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Utah House clears a broad set of measures and committee reports in Feb. 19 session
Summary
The Utah House read and signed a long list of Senate-transmitted bills, adopted committee reports assigning bills to standing committees, and passed a series of measures — many by voice vote or unanimous roll call — before adjourning Feb. 19, 1998.
The Utah House of Representatives handled a large slate of business on Feb. 19, 1998, publicly reading multiple Senate-transmitted measures, adopting committee reports and advancing a set of bills to committees or final passage. Clerks read the titles of measures that the Senate had passed, and the House recorded signatures for the journal dated Feb. 19, 1998.
The procedural actions included assigning bills to standing committees: HB463 (payments on credit card contracts) to Business, Labor and Economic Development; SB214 (Utah State Fair Park appropriation) to Education; HB358 (pay equity for state employees) to Government Operations; HB366 (insurance coverage for diabetes treatment) to Health and Human Services; and a variety of other bills to Judiciary, Transportation, Natural Resources, Political Subdivisions, Retirement, and Revenue and Taxation. Committee reports from Natural Resources, Judiciary and Transportation were adopted and several bills were placed on second- or third-reading calendars or the consent calendar.
On the floor the House also approved by roll-call or voice votes numerous bills returned to the House with Senate action, including House bills and first or substitute measures (several passed unanimously in the House before being returned to the Senate for the presiding signature). Committee chairs explained the committee recommendations and members adopted the reports without extended debate. Voting tallies announced on the floor included unanimous or near-unanimous results for many items.
The volume of business reflected routine floor operations — readings, committee assignments, and calendar management — that prepare measures for committee review or final House action. The House adjourned after completing the scheduled business, with members reminded to return prioritization sheets and public attendees recognized during the session.
