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Utah House approves package of bills on Feb. 13; key votes and referrals
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 13 approved a broad set of bills on consent and third-reading calendars, passing measures on mortgage-practices, victim restitution amendments, justice-court pay limits and a set of public-safety and administrative reforms; several items were referred to the Senate for further consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives convened Feb. 13 and disposed of numerous calendar items, approving a slate of bills and referring them to the Senate.
On the consent and third-reading calendars the House recorded recorded roll-call outcomes for multiple bills. First substitute House Bill 114 (Mortgage Practices Act Amendments) passed 68–0; Representative Jerry Adair said the bill corrects licensing and fee duplications so mortgage brokers pay only a single real-estate division fee. The chamber concurred with Senate amendments and approved first substitute House Bill 26 (victim restitution) by voice and a recorded concurrence (44–29) after changes such as deletion of a pretrial asset-preservation provision. House Bill 60 (justice-of-the-peace salary limits) passed 43–29 after the sponsor said the Senate language limits certain justices to no more than 85% of a district judge’s salary.
Other measures cleared the House with recorded or voice votes: House Bill 76 (technical formula correction) passed 71–0; House Bill 88 (effective-date and liability refinements for privatizing certain government employee records) passed 70–0 with an effective date of July 1, 2002; first substitute House Bill 181 (penalties for soliciting minors, as amended) passed 70–0 after a technical amendment coordinating offender-registry language; House Bill 143 (secret ballot accommodations for persons with disabilities) passed 70–0; House Bill 265 (electric cooperative regulatory fees) passed 72–0; House Bill 99 (Reading Skills Development Center amendments) passed 70–1. Many other measures were placed on calendars or circled for future consideration and the Rules Committee issued a package of bill substitutions and standing-committee assignments.
The House recorded the outcomes for the heaviest-debated items separately (see related articles). Several bills passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes and were referred to the Senate for further consideration; a subset required recorded tallies where noted. The House recessed shortly after the rules report to reconvene later in the day.
Votes recorded on the floor during this sitting (selected):
• HB 114 — passed 68 yes, 0 no (referred to Senate) • HB 26 (concur) — passed concurrence 44 yes, 29 no (referred to Senate) • HB 60 — passed 43 yes, 29 no (referred to Senate) • HB 76 — passed 71 yes, 0 no (referred to Senate) • HB 88 — passed 70 yes, 0 no (referred to Senate) • HB 181 (as amended) — passed 70 yes, 0 no (referred to Senate) • HB 143 — passed 70 yes, 0 no (referred to Senate) • HB 265 — passed 72 yes, 0 no (referred to Senate) • HB 99 — passed 70 yes, 1 no (referred to Senate)
The House also adopted several Rules Committee recommendations that reassigned bills to standing committees; these reassignments were approved by voice vote. The chamber adjourned to recess until 2 p.m.
