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House advances a slate of bills on Feb. 3, including tax, budget and practice-of-medicine measures
Summary
On Feb. 3, 1999 the Utah House adopted multiple committee reports and passed several bills on the second reading and consent calendars — including HR2 (Read Across America), HB243 (county fiscal-year change), HB72 (expert discovery amendments), HB173 (marriage tax penalty changes) and SB82 (practice-of-medicine clarification). Several bills were referred to the Senate or Rules for fiscal review.
The Utah House of Representatives met Feb. 3, 1999 and moved a large package of committee recommendations and floor bills through various calendars.
Among measures adopted or advanced were HR2, a resolution recognizing Read Across America (adopted 62-0); HB243, which adjusts county fiscal-year deadlines and was passed 57-1 and referred to the Senate; HB72, an amendment to Utah’s expert discovery rules that passed 70-0; and SB82, clarifying that the administration of anesthesia is part of the practice of medicine, which passed 67-0. House Bill 173, a proposal to reduce the state portion of the so-called marriage tax penalty and amended on the floor, passed and will be referred to the Senate after debate over its fiscal note.
Several committee reports were adopted without debate and their bills placed on the appropriate calendars. The Rules Committee presented a list of bills to standing committees and the House adopted the rules report as presented.
Not every measure advanced: for example, House Bill 234 (adding statutory language about the Utah Department of Transportation's cooperation/consultation with local governments) was debated extensively and ultimately failed on the floor. Other bills with fiscal impact were circled or sent back to Rules for further review.
The House concluded with routine personal-privilege introductions and adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.
