feb. 23 session the Utah House approved multiple bills and committee reports. Several measures (HB302, HB325, HB135, HB250, HB170, HB144, HB392, HB345 and others) were passed and referred to the Senate; committee assignments and rules reports were also adopted.
The Utah House completed a full floor session on Feb. 23 that included transmittal of numerous Senate-passed bills, adoption of committee reports, and recorded votes to pass multiple House bills and amendments.
Votes and outcomes noted on the floor (selected): House concurred with Senate amendments to HCR4 and HB302 (HB302 recorded 60 yes, 0 no). The House passed HB325 (assumed names for business) 69–0; HB135 (Higher Education Tuition Assistance) 68–2; HB250 (collection of defaulted student loans) 66–2; HB170 (habitual youth offender / SHOCAP expansion) 73–0; HB157 (judicial nominating commission amendments) 48–24 (after pink-sheet amendments); HB144 (Constitutional Defense Council amendments) 68–0; HB392 (ASL training) 68–0; HB345 (notary public revisions) 60–14. Several other bills were ordered to committees or placed on consent/third-reading calendars as part of the Rules Committee report.
Committee and procedural actions: The Rules Committee report assigning bills to standing committees was adopted. The Political Subdivisions Committee reported favorable recommendations for SB132 (creation/modification of political subdivisions) and other items. Multiple bills were either placed on the consent calendar, third reading, or otherwise scheduled for further consideration.
The House adjourned until 9 a.m. the next morning.
What happens next: Bills passed by the House will be transmitted to the Utah Senate; those assigned to committees will proceed through standard committee consideration.
