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House moves multiple bills to Senate; concurrences and amendments clear several measures
Summary
On Feb. 27 the Utah House handled numerous concurrence and uncircling motions, passing measures including HB149 (municipal telecommunications), SB115 (Safe Schools), SB166 (mobile‑home residency), SB23 (special districts), SB237 (excise tax bond process) and SB74 (uniform sales/use tax project), and took a refusal-to-concur action on the Minimum School Program amendments.
Lawmakers moved multiple concurrence and uncircle items on Feb. 27, 2001, advancing a number of bills to the Senate and approving several substantive amendments.
Minimum School Program (second substitute House Bill 3): Representative Daley moved to concur with Senate amendments that remove three professional development days from the WPU and change compensation treatment. The motion drew sustained debate over whether $15 million previously rolled into the WPU remained protected and whether the House should ask the Senate to recede. After discussion and calls for conference, the House refused to concur and asked the Senate to recede.
House Bill 149 (municipal cable television and public telecommunications service): Representative Curtis explained two technical Senate amendments replacing 'telephone' and 'television' with 'telecommunications.' The House concurred; the vote was recorded as 65 yes, 6 no. The bill will return to the Senate for signature.
Senate Bill 115 (Safe Schools amendments): Representative Swallow described changes that restore some superintendent discretion in discipline cases after a federal injunction; the House passed the bill (64 yes, 4 no) and the Speaker signed it for journal entry.
Senate Bill 166 (Mobile Home Park Residency Amendments): The House considered a negotiated second substitute covering disclosures, pass‑through charges, termination/notice procedures, lienholder liability and resident associations. Several amendments (deleting depreciation pass‑through language, clarifying association protections, and protections for tenants contacting health or local authorities) were adopted; the House passed the bill (71 yes, 1 no) to send to the Senate.
Senate Bill 23 (Special District and Local District amendments): Representative Murray described technical and policy changes intended to improve accountability and notice for special districts; the House passed the second substitute (70 yes, 0 no).
Senate Bill 237 (Excise Tax Bond Process): Representative Farrin described a public‑notice, hearing and petition process for excise‑tax‑backed bonds; the House passed the bill (68 yes, 3 no).
Senate Bill 74 (Uniform Sales and Use Tax Administration): Representative Harper explained authorization for the Tax Commission to enter discussions on a multistate streamlined sales and use tax agreement and related interim work; the House passed the bill (79 yes, 0 no).
Other procedural items included public commendations and routine substitutions. Several bills were signed by the Speaker for journal entry and referred to the Senate for further action.
What happens next: Bills passed and concurred measures move to the Senate for action; where the House refused to concur (HB3) the two chambers will need to resolve differences.
