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House clears multiple concurrence votes, including SB 48 and several House bills; recesses for dinner
Summary
After passing the reading program committee report, the Utah House quickly approved a string of concurrence votes and intent language on bills ranging from firearm law clarifications to spyware regulation and OUI amendments, then recessed for dinner until 7 p.m.
Following debate on the reading-improvement measure, the Utah House moved through a sequence of concurrence votes and intent-language motions across a range of subjects.
Notable outcomes recorded on the floor include:
- First Substitute Senate Bill 48 (uniform firearm laws): conference report adopted, 55 yes, 16 no; sponsors said the final language clarifies the bill "does not affect private property rights" of private institutions of higher education.
- First Substitute House Bill 312 (nonparticipation tobacco/manufacturer fee match): House concurred with Senate amendments, 59 yes, 10 no.
- Fourth Substitute House Bill 323 (spyware regulation): House concurred with Senate amendments and later adopted intent language clarifying that an advertiser who pays for an ad whose express intention is to pop over a competitor's website would be responsible for the violation; concurrence passed unanimously, 67 yes, 0 no.
- Second Substitute House Bill 128 (amendments to operating under the influence): concurrence passed 61 yes, 7 no; sponsors described the changes as technical clarifications tied to driver-license provisions.
- Additional concurrence votes recorded included: First Substitute House Bill 105 (continuing education for contractors) passed 43 yes, 30 no; Third Substitute House Bill 56 (local government collection for service charges) passed 46 yes, 24 no; House Bill 157 (transportation amendments) passed 68 yes, 4 no.
Floor leaders also read and adopted several items of intent language related to specific bills and instructed clerks to spread the language on the House Journal when adopted.
After completing the day's floor business and announcing the vote tallies, the House recessed for dinner; members were told dinner was being served and the body would reconvene at 7 p.m.
