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Utah House Advances Multiple Bills on Consent and Third Reading; Key Votes Recorded
Summary
On the eighth day of the 1998 session the House advanced numerous bills — including HB4 (foster‑care review boards), HB184 (education technology), HB222 (boiler inspection), HB49 (emergency services/911 amendments), HB60 (dispatcher compensation) — mostly via unanimous consent or recorded roll calls; several bills faced floor debate before passage.
The Utah House moved a large set of bills through committee reports, consent calendars and third‑reading calendars on the eighth day of the 1998 legislative session, adopting numerous committee reports and recording roll‑call votes on several measures.
On the consent calendar and by recorded votes the House approved:
- House Bill 4 (Statewide Implementation of Foster Care Citizen Review Board): sponsor Representative Nora B. Stephens described the program’s expansion and cited an audit praising the review process; the clerk recorded passage 69 yes, 0 no. The bill will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
- House Bill 184 (Educational Technology Initiative Amendment): presented as a measure to fund teacher training for educational technologies, the bill passed 70 yes, 0 no and was forwarded to the Senate.
- House Bill 222 (Boiler Inspection Amendments): amended to align Utah’s low‑pressure boiler definition with ASME standards; the House recorded 72 yes, 0 no and will send the measure to the Senate.
- House Bill 49 (Emergency Service Amendment): criminalizes threats to 911 service and enhances penalties for interrupting emergency service during certain crimes; the bill passed 71 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 60 (Compensation for Public Safety Dispatchers): expands the salary market comparability survey to include public safety dispatchers to improve retention; the House approved the bill 72 yes, 0 no.
Other bills advanced on recorded votes include HB183 (Quick Court Amendments) which passed 67 yes, 0 no, and HB223 (Offender Expenses Amendments), which after being circled for further discussion was later passed and recorded as 65 yes, 0 no.
Several other bills were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for first reading, covering issues from underground storage tank programs to educator background checks and appropriations.
The House adopted the Rules Committee report and assigned dozens of bills to standing committees for continued consideration before adjourning until 10 a.m. the following morning.
