Floor roundup: multiple bills and resolutions pass on House third-reading calendar

The Utah House considered a cluster of bills on the third-reading calendar and recorded votes on several measures during the floor session.

Key outcomes recorded on the floor: - First substitute House Bill 370 (severance tax revisions): Passed 65 yes, 0 no, 10 absent (first substitute adopted; forwarded to Senate). - House Concurrent Resolution 7 (honoring victims and families of the Trolley Square shootings): Adopted 67 yes, 0 no, 7 absent; a moment of silence preceded the vote. - Third substitute House Bill 422 (groundwater advisory/negotiations): Passed 64 yes, 0 no, 11 absent (as amended). - House Bill 395 (waivers of immunity): Passed 47 yes, 19 no, 9 absent (after floor debate and a failed amendment to delete child-welfare-specific language). - First substitute House Bill 149 (class-size reduction funding): Passed 59 yes, 6 no, 10 absent (as amended; $5 million appropriation with reporting rules). - House Bill 238 (municipal telecommunications license tax amendments): Passed 55 yes, 0 no, 20 absent (reduces franchise tax from 4% to 3.5%). - House Bill 341 (Attorney General Crime Violence Prevention Special Revenue Fund): Passed 54 yes, 0 no, 21 absent (creates a donation-funded special revenue fund for targeted AG programs).

Several other bills were discussed, circled for later consideration, or handled by committee reports. Where recorded tallies are available, they are listed above exactly as read into the record on the House floor.

Next steps: Passed bills will be forwarded to the Senate for further consideration according to the legislative calendar.