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Votes at a glance: Bills the House passed Feb. 4, 1998
Summary
The Utah House approved a range of bills on Feb. 4 including procurement changes, consumer protections for verbal checks, probate code amendments, record‑access and child‑protection measures; most passed unanimously or by large margins and were forwarded to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 4 recorded passage of multiple bills. Key roll-call and committee‑report outcomes from the floor session include:
- Senate Bill 74 (Demand draft / 'verbal check' protections): Sponsor explained the bill will give consumers a 30‑day period after notice to object to verbal checks, similar to written checks. The House recorded 68 yes, 0 no and passed the bill. (Floor discussion and vote noted in record.)
- Senate Bill 83 (Division of Purchasing amendments — electronic central store): Floor sponsor described replacing the central store with an optional electronic central store and providing listings to universities and political subdivisions. The bill passed on a recorded vote announced on the floor.
- Senate Bill 75 (Uniform Probate Code amendments): Major piece of legislation changing intestacy distribution, right-of-representation rules and the rule against perpetuities; passed 66 yes, 2 no after floor debate.
- House Bill 95 (Local government subdivision ordinance correction): Substituted on consent calendar to correct cross‑references in subdivision code sections; reported committee vote 7 yes, 0 no and passed the House on the consent calendar.
- House Bill 84 (Inspection of vital records): Opens certain restricted vital-records access to designated representatives (including genealogists) as described by the sponsor; passed 65 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 267 (Expansion of 'persons of special trust' in child‑abuse statute): Adds adult cohabitants and certain relatives to the list of persons of special trust; increased penalties for qualifying offenses and passed 66 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 89 (Restrictions on names of business entities): Directs the Board of Regents to review and identify use of educational terms by foreign entities and passed 69 yes, 0 no.
Note: These summaries reflect the floor record as read aloud during the Feb. 4 House session; each bill was forwarded to the Senate for consideration. Vote tallies and committee votes are taken from the floor transcript and clerk’s announcements.
This tally-style summary notes floor disposition and does not substitute for official journals or the legislative database.
