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Votes at a glance: House advances oversight panel bill; multiple bills read to rules
Summary
The House placed several bills on calendars and committees and recorded a final vote on First Substitute House Bill 34 (child welfare oversight changes), which passed 58-0. Several Senate bills were read for first time and committee reports recommended favorable action on numerous bills.
SALT LAKE CITY — On January 30, 2003, the Utah House took several routine legislative steps and recorded at least one completed vote during morning floor action.
First Substitute House Bill 34 — intended to change language governing the legislative oversight panel for child-welfare cases so the panel's meetings are handled as "closed" under the Open and Public Meetings Act — passed the House by a show of 58 yes, 0 no. The sponsor told members the change clarifies procedures for handling sensitive juvenile records and requires affidavits describing topics for discussion when the panel meets in closed session.
Earlier in the session clerks and committee chairs reported a number of committee recommendations and motions. The Business and Labor Committee presented favorable recommendations on a cluster of bills, including occupational licensing and CPA licensing amendments. The rules committee read and referred a long list of bills to standing committees or calendars, and several Senate bills transmitted to the House were read for the first time and referred to rules.
Notable procedural items from the morning's minutes: a series of Senate bills (including SB 96, SB 40, SB 86, SB 97 and SB 100) were transmitted to the House for first reading and referral to the rules committee; Representative Curtis moved to "circle" a childcare-related Senate bill and that motion was agreed to on the floor.
