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At-a-glance: House moves a bundle of bills to Senate; committee reports and assignments noted
Summary
The House adopted numerous committee reports, substituted and read bills on the floor, and sent a set of bills to the Senate, including measures on taxation, senior exemptions, absentee ballots, and lease authority for the State Fair Park.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Feb. 16 the Utah House moved a wide slate of items through committee reports, substitutions and floor action and transmitted many measures to the Senate.
Key items the House adopted or advanced include:
- HB101: Committee report favorable; placed on third-reading calendar. - HB390: Appropriation for Utah Summer Games; placed on third-reading calendar. - HB122: Community & Economic Development amendments (microenterprise loans for rural areas; fiscal note $200,000); amended and passed by voice (recorded as 60 yes, 0 no in the transcript). - HB353: Sales-and-use tax exemption for area agencies on aging and senior centers; passed (70–0 recorded). - HB302: Absentee ballot amendment clarifying absent-voter definitions and convicted-felon rules; amendment adopted and bill passed (71–0 recorded). - HB152: Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund cap/floor changes; bill amended and passed (71–0 recorded). - HB277: Utah State Fair Park lease authority for long-term leases for entities such as an aquarium; amended and passed (68–0 recorded).
The Rules Committee also listed a set of bills and Senate bills for printing and assigned bills to standing committees. The House adjourned until 9:30 a.m. the next morning.
This roundup summarizes multiple short floor presentations and voice votes where the transcript records committee recommendations and vote tallies but limited debate in the transcript excerpts.
