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Votes at a glance: House approves consent calendar and a set of bills to send to the Senate
Summary
On this floor day the House passed a set of consent and substantive bills and moved several others to committee or circled them for later action. Notable floor outcomes included HB31 (snowmobile decal), HB20 (EMT license plates), HB191 (local government amendments), HB43 (utility third-party charges), HB167 (IT Innovation Program), HB206 (DBEDT clarifying amendments), and procedural action on HB34 and HB32.
The Utah House handled multiple consent and floor calendar items, passing several bills and moving others for future action.
Key floor outcomes and recorded tallies reported on the House floor:
- House Bill 31 (operation of nonresident-owned snowmobiles): sponsor explained the bill creates a $30 nonresident decal whose revenue would support trail grooming and maintenance; reported as passed by the House and to be sent to the Senate (recorded as 86 yes, 0 no in floor announcement).
- House Bill 20 (special license plates for emergency medical technicians): sponsor explained the measure and recounted constituent stories about EMS response; the bill was referred to the Senate after a recorded vote (reported as 70 yes, 2 no, 1 absent).
- House Bill 191 (local government law amendments): amended language allows a newly incorporated city to levy sales or use tax instead of property tax in the first two years; the bill passed and will be transmitted to the Senate (72 yes, 0 no, 3 absent reported).
- House Bill 43 (unauthorized third-party charges on utility bills): consumer-protection bill requiring clearer third-party identification and independent verification for billed services passed unanimously (71 yes, 0 no) and will be sent to the Senate.
- House Bill 167 (Information Technology Infrastructure Innovation Program): created a revolving loan program (sponsor discussed a $5 million cap as a pilot) to finance IT projects that demonstrate savings; the House passed the bill (69 yes, 0 no).
- First Substitute House Bill 206 (DBEDT clarifying amendments): the House passed the substitute (73 yes, 0 no) and will transmit the bill to the Senate.
- House Bill 32 (Old Irontown State Park) and House Bill 171 (Recycling Market Development Zone reauthorization) were marked to be circled for further consideration; House Bill 34 (Civil Stalking Amendments) was reconsidered to allow drafting of amendments.
Several committee reports were adopted earlier in the session, and the Rules Committee report listing additional bills and committee assignments was approved before adjournment. The House adjourned until 10 a.m. the following morning.
This summary lists floor actions announced during the session; all bills that passed the House will be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration and committee assignment.
