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Votes at a glance: February 20, 1998 Utah House session
Summary
A summary of substantive floor outcomes from the Feb. 20 Utah House session: several concurrence requests and resolutions passed unanimously or by large margins; a few high‑profile bills failed after debate.
The Utah House handled a mix of concurrence items, resolutions and substantive bills on Feb. 20. Highlights of formal floor action and vote tallies are below.
Passed (selected items) • House Bill 44 (telemarketing requirements): concurred with Senate amendments; House vote 63‑0; returned for the president's signature. • First Substitute House Bill 45 (wildlife license fees): concurrence adopted; First Substitute passed 66‑1. • First Substitute House Bill 59: concurrence adopted; passed 68‑1. • House Concurrent Resolution 11 (EnviroTech industrial injection well): passed 66‑0. • House Concurrent Resolution 7 (support for National Guard funding): passed 69‑0. • House Bill 394 (definition of state supervision in juvenile courts): passed 67‑0. • First Substitute House Bill 272 (inmate productivity/work skills): passed 66‑0. • House Bill 347 (Community Economic Development Project Fund): passed 67‑1; included a $100,000 fiscal appropriation noted on the floor. • House Bill 235 (consumer credit code amendments): passed 47‑20 (see separate article).
Failed or filed • House Bill 27 (dental care; general anesthesia requirement): first subject failed 35‑34 and the bill was filed (see separate article). • House Bill 13 (traffic signal photo detection/red‑light cameras): failed 31‑40 after extended debate (see separate article). • First Substitute House Bill 288 (real estate conveyance and subdivision amendment): failed 21‑47 after floor amendments and debate (see separate article).
Procedural actions • Representative James Stevens moved and the House set House Bill 115 to a time‑certain (Tuesday at 10 a.m.). • Multiple committee reports were adopted by voice or roll call and several bills were uncircled or circled for later action.
These entries reflect roll calls and voice votes recorded on the House floor during the Feb. 20 session. Items with separate, extended debate (HB27, HB13, HB235, HB288) are covered in full in separate articles.
