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Floor roundup: key House votes March 5, 2010
Summary
The House advanced a package of measures on March 5, 2010, including HB320 (52–17), HB421 (70–0), HB459 (69–0), HB397 (69–0), HB149 (70–0), HB433 (60–0), HB121 (64–2), HR8 (65–0), HB429 (54–17) and HB295 (74–0). Several measures were substituted or amended on the floor.
SALT LAKE CITY — On March 5 the Utah House considered a long third‑reading calendar and recorded final actions on numerous bills. Highlights from floor votes and procedural actions:
- HB320, second substitute (Alarm-company amendments): Passed 52–17. - HB421 (Medical Financial Records Amendments, with Amendment 1): Passed 70–0 (5 absent). - First substitute HB459 (Health amendments, with immediate effective date amendment): Passed 69–0 (6 absent). - Second substitute HB397 (Medicaid/medical program amendments, with Amendment 1 requesting a report on a $27 million federal funds loss): Passed 69–0. - HB149 (School Finance Amendments — charter school cap removal and small-district program flexibility): Passed 70–0. - HB433 (Foreign exchange student seat guarantee for 1:1 programs): Passed 60–0. - HB121 (Third substitute, Emergency Medical Services Act transport amendments): Passed 64–2. - HR8 (Resolution Recognizing Energy Innovation): Passed 65–0. - HB429 (Newspaper publication requirements, as amended to first- and second-class counties): Passed 54–17. - HB295 (Second substitute, expanded uses of school district property tax revenue, with classroom-use restriction): Passed 74–0.
Several conference committee reports and substitutions were adopted earlier in the session; the House also voted to allow suspension-of-rules consideration for bills lacking committee hearings for the remainder of the 2010 general session. Bills and motions passed on the House floor will now proceed to the Utah Senate for consideration.
