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House floor roundup: multiple Senate bills and House measures pass on Feb. 14, 2001
Summary
On a Senate-dominated calendar the House passed a package of bills including school remediation authority, laser-pointer prohibition, deception-detection examiner exemptions, and other measures; recorded votes and committee actions are listed below.
The Utah House conducted a series of votes Feb. 14 on measures transmitted from the Senate and several House bills. Key outcomes recorded on the floor included:
- Senate Bill 102 (school remediation/holdback option): Passed 69–0; Speaker signed and reading entered on the journal.
- Conference action on Senate Bill 145 (Metropolitan Water District Board amendments): After debate the House refused to recede from its House amendment and authorized the Speaker to appoint a conference committee (motion to refuse to recede passed 40–33).
- First substitute Senate Bill 101 (unlawful use of laser pointers): Passed 63–3 after discussion of law-enforcement and agricultural uses.
- Senate Bill 46 (Deception Detection Examiners Licensing Act amendments): Passed 69–0; floor summation waived and the bill was signed by the Speaker.
- House Bill 162 (Motor Fuel Marketing Act): Passed 71–0 and referred to the Senate after amendments placing enforcement with the Attorney General and adding a five-year sunset.
- First substitute House Bill 135 (child exploitation amendments): Adopted with amendment and passed 70–0.
- SJR 10 (resolution recognizing Perry's Egyptian Theater): Passed 64–0.
- Senate Bill 86 (voter information pamphlet amendments): Passed 59–4.
Several other bills were read, circled or placed on calendars for further action during the day; the House recessed at noon and planned to continue the calendar after recess.
