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Votes at a glance: key bills and outcomes from Utah House special session (June 20, 2001)
Summary
This roundup lists bills and resolutions the House voted on during the June 20 special session, their outcomes, and brief notes on debate or amendments.
At a glance — recorded floor outcomes from the June 20, 2001 special session of the Utah House:
• House Bill 1,001 (Notification by school or family services to noncustodial parent of child's discipline/removal): Passed 68–3 after adopting an amendment replacing 'attempt' with 'make reasonable efforts'.
• HCR 101 (landfill/limiting waste to construction and demolition materials by statutory cross‑reference to §19‑6‑102): Passed 53–16 after a floor amendment deleting references to 'class 5' and adding the statutory cross‑reference and a sentence requiring further legislative approval for other waste types.
• House Bill 1,002 (Criminal law technical amendments): Passed 66–0. Sponsor described technical fixes, including changing 'shall' to 'may' in a Board of Pardons provision.
• House Bill 1,004 (Department of Commerce fee approvals; clerical year correction): Passed 66–1 after correcting a clerical year reference (2001→2002).
• House Bill 1,005 (Renewable energy systems tax credit): Passed 70–0 following adoption of an amendment adding study of appropriate tax credit levels and setting a new sunset date (02/2006).
• House Bill 1,007 (Private records effective date correction): Passed 71–0; clerical correction of effective date.
• House Bill 1,008 (Individual income tax — federal refund/timing fix): Passed 71–0 to ensure taxpayers receiving late federal refunds would not be taxed by the state.
• Senate Bill 1,003 (Taxes on rentals of public sleeping accommodations): Passed 71–0; aligns short‑term home rentals rules for events such as the Olympics.
• Senate Bill 1,004 (Special sporting‑event vehicle registration): Passed 63–8; authorizes temporary low‑cost registrations limited to the duration of the sporting event and mileage caps.
• SJR 101 (Resolution approving settlement for private prison): Passed 55–16 after sponsor outlined litigation background and recommended settlement of approximately $1,570,000.
• SJR 102 (Resolution approving tobacco lawsuit settlement fee resolution): Passed 49–22 after extensive floor debate over attorney's fees and use of tobacco settlement funds.
These outcomes reflect votes recorded on the House floor and the adoption of several floor amendments; several bills were then transmitted to the Senate for signature and enrollment.
