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Votes at a glance: multiple House bills advance to the Senate
Summary
On Jan. 28 the House recorded votes advancing multiple bills to the Senate, including HB 43 (controlled-substance database), HB 53 (antitrust investigatory authority), HB 202 (Olympic license plates), HB 225 (school-railroad crossing technical correction), HB 228 (motor-vehicle insurance on certain vehicles) and substitute HB 11 (judicial debt collection). Vote counts and short descriptions are listed.
Several bills on the House floor were passed and sent to the Senate on Jan. 28. Below are short summaries and recorded vote results from the House floor and floor announcements:
- HB 43 (first substitute) — Controlled-substance database amendment: Floor sponsor Representative Patrice Ayers said the bill corrects wording that created unintended consequences and preserves the database’s operational integrity (administered by DOPL). The House recorded the substitute as passing (67 yes, 0 no) and the bill was referred to the Senate.
- HB 53 — Utah Antitrust Act amendment: Representative Graham Snow explained the measure would allow the Attorney General to request written responses during pre-litigation antitrust investigations. The House moved and then passed HB 53 on the third-reading calendar (69 yes, 0 no).
- HB 202 (first substitute) — Use of Olympic license plates: Representative Tanner explained the bill authorizes legislators to purchase special Olympic plates that include their district designation and to pay the renewal fee; the House passed the substitute bill (69 yes, 0 no) and referred it to the Senate.
- HB 225 — School–railroad crossing requirements (technical correction): Representative Hendrickson described a technical fix affecting bus-driver standards at railroad crossings; the House passed the bill (72 yes, 0 no) and referred it to the Senate.
- HB 228 — Motor-vehicle insurance on certain private/quasi-public parking areas: Representative Wade described the bill and its genesis from constituent concerns about uninsured drivers in private parking lots; the House passed HB 228 by recorded vote (70 yes, 0 no) and referred it to the Senate.
- First substitute HB 11 — Judicial debt collection: Substitute HB 11 (sponsored by Representative Murray) clarifies procedures and timelines for transferring judicial receivables to the state debt-collection office; after an amendment regarding disposition of collected funds the House passed substitute HB 11 (71 yes, 0 no) and referred it to the Senate.
These measures were handled largely through routine floor procedures or short debates and will proceed to the Senate for further consideration.
