House adopts conference committee report for Senate Bill 4,001, 2002 bonding for capital projects

The Utah House adopted the conference committee report for Senate Bill 4,001, a 2002 bonding measure authorizing capital-project borrowing, after a floor motion and debate. Representative Hatch moved adoption; the House approved the motion by a recorded voice tally of 58 yes to 8 no.

The committee report recommends a first substitute for Senate Bill 4,001 and adds specific amendments, including intent language specifying that "the funding of the capital restoration design parking structure does not bind this legislature or future legislatures to wholly or partially fund the capital remodel." Representative Hatch said lawmakers had worked to address flaws related to design and timetables and urged colleagues to support the report, stressing the need for a two-thirds majority so bonds can be issued "in a timely manner" and to "save a substantial amount of interest."

The motion to adopt the conference committee report was moved on the House floor and the Speaker called the question. After members voiced their positions, the announced tally was 58 yes and 8 no, and the House passed the report. The record in the transcript does not list a formal second for the motion on the floor.

The action advances the first substitute of Senate Bill 4,001 as recommended by the joint conference committee of Senators Hickman, Evans, and Dimitrij and Representatives Hatch, Ewer, and Gallons. The transcript records the committee's insertion of the intent language described above but does not show additional legislative text changes beyond that amendment. Procedural business continued after the vote, and no further debate on the bill was recorded in the provided segments.

Next steps for the bill (such as engrossment, enrollment, or transmission to the governor) were not specified in the transcript.