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House clears multiple concurrence items; bills on digital health, Medicaid 340B, property tax and agritourism advance
Summary
The Utah House concurred with Senate amendments on several bills (HB24, HB74, HB77, HB13, HB31, HB32) and handled third-reading business including circling HB289 and amending HB109; most concurrence items passed by voice or roll-call votes and were referred to the Senate.
The Utah House handled its concurrence calendar and third-reading items, concurring with Senate amendments on a set of bills and moving other measures through early procedural steps.
On concurrence, the House agreed to Senate amendments on first substitute House Bill 24 (amendments to the Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act) after Representative Menlove described the change as technical and noncontroversial. The motion to concur passed and final passage was announced on the floor.
Representative Litback moved concurrence on House Bill 74 (Medicaid 340B drug pricing programs); the sponsor described the Senate amendment as a friendly one intended to ensure the Department of Health considers 340B program options that could lower costs. The House concurred; a roll-call was used to clear the vote while electronic systems were rebooted.
Representative Dougal moved concurrence on second substitute House Bill 77 (personal property tax amendments) to coordinate Tax Commission definitions; the motion passed and the bill will be referred to the Senate.
Other concurrence items passed on the floor: House Bill 13 (criminal statute of limitation amendments) with a reported vote of 71-0; House Bill 31 (child welfare definitions) with a reported vote of 71-0; and House Bill 32 (affirmative defense for agritourism activity) with a reported vote of 74-0. The clerk also read a number of member names during roll-call votes to ensure accuracy while the chamber's voting system was repaired.
On the House third-reading calendar, Representative Sumption moved to circle House Bill 289 (adoption, investigation and release of information); the motion to circle carried. Representative Gregory Hughes offered and passed Amendment 1 to first substitute House Bill 109 to extend a proposed corrections pilot program from one year to three years; sponsors said the fiscal note was unchanged and the amended bill passed on final passage with a recorded 70 yes, 1 no vote.
These actions were mostly procedural concurrence and technical amendments; bills that passed the House will be forwarded to the Senate or proceed according to the legislative calendar.
The House recessed for lunch after these items.
