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Votes at a glance: key measures the Utah House acted on Feb. 24, 2009
Summary
Summary of notable actions taken by the Utah House Feb. 24, including passage of SB107, SB50, SB20, SB111, SB143, SJR9 and several House bills; tallies and next steps noted.
At its Feb. 24 session the Utah House of Representatives considered and voted on a slate of Senate and House measures. Below are key outcomes recorded on the floor.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 107 (Communications and Mortgage Fraud Penalty Amendments): Passed (60 yes, 0 no). Sponsor on the floor, Representative Selig, said the amendment deletes subsections found unconstitutionally vague by State v. Norris and that the change leaves the remainder of the statutes intact.
- Senate Bill 50 (Restricting movement of a motor vehicle, as amended): Passed (68 yes, 1 no). The House adopted Amendment No. 1 and returned the amended bill to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 20 (Local Public Health Emergency Funding): After being uncircled and taken up, the House passed the bill (62 yes, 5 no). Representative Steven Clark explained it sets up an emergency fund and protocol for large-scale public-health incidents.
- Senate Bill 111 (Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Amendments): Passed (61 yes, 8 no). Representative Hemingway said the bill expands an existing program to include geriatric positions to encourage health professionals to practice in underserved areas.
- Senate Bill 143 (Sunset Act and Repealer Reauthorization): Passed (60 yes, 10 no). Representative Garn said the bill reauthorizes certain state entities and programs that would otherwise sunset before the 2010 session.
- Senate Joint Resolution 9 (Honoring Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation): Adopted (62 yes, 0 no). Representative Hutchings sponsored the resolution recognizing the foundation and the new Peace Officers Memorial.
- House Bill 194 (Education Policies for Military Children): Passed (70 yes, 0 no). Representative Menlove described provisions easing enrollment, immunization timing and graduation requirements for military children transferring to Utah.
Several other bills were read for first reading or circled for further action on the third-reading calendars during the same session.
All vote tallies and motion outcomes are those recorded on the House floor and will be transmitted to the Senate where required.
