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Votes at a glance: Utah House advances multiple committee bills Feb. 21, 2001
Summary
On Feb. 21 the Utah House adopted several committee reports and advanced many Senate bills and House measures (including SB16, SB136, SB156, HB371, HB340, HB365) to second reading or onward; several passed unanimously or by wide margins.
The Utah House adopted numerous committee reports and advanced or passed multiple bills on Feb. 21, 2001. Highlights:
• Second substitute House Bill 189 concurred with Senate amendments and passed (55 yes, 16 no). Representative Brad Johnson explained the bill would require legislative review when federal property transfers affect state-managed lands, and the House concurred after discussion.
• Senate Bill 16 (Teacher Quality Amendments) passed the House with 69 yes votes and 0 no votes and was referred back to the Senate for further consideration.
• Senate Bill 156 (oversized permit amendments) passed the House 70–0 and was signed by the Speaker.
• Multiple other measures were read on the consent calendar and advanced with little debate, including SB136 (parenting plan for divorcing parents), SB147 (child visitation extensions), SB158 (manufactured housing equal-treatment), and House bills such as HB371 (bail bond solicitation amendment) and HB340 (public safety officers education requirements). Where fiscal notes were discussed, speakers noted funding sources (for example, HB340's amended fiscal note was reported as $266,400 to be funded from existing agency budgets, not new appropriations).
These procedural and consent calendar votes moved a broad legislative package forward while the chamber reserved extended debate for more contentious items later in the afternoon.
