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Votes at a glance: key bills and resolutions passed by the Utah House on Feb. 17, 2009
Summary
A summary of floor votes: HCR8 (61-8); HJR10 (73-0); HB144 (71-0); HJR3 (73-0); HB320 (68-0); HB287 (70-0); HB319 (72-0); SJR11 (68-2); SB117 (42-28 as amended); SB97 (64-10); SB31 (69-0); SJR1 (64-0); SJR4 (67-0).
The Utah House recorded votes on an array of bills and joint/ concurrent resolutions during its Feb. 17 floor session. Key outcomes:
• HCR8 (supporting BLM resource management plans) — Passed 61-8; transmitted to the Senate.
• HJR10 (honoring Fathers Dominguez and Escalante) — Passed 73-0; guests including Bishop John C. Wester were introduced.
• HB144 (Medical Language Interpreter Act) — Passed 71-0; establishes a voluntary medical-interpreter certification mechanism.
• HJR3 (supporting cancer treatment, screening and research) — Passed 73-0.
• HB320 (Collection Agency Amendments) — Passed 68-0 (Business and Labor committee report cited 12-0-2 absent).
• HB287 (Utah Education Network amendments) — Passed 70-0; expands UEN services to local governments for secure data backup in Richfield.
• HB319 (Disaster Recovery Funding Amendments) — Passed 72-0; allows certain special districts to set aside funds for disasters.
• SJR11 (urging NCAA to adopt a football playoff) — Passed 68-2; will be returned to the Senate.
• First substitute SB117 (Advanced Health Care Directive Act Amendments) — Passed 42-28 as amended in the House; returned to the Senate.
• SB97 (Good Samaritan Act for engineers) — Passed 64-10.
• First substitute SB31 (Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing Act) — Passed 69-0; aligns state licensing with federal SAFE Act requirements.
• Second substitute SJR1 (Renewable Energy System) — Passed 64-0 as amended in committee after a failed floor attempt to insert 'nuclear.'
• SJR4 (Recycling of Electronic Waste) — Passed 67-0.
These results reflect a mix of unanimous consent-calendar items and more contested measures (notably SB117 and SB97). Items that passed with recorded opposition were identified and transmitted or returned to the Senate as appropriate.
