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House passes bills on water company remedies, tuition waivers, recreation immunity and more; committee moves and several bills circled
Summary
The Jan. 30 House session cleared multiple bills and motions: HB48 (Water Company Amendments) passed; HB66 (tuition waivers) passed; HB207 (recreational immunity) passed; several bills were circled or referred to rules; notable committee reassignments and recognitions occurred before adjournment.
A broad set of bills were considered and mostly approved by the Utah House on Jan. 30.
Key outcomes recorded on the floor include:
• House Bill 48 (Water Company Amendments): Sponsor described the measure as a cleanup clarifying remedies and damages; Representative Ehr noted a conflict of interest before the body voted and HB48 passed with 70 yes, 0 no, 5 absent (House will forward to the Senate).
• House Bill 73 (Gunn McKay Highway designation): The House heard tributes to Gun McKay and passed the designation (65 yes, 0 no) to be forwarded to the Senate.
• House Bill 66 (Tuition waivers for higher education): Sponsors argued the waivers will help Utah State University recruit out‑of‑state students and fill classrooms; HB66 passed the House 73 yes, 1 no and will be referred to the Senate.
• House Bill 207 (Recreation immunity expansion): The House adopted amendments (including adding fishing and ice skating language) and passed the bill 67 yes, 0 no.
• Several bills were circled (held) for further consideration, including substitute House Bill 47 and House Bill 45; first substitute Senate Bill 57 (telehealth) was lifted from third reading and returned to rules for fiscal review.
• Committee reassignments: After extended floor debate, the House moved House Bill 24 (Medicaid dental reimbursement amendment) from Business & Labor to Health & Human Services (motion passed 45 yes, 29 no).
Other bills handled on the third‑reading calendar (HB54, HB13, HB15, HB67, HB210, etc.) were amended or passed as recorded on the floor. The House also read formal commendations (Everwood production; Logan High football) and adjourned to reconvene the next morning.
The session encompassed a mix of unanimous technical clarifications and contested procedural fights over committee assignments; multiple items will now proceed to the Senate or back to committee for further work.
