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Votes at a glance: House advances multiple bills to the Senate and adopts resolutions
Summary
On a busy floor day the House advanced numerous bills — including HB142, HB23, SB15, SB150, SB153, SB156, HB302 and others — recording votes and sending measures to the Senate or placing items on the consent calendar.
During the session the Utah House processed committee reports, circled several items for later consideration and recorded votes on a range of bills and resolutions. Below are key outcomes announced on the floor and their immediate next steps.
- House Concurrent Resolution 6 (Utah Farming Heritage District): Presented by Representative Painter; passed (72 yes, 0 no) and will be referred to the Senate. - First Substitute House Bill 142 (fee in lieu of property tax amendments — Intermountain Power Project): Presented by Representative Wheeler; passed (69 yes, 0 no); referred to the Senate. - House Bill 23 (Employment Security Act amendments): Presented by Representative Mascaro; passed (69 yes, 0 no); referred to the Senate. - Senate Bill 15 (workforce services reporting misuse of personal identifying information): Passed (71 yes, 0 no); transmitted for signature and referral to the Senate. - Senate Bill 150 (property exempt from execution): Passed (73 yes, 0 no); speaker to sign for referral to the Senate. - Senate Bill 153 (malpractice liability during pandemic event): Passed (69 yes, 0 no); speaker to sign for referral to the Senate. - House Concurrent Resolution 5 (early childhood reading readiness): Passed (72 yes, 0 no); referred to the Senate. - Senate Bill 156 (Public Service Commission equipment distribution program): Passed (73 yes, 0 no); to be signed and referred. - House Bill 120 (utility facility review board): Passed (69 yes, 0 no, 6 absent); referred to the Senate. - House Bill 188 (easements — counties and municipalities): Passed (68 yes, 0 no, 7 absent); referred to the Senate. - House Bill 315 (regulation of electric personal assistive mobility devices): Passed (70 yes, 0 no, 5 absent); referred to the Senate. - House Bill 333 (materials harmful to minors): Passed (66 yes, 4 no, 5 absent); referred to the Senate. - House Bill 131 (document fraud): Passed (71 yes, 0 no, 4 absent); referred to the Senate. - House Bill 302 (medical examiner testing for substances in cases of suspected suicide): Passed (67 yes, 1 no, 7 absent); referred to the Senate.
Many of these items were reported by standing committees earlier in the day and were placed on third-reading or consent calendars. Votes noted above were recorded on the floor as part of the third-reading process; bills that passed will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration or signed by the Speaker for further processing.
This roundup is intended as a concise summary of floor outcomes; full bill texts and committee reports are the authoritative sources for statutory changes and fiscal details.
