Votes at a glance: House actions and concurrence motions, March 5, 2003

SALT LAKE CITY — During its March 5, 2003 floor session the Utah House considered numerous concurrence motions and substitute bills. Multiple measures were returned to the Senate for signature; where recorded on the floor the transcript includes vote tallies or explicit passage language.

Key outcomes recorded on the House floor excerpt:

- Second substitute House Bill 112 (County Correctional Facility Reimbursement): The House recorded passage of the bill with a roll-call recorded as 64 in favor and 8 against. Representative D described the bill's effect: where a defendant is later found not guilty on appeal, the county shall reimburse incarceration costs the defendant paid.

- Senate Bill 202 (Peace Officer Amendments): Floor discussion clarified the bill closes a loophole to protect certain officer information and expands the list of "at-risk government employees." The transcript records SB202 "having received 58 yes votes" and passage; the bill was returned to the Senate for signature.

- Senate Bill 195 (Obstruction/Tampering with Evidence): Sponsors described the bill as restoring tampering with evidence in certain noncriminal cases and adjusting penalty levels; the House read the bill by title and recorded that the bill was passed and will be returned to the Senate for the president's signature.

- First substitute Senate Bill 252 (Nurse Practice Act exemption): The House considered a narrow exemption allowing competent individuals in private residences to self-direct certain care without a licensed nurse; the bill passed on the floor of the House in this excerpt and will be returned to the Senate for signature.

- First substitute House Bill 367 (Delivery Sales of Cigarettes), Senate Bill 176 (Education Support license plate), first substitute House Bill 230 (Parental Relocation Amendments), and multiple other concurrence items were noted and processed during the evening; some items were explicitly noted as transmitted to the Senate or returned for signature in the transcript.

Fiscal notes and procedural points: The floor discussion on the education support license plate (SB176) noted a fiscal-year appropriation from dedicated credits of $8,000 and an estimated one-time state startup cost range mentioned on the floor (approximately $4,300 to $32,000). Representatives also raised a constitutional note about requiring an annual contribution tied to a special license plate, which the sponsor said was common to many special plates.

What happens next: The transcript shows the House recorded multiple passages and returned bills to the Senate for the president's signature; for official certified vote counts and final bill histories, consult the House journal or the legislature's official bill tracking records.