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Votes at a glance: key bills passed on Feb. 10, 2000
Summary
Several Senate and House bills were approved by the Utah House on Feb. 10, 2000, largely on voice or consent. This roundup lists the measures read, uncircled or passed on the floor and their recorded tallies where available.
The Utah House took final or procedural action on multiple bills on Feb. 10, 2000. Below are notable items the House passed or acted on during the session, organized with the floor action and the reported vote tally when the clerk recorded one.
- Senate Bill 36 (damage to or interruption of communication devices): Presented by Representative Cox; passed to the House (70-0).
- Senate Bill 109 (child-abuse database information): Uncircled and passed (71-0). The measure requires that the age and date of birth of alleged perpetrators included in the DCFS management information system be recorded to improve identification.
- Senate Bill 74 (master road amendments): Uncircled and passed (69-0); annual updates to the state road list.
- Senate Bill 135 (professional boxing licensure and regulation): Passed (63-0); changes licensure cycle to two years and renames certain contest terminology.
- Senate Bill 86 (Emergency Medical Services and defibrillation amendments): Passed (68-0); adds the American Red Cross to approved trainers and adds a civil-liability exemption for instructors.
- Senate Bill 138 (sunset date for Health Policy Commission): Passed (69-0); moves sunset date earlier to allow commission to complete its work.
- Senate Bill 25 (material harmful to minors amendments): Passed (70-0); clarifies definitions for material harmful to minors and procedures for search warrants; includes corporate-defendant provisions.
- Senate Bill 94 (nursing care facilities assessment amendments): Uncircled and passed (58 yes, 11 no); modifies the nursing home assessment that provides funding for Medicaid matching.
- House Bill 266 (Utah Tomorrow strategic planning committee amendment): Passed and transmitted to the Senate (65 yes, 2 no); expands the strategic-planning panel's advisory role on productivity and efficiency.
- House Bill 97 (financial incentives for cost-saving suggestions): Passed (69-0); pilot program to reward verified employee cost-saving suggestions (10% of savings up to $5,000).
Several other items were read for second or third consideration or referred to committees; committee-report adoptions and procedural readings were also completed during the session.
