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Votes at a glance: key House floor actions
Summary
Summary of recorded floor votes and outcomes from the January 2002 Utah House session, including HB 208 (passed 50'21), HCR 3 honoring Pamela Atkinson (72'0), HB 274 (68'0) and HB 210 (64'0).
Here are the session's recorded floor outcomes and short descriptions of what passed and where they go next.
HB 208 (Federal government acquisition of real property, as amended) — Passed 50 yes, 21 no. Sponsor: Representative Bradley T. Johnson. The amended bill clarifies exceptions for equal-value exchanges and includes leases and rights-of-way; sponsors and opponents debated constitutionality and litigation risk. Forwarded to the Senate.
HCR 3 (Resolution honoring Pamela Atkinson) — Passed 72 yes, 0 no. The concurrent resolution honors Pamela Atkinson's service with Intermountain Healthcare and her work for homeless and low-income populations; the body read the resolution in full and members delivered tributes. Enrolled for presentation.
HB 274 (Supplemental Minimum School Program Act Amendments) — Passed 68 yes, 0 no. Sponsor: Representative Derry. The bill adjusts school-land trust distributions (noted in floor remarks changing an estimate from $5,200,000 to $9,000,000) and revises hold-harmless allocation language; forwarded to the Senate.
HB 275 (State Board of Education Budget Authority) — Passed (recorded on the calendar and forwarded to Senate); sponsors placed HB 275 at top of third-reading and described it as needed for budget-balancing authority.
HB 245 (Offender registry amendments responding to federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act) — Passed 66 yes, 0 no. Sponsor: Representative Arendt. The bill requires convicted sex offenders in Utah to inform the Department of Corrections of institutions of higher education where they work or attend; fiscal note removed on the floor. Forwarded to the Senate.
HB 210 (Recreational vehicle length/width amendments) — Passed 64 yes, 0 no. Sponsor: Representative Don Bush. The bill allows an extra six inches for RV appurtenances (awnings/appurtenances) to reduce ports-of-entry enforcement friction; forwarded to the Senate.
Procedure note: a number of committee reports and additional bills were placed on the consent calendar and read for second time; several items will be taken up on the third-reading calendar and referred to the Senate for further consideration.
Provenance: vote counts and bill descriptions summarized from House floor exchanges and clerk announcements during the January floor session.
