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Votes at a glance: House approves multiple measures on consent calendar and third reading
Summary
The House approved a batch of measures on the consent calendar and third‑reading calendar, including Senate Bill 92 (anti‑spam repeal), House Bill 179 (vulnerable adult abuse amendments), House Bill 95 (dependent health care coverage) and others; final tallies are included.
Several measures on the House agenda passed by recorded or voice votes during the session.
Key outcomes included:
- Senate Bill 92 (repeal of unsolicited commercial email act): Sponsor Representative Urquhart noted federal preemption; passed 63–0 and will be returned to the Senate for the President’s signature.
- House Bill 179 (Vulnerable Adult Abuse Amendments): Sponsored by Representative Jones to align criminal and civil code language protecting vulnerable adults; passed 64–0 and referred to the Senate.
- House Bill 95 (clarification of dependent health care coverage amendments): Sponsored by Representative Kaiser to codify insurance‑department rules on dependent coverage after administrative disputes; passed 60–0 and forwarded to the Senate.
- First Substitute House Bill 182 (Construction Lien Amendments): After a friendly industry compromise and adoption of Amendment 2 (01/27/2004), the House passed the bill 61–1 and will refer it to the Senate.
- House Bill 91 (Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act Amendments): Passed 62–0 after adoption of intent language clarifying that notification noncompliance is not grounds for contesting a rule.
Other consent and committee‑reported items were read and placed on calendars as announced by the Clerk. Several bills were circled for further amendment or time certain scheduling, and a number of bills (including HB88) were referred to the Senate for additional consideration.
Votes reported above are taken from the floor roll calls recorded during this session.
