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Votes at a glance: consent-calendar approvals and committee reports from the Utah House
Summary
On the consent calendar and committee-report items the House advanced multiple bills, including passage of Senate Bill 95 (EMS amendments), House Bill 254 (motor-vehicle registration exemption) and House Bill 154 (vision screening amendments); several committee reports were adopted and bills were placed on second/third-reading calendars.
The House adopted a series of committee reports and advanced multiple consent-calendar bills during the morning session. Committee chairs reported favorable recommendations on measures from Transportation, Natural Resources, Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Judiciary and other committees; the floor moved to adopt those committee reports by voice vote and place the bills on the appropriate reading calendars.
Key votes and calendar actions recorded in the transcript excerpt:
- Senate Bill 95 (State Emergency Medical Services Amendments): presented as a consent item with House support for an AED registry; recorded as passing the House, 71 yes, 0 no. The bill was returned to the Senate for the President’s signature.
- House Bill 254 (motor vehicle registration resident exemption): presented by Representative Rebecca Lockhart to expand exemptions to certain non-reimbursed public/charitable/educational/religious visitors staying fewer than 24 months. Recorded as passing the House, 71 yes, 1 no, and forwarded to the Senate.
- House Bill 154 (vision screening and contribution adjustment): presented by Representative Catherine Bryson to rename an advocacy group and raise the voluntary contribution from $1 to $2; the bill was advanced and placed on the Senate calendar (exact tally not specified in the excerpt).
Multiple committee reports (Transportation, Natural Resources/Agriculture/Environment, Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Political Subdivisions, Judiciary, Workforce Services & Community and Economic Development) were adopted and their bills placed on subsequent reading calendars. The transcript shows the Clerk and Speaker directing the placement of several bills for second or third reading and consent-calendar placement.
