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Votes at a glance: key bills approved by the Utah House on Feb. 18, 2009
Summary
A roundup of concurrence/consent calendar and committee-reported bills passed by the House, including unanimous and near-unanimous votes on technical and administrative measures; includes vote tallies and next steps for each item listed in the floor record.
Several bills on the House concurrence and consent calendars and committee reports cleared the House floor on Feb. 18, 2009. Below are key actions and outcomes recorded on the floor.
- House Bill 24 (traffic accident clearance amendments): Passed 69–0; returned to the Senate for signature (SEG 232–250).
- House Bill 102 (false vehicle title and registration penalties): House concurred with Senate amendments and passed 66–5; will be returned to the Senate for signature (SEG 298–308).
- House Bill 375 (Local Government Records Amendments): Passed 70–0 and referred to the Senate (SEG 309–345). Sponsor explained the bill designates a responsible party for GRAMA requests.
- Senate Bill 108 (Tax Commission administration, collection and enforcement amendments): Presented by Representative Keiser and passed 72–0; will be signed and transmitted to the Senate (SEG 347–381).
- House Bill 345 (Elected Officials: restrictions on lobbying): Passed 71–3 and will be transferred to the Senate (SEG 1158–1369). (Also covered in a separate article.)
- House Bill 346 (Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements Amendments): Passed 71–0 and will be transmitted to the Senate (SEG 1436–1440).
- House Bill 309 (amendments to criminal appeals): Passed 71–0 and will be transmitted to the Senate (SEG 1723–1727).
These measures include a mix of administrative updates, ethics reforms, tax-administration clarifications and programmatic committee recommendations. Bills that were circled or not on the consent calendar were subject to the Rules Committee reprioritization and a planned clearing of the third-reading calendar at the end of business Friday.
