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Votes at a glance: key House actions March 5, 2008
Summary
Summary of key votes and procedural actions taken by the Utah House on March 5, including conference report adoption on S.B. 151 and several concurrence/final-passage votes (H.B. 66, H.B. 165, H.B. 364, H.B. 106, S.B. 89, and H.B. 15).
The Utah House took a series of procedural and final-passage actions on March 5, 2008. Highlights below list each item, the brief purpose as described on the floor, and the recorded outcome where available.
- Third Substitute S.B. 151 (Trademark Protection Act amendments): The House adopted the Joint Conference Committee report and ordered the third substitute of S.B. 151 referred to the Senate. Recorded tally on conference report adoption was 54 yes, 8 no.
- First Substitute S.B. 299 (revision to local government): Passed as described in a separate story — final passage 61 yes, 9 no.
- H.B. 66 (Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship, concurrence): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded final passage 64 yes, 0 no.
- First Substitute H.B. 109 (*** Offender Law Amendments): House refused to concur with Senate amendments and asked the Senate to recede (motion carried on the floor).
- H.B. 165 (Sales and use tax exemptions related to aircraft): House concurred; final recorded vote 67 yes, 0 no.
- Second Substitute H.B. 364 (Promotion of Health Care Coverage): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded final passage 56 yes, 12 no.
- First Substitute H.B. 106 (Clean Air and Fuel Efficient Vehicle Tax Incentives): Recalled from legislative research to correct a technical error; after amendment clarifying the incentive applies once per vehicle, final passage recorded 55 yes, 14 no.
- First Substitute S.B. 89 (Mitigation of invasive species): Passed as amended following conforming edits and an appropriation alignment amendment; final recorded vote 69 yes, 0 no.
- H.B. 15 (Control and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases): After earlier floor debate and an initial failed motion to refuse to concur, the House later voted to concur with Senate amendments and recorded final passage 50 yes, 17 no; measure forwarded to the Senate.
These measures were sent for enrollment or return to the Senate for the president's signature as indicated on the House floor. The transcript provides recorded votes for the items above where shown; where the transcript noted intermediate procedural motions, that is indicated but further committee or implementing details were not always specified on the floor.
