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Votes at a glance: House actions on Feb. 22, 2000
Summary
A roundup of bills the House passed or otherwise advanced during the Feb. 22 session, including unanimous consent items and contested floor votes transmitted to the Senate.
Key House floor actions on Feb. 22, 2000:
- HB 267 (Tobacco Manufacturers Responsibility Act Amendments) — Passed 64-0; transfers compliance responsibility for nonparticipating manufacturers from the Department of Health to the State Tax Commission and was placed on the consent calendar.
- SB 69 (Oversight of Legislative Staff Offices) — Passed 63-0; housekeeping changes to leaderss salary and performance review process and recorded as read and signed for the journal.
- HB 284 (Motor and Special Fuel Taxes; Navajo Nation Taxes) — Passed 67-9; creates a reimbursement mechanism tied to an intergovernmental agreement and was transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 155 (Amendments to School Uniform Standards) — Amended on the floor (60% requirement replaced with simple majority) and passed 65-5; districts must hold parent elections with an opt-out provision.
- HB 338 (Telecommunications Law Amendments) — Passed 64-7; provides pricing-index and PSC timeline changes to encourage residential competition; Amendment No. 3 (Yellow Pages imputation) failed.
- HB 372 (Concealed Firearm Permit Amendments; second substitute adopted) — Passed 66-4; second substitute added minimum instructor certification and renewal requirements (40 hours initial training; 8 hours continuing instruction).
- HB 89 (Professional Licensing Amendments, volunteer exemptions) — First substitute passed 56-11 and will be referred to the Senate; allows certain out-of-state licensed professionals to volunteer in Utah under defined conditions.
- HB 117 (Estimated Tax Payments) — Motion to circle passed on division (36-33); bill circled for amendment and further fiscal work.
Several other committee reports were adopted and multiple bills were placed on the third-reading calendar or referred to standing committees during the session. The House recessed at the close of business and will reconvene per the calendar.
