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House approves dozens of measures in Feb. 18 session; several bills advance to Senate
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 18 advanced a wide array of bills — from public-health measures to administrative code updates — sending many to the Senate and passing a number of House bills on second or third reading. Several bills passed unanimously while others drew floor debate and amendments.
The Utah House of Representatives moved a large slate of legislation on Feb. 18, 1998, approving measures across public health, administrative, criminal and economic policy and forwarding them to the Senate.
In voice and recorded votes the House passed measures placed on the consent calendar as well as bills that drew floor debate. Among items advanced: HB462 (Motor Vehicle Criminal Act amendment) passed 66–0; substitute SB39 (tobacco retail licensing) passed 67–0; SB109 (State Law Library amendments) passed 67–0; SB111 (Enterprise Zone amendment to include Kane County) passed 61–0; SB46 (Urban and Community Forestry) passed 52–13; SB40 (newborn hearing screening) passed 55–12; HB342 (pilot Internet absentee voting for military voters) passed 60–4; HB87 (appropriation for Capitol Hill project) passed 68–2. The House also adopted several committee reports, sending HB122, HB134, HB422 and HB287 forward after the Revenue and Taxation Committee report was approved.
Some measures prompted more extended floor debate and amendment votes. HB313 (Chiropractic Physician Practice Act amendments) generated lengthy discussion and a series of substitute and floor amendments before passing 46–19. Senate Bill 14 (electronic payroll) was debated on the floor, ultimately failing in a House vote earlier in the day but later subject to a motion to recall it from the Senate for reconsideration.
Most bills were publicly read by title and entered on the journal with dates of signing recorded. Several items were amended on pink amendment sheets during floor action and then put to a recorded vote.
Next steps: Bills that passed the House will be transmitted to the Senate for action where noted; HB313 and other amended measures will proceed with the House’s amendments attached.
Votes at a glance (selected): HB462 — 66 yes, 0 no (passed); substitute SB39 — 67 yes, 0 no (passed); SB114 — 67 yes, 0 no (passed); SB109 — 67 yes, 0 no (passed); SB40 — 55 yes, 12 no (passed); SB46 — 52 yes, 13 no (passed); HB342 — 60 yes, 4 no (passed); HB87 — 68 yes, 2 no (passed); HB313 — 46 yes, 19 no (passed).
