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House uncircles two Senate bills, recalls SB196 and transmits multiple Senate communications
Summary
On the same day the House uncircled and passed two Senate bills (including SB232 and SB170), it also moved to recall first substitute SB196 (court fee amendments) and received numerous Senate communications and conference-committee appointments.
The Utah House dealt with several interchamber motions and communications alongside its budget work on March 3. Early on the floor, the House moved to uncircle and consider Senate Bill 232 (standards of care for emergency vehicle drivers) and first substitute Senate Bill 170 (Utah Transit Authority-related transparency and governance changes). Representative Curtis moved both uncircle motions; both bills were taken up and the clerk reported they would be transmitted to the Senate for the president's signature after passage on the floor.
Later in the session Representative Youre moved to recall first substitute Senate Bill 196 (court fee amendments) from the Senate; that recall motion passed and the House requested the Senate return the bill for further action. The reading clerk and Speaker then relayed several Senate transmittals and conference committee appointments, notifying the House of Senate refusals to recede on some amendments (for example on HB239) and naming joint conference committees to resolve differences on a number of bills.
The Speaker appointed a House conference committee to meet with the Senate on outstanding items, and multiple conference committee reports were read into the record. The floor then recessed as scheduled.
Procedural significance: These uncircle and recall motions advance interbranch negotiations: several Senate-origin bills were put back on the House calendar for consideration and some items may proceed to conference committees if the two chambers disagree.
