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Votes at a glance: House passes multiple bills on taxes, licensing and public policy
Summary
The Feb. 28 House session cleared a wide package of bills — including tax, licensing, transportation and public-safety measures — several by lopsided votes; this roundup lists the major recorded outcomes and next steps.
During the Feb. 28 floor session the House passed numerous bills and referred several to the Senate. Key recorded outcomes in the transcript excerpt include:
- House Bill 140 (task force on local telephone competition): received 72 yes, 0 no and was referred to the Senate. - First substitute House Bill 305 (property tax amendments): passed with 72 yes, 0 no and was referred to the Senate. - Second substitute House Bill 154 (DNA database): passed 71-0 and forwarded to the Senate (see separate article for details). - House Bill 171 (low-speed electric vehicles): passed 70-1 and was referred to the Senate. - House Bill 96 (licensure of geologists): passed 48-23 and was referred to the Senate. - First substitute House Bill 176 (leave of absence for disabled state employees): referred to the Senate (vote recorded as present/having voted; specifics in transcript). - First substitute House Bill 126 (annexation involving townships): floor debate concluded and bill advanced to a vote in the excerpt; members asked about property-owner rights. - Fourth substitute House Bill 205 (Construction Services Commission): passed and was referred to the Senate. - First substitute House Bill 279 (Professional Employer Organization licensing): passed 70-2 and referred to the Senate. - HGR 21 (resolution encouraging passage of the Farm Bill without certain amendments): passed 66-1 and sent to the Senate. - House Bill 287 (protecting constitutional rights of state employees): passed 63-10 and referred to the Senate. - First substitute House Bill 152 (Oil and Gas severance tax board and restricted account): passed 74-0 and referred to the Senate.
Several other bills and resolutions were also read, amended, or placed on concurrence calendars during the session. Where the transcript shows a recorded roll-call tally it is listed above; items with no explicit final tally in the excerpt are described by the floor action recorded in the transcript.
