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Votes at a glance: House passes a slate of bills and resolutions (Feb. 14, 2005)
Summary
The House adopted multiple committee reports and passed several bills on Feb. 14, 2005; among the measures advanced were HB109 (IT governance), HB306 (peyote law), HB342 (civil legal aid for victims), HB148 (truancy amendments), and HB87 (claims against the county). Several other committee recommendations were adopted and multiple bills were placed on second or third reading calendars.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Feb. 14 the Utah House adopted numerous committee reports, read several bills for referral and passed a number of bills on third reading. Notable floor actions included:
- HB109 (Information Technology Governance): Passed (clerk recorded: 52 yes, 18 no); creates Department of Technology Services and an 18‑month transition with the CIO as transition director; includes an amendment securing good‑faith protections for career‑service employees.
- HB306 (Controlled Substances — peyote): Passed (clerk recorded: 50 yes, 7 no); defines "Indian" and related terms to limit an affirmative defense to members of federally recognized tribes.
- HB342 (Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence): Passed (clerk recorded: 58 yes, 0 no); authorizes, subject to appropriations, the state court administrator to solicit proposals and award grants to nonprofit legal providers serving low‑ and moderate‑income victims in civil matters.
- HB148 (School Truancy Amendments): Passed as amended; floor amendment deleted the words "and approval" from the "family activity with prior school notice" provision so prior notice — not explicit approval — is required; the transcript records passage and referral to the Senate (exact roll call not clearly parsable from the floor transcript text).
- First Substitute HB87 (Claims Against the County): Passed (clerk recorded: 67 yes, 3 no); requires counties to provide an easy‑to‑understand procedure for filing claims against the county.
The Rules Committee submitted a broad list of bills to be printed and assigned to standing committees and recommended several measures for immediate second reading under suspension of the rules. The House adjourned to 9 a.m. the following day.
