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Votes at a glance: key House floor actions on Jan. 29, 2007
Summary
The House approved a large consent calendar and several third‑reading bills on Jan. 29, including measures on mutual aid, memorials, technical corrections, open meetings, mechanics liens and others. Several items were circled for later action.
On Jan. 29 the Utah House took final action on a range of bills on the consent calendar and third reading calendar.
Among the measures passed on the floor that day were:
• House Bill 103 (Statewide Mutual Aid Act) — passed on the consent calendar (floor record: passed; reported as receiving 65 yes votes)
• House Bill 253 (allowing state memorials on state property) — passed (67 yes votes reported)
• Senate Bill 6 (uninsured motorist identification database amendments) — sponsor asked to reduce audit frequency; bill passed on floor vote (tally recorded in floor record)
• Senate Bill 25 (warranty deed technical amendments) — passed unanimously (70 yes votes reported)
• Senate Bill 27 (technical amendments to assumption of indebtedness) — passed (71 yes votes reported)
• House Bill 259 (mechanics liens on certain new development housing) — passed (69 yes votes, 0 no, 6 absent reported)
• House Bill 204 (modifications to open and public meetings) — passed (68 yes votes reported)
• Second Substitute House Bill 69 (county and municipal land‑use provisions regarding schools) — passed as amended (71 yes, 1 no, 3 absent)
• House Bill 45 (comparative negligence/apportionment of fault) — passed after lengthy debate (48 yes, 22 no, 5 absent)
Several bills were circled (returned to committee for further drafting) or placed on calendars for subsequent action. The House also adopted multiple committee reports assigning numerous bills to standing committees for further consideration.
Detailed floor records and committee reports were read into the record during the session; votes referenced above are taken from the House floor transcript for Jan. 29.
What happens next: Passed House bills will be transmitted to the Senate as indicated in the floor record; circled or uncircled items will be handled by committee or returned to the calendar per the Rules Committee schedule.
