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Votes at a glance: Key House actions from Wednesday floor session
Summary
The House took votes on a broad set of measures on Feb. 21, 2006. Key results: HB 453 (gifts/donations to the Attorney General) passed 67‑8; HB 436 (district realignment) passed 68‑1; HB 144 (National Guard benefits) passed 67‑0; HB 150 (workers' compensation) passed 53‑11; HB 319 passed 67‑2; HB 198 (9‑1‑1 amendments) passed 44‑22; HB 133 passed 68‑0; HB 325 failed 25‑45.
During a busy floor session the Utah House recorded these principal outcomes (selected bills, final House action):
• House Bill 453 (Gifts, grants and donations to Office of the Attorney General): Passed, 67 yes, 8 no; creates a restricted attorney general donation account to accept gifts/grants that must be appropriated by the Legislature.
• House Bill 436 (Legislative district changes): Passed, 68 yes, 1 no; technical realignment to reflect county boundary changes.
• House Bill 144 (Benefits for National Guard members and families, as amended): Passed, 67 yes, 0 no; Amendment 2 removed a lump‑sum and a utility credit but retained a tuition waiver for dependents of Guard members killed in action.
• House Bill 150 (Workers’ Compensation Revisions, as amended): Passed, 53 yes, 11 no; sponsor reported stakeholder consensus and adopted two amendments.
• House Bill 319 (Density credit for land donated to school districts, first substitute): Passed, 67 yes, 2 no; creates an optional template for municipalities, developers and school districts with a 10% density‑bonus cap.
• House Bill 198 (Statewide 9‑1‑1 emergency communication amendments): Passed, 44 yes, 22 no; sponsor and committee presented revised sunset and revenue structure to complete statewide enhanced 9‑1‑1 coverage.
• House Bill 133 (Commercial Transactions of Personal Property — pawn shop amendments, third substitute): Passed, 68 yes, 0 no; retained fingerprinting/ID rules, set an out‑of‑state database access fee and clarified restitution procedures.
• House Bill 325 (Regulation of the Construction Industry): Failed, 25 yes, 45 no; opponents cited potential conflicts if citation revenue remains with building departments and impacts on inspection timeliness.
Several other bills were considered, amended or substituted on the third reading calendar and were referred to the Senate or filed according to recorded voice and roll tallies on the floor.
