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House advances long list of bills on consent and third‑reading calendars; honors President Gordon B. Hinckley
Summary
On Feb. 26 the Utah House advanced multiple routine and substantive bills (including SB187 on bail in capital cases, HB402 on slow‑moving vehicles, HB452 on minor accident handling, HB361 on antiseizure drug notifications) and unanimously approved a concurrent resolution honoring President Gordon B. Hinckley.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House moved a slate of bills on Tuesday morning, advancing numerous items on the consent calendar, circling others for later floor action and adopting an honorary concurrent resolution.
Notable floor actions and outcomes included: Senate Bill 187 (bail in aggravated‑murder cases) passed (67–0); Senate Bill 290 (limits on private investigators’ access to driver‑license data) passed (67–0); House Bill 402 (rules for slow‑moving vehicles to pull over) passed (71–0); House Bill 452 (allowing drivers to move minor‑accident vehicles out of travel lanes when safe) passed (68–0); House Bill 361 (antiseizure drug notification) passed (70–0); and House Bill 409 (Powersports Vehicle Franchise Act revisions) passed after floor debate (63–6).
The House also adopted First Substitute Concurrent Resolution honoring the life and contributions of President Gordon B. Hinckley by voice vote and then recorded a unanimous roll call (70–0) to send the resolution to the Senate. Representatives from across the aisle shared personal recollections during the time‑certain presentation.
Committee reports from Business & Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Law Enforcement and Natural Resources were received and adopted, placing several additional bills on the consent calendar or referring items to the Rules Committee for prioritization.
What’s next: Bills sent to the Senate or to Rules will be scheduled for committee consideration or placed on future calendars; circled bills will return to the floor after substitute language is distributed.
