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Votes at a glance: House passes multiple measures including HB30, HB12, HB52, HB92 and HCR4
Summary
On Feb. 9 the Utah House concurred with Senate amendments and passed several bills on the concurrence and consent calendars (HB30, HB12, HB52, HB123), approved HB92 (hunter orange amendment), and adopted HCR4 honoring the University of Utah football team.
The Utah House cleared multiple bills on Monday, adopting a series of concurrence and consent calendar items and approving a ceremonial resolution.
Concurrence items and final passage
- HB30, Commercial Motor Vehicle Amendments: Representative Todd Keiser moved to concur with Senate amendments describing clarified definitions and changes to federal reporting language; the House concurred and passed HB30 for return to the Senate (final passage recorded as 68 yes, 2 no).
- HB12, County Sheriff Qualification Amendments: Representative Richard Greenwood explained the Senate extended the time for an appointed sheriff to obtain required certification from 30 to 60 days; the House concurred and passed HB12 (70 yes, 1 no).
- HB52, Insurance Code and Related Amendments: The House approved consideration under suspension of the rules to read the bill for all three readings because of a title correction, concurred with Senate amendments and passed HB52 (71 yes, 0 no).
Consent calendar and other items
- HB123, Retail and Library Theft Amendments: Presented under the consent calendar by Representative Frances Gibson; the bill passed on consent (72 yes, 0 no).
- HB92, Requirement to Wear Hunter Orange (first substitute): Representative Stephen Sandstrom described changes that would allow limited-entry, once-in-a-lifetime rifle hunters discretion to wear camouflage instead of hunter orange in those specific hunts; the bill passed on final passage (73 yes, 0 no).
Ceremonial resolution
- HCR4, University of Utah Championship Football Team: The House adopted a concurrent resolution honoring the University of Utah football team’s 13-0 season and Sugar Bowl victory; members offered congratulatory remarks and the resolution passed (66 yes, 0 no).
Procedural notes
Most bills were taken up for concurrence or placed on the consent calendar and returned to the Senate where appropriate. Several committee reports were adopted and the Rules Committee assigned a batch of bills to standing committees. The House adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
