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House roll-call: summary of key votes Feb. 28, 2001
Summary
Summary of major House floor votes on Feb. 28, 2001, including passage of S.B. 3, S.B. 206, S.B. 174 and other measures, plus defeat of S.B. 251 (anti-nepotism extension).
Key recorded outcomes from the Utah House floor session on Feb. 28, 2001:
- Senate Bill 3 (motor vehicle safety inspection related matters and associated amendments): Passed the House, 50–20; bill will be referred back to the Senate for further consideration (vote announced on the floor).
- First substitute Senate Bill 206 (task force on implementation of water fluoridation): Passed the House, 49–21. The bill directs a task force to propose rules by July 1 and to study longer-range funding and liability questions for the next legislative session.
- First substitute Senate Bill 174 (semiconductor sales/use tax exemption): Passed the House, 56–16; sponsors described an accelerated implementation schedule and fiscal-note changes.
- House Bill 112 (prevention of retaliatory lawsuits): House concurred with Senate amendments; motion to concur carried and H.B. 112 as amended passed the House (61–1).
- Second substitute House Bill 139 (cities and towns classification and related issues): Passed the House, 66–0 (second-substitute concurrence recorded and bill returned to the Senate).
- First substitute Senate Bill 241 (special service district for first-class counties to operate jail facilities): Passed the House, 52–21; bill establishes governance and an advisory board for the special district and proposes revenue-neutral tax treatment for affected services.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 198 (economic development study for Native American reservations): Passed the House, 75–0; sponsors said the substitute removes duplicative funding and focuses the bill on study and recommendations.
- Senate Bill 121 (access to health care and coverage task force) as amended (added commissioner of Department of Insurance): Passed the House, 68–6.
- First substitute Senate Bill 251 (extension of anti-nepotism provisions to elected officials in counties of the first class): Failed on final vote; the clerk announced the substitute received 10 yes votes and 65 no votes and failed to pass. The bill will return to the Senate.
These results were taken from roll-call tallies and floor announcements during the Feb. 28 session and reflect votes as read by the presiding officer and clerks. Several items were returned to the Senate or transmitted for further consideration as indicated on the floor during the session.
