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House passes a package of bills; votes at a glance
Summary
The Utah House passed a series of bills on third reading and referred them to the Senate, including HB 285 (71–0), HJR 17 (60–9), HB 348 (66–0), HB 420, HB 344 (57–13 after amendment), HB 394 (55–12 after amendment), HB 128 (69–0), HB 405 substitute (41–26), and others; several measures were amended before passage.
The Utah House of Representatives completed third reading on a broad slate of bills and referred the measures to the Senate after debate and several amendments.
Among the measures the House passed were House Bill 285, which the sponsor said addressed alleged problems in the judiciary and received unanimous support ("71 yes votes and 0 no votes," clerk announcement). The chamber also passed House Joint Resolution 17 urging Congress to send a federal constitutional amendment to "protect the most innocent of our society, the life of the unborn," which the clerk recorded as receiving 60 yes votes and 9 no votes.
Other votes and actions included: House Bill 348 (unlawful use of theft-detection devices), presented as a retail-protection measure and passed with the clerk reporting 66 yes votes and 0 no votes; House Bill 420 (Utah Commission on Volunteers amendments), described as a cleanup…
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