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House advances broad slate of bills on concurrence and third reading; several unanimous votes
Summary
The Utah House moved dozens of bills through concurrence and third-reading calendars March 10, 2010 — including measures on veterans nursing-home funds, charter-school enrollment rules, transportation funding adjustments, judicial hiring-freeze rules and UTA transit-oriented development. Several passed by wide margins.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 10 advanced a large package of bills on the concurrence calendar and moved numerous items onto the third-reading calendar, approving many by lopsided margins.
On the concurrence calendar the House agreed to Senate amendments and ordered final passage for proposals including first substitute House Bill 173 (9‑1‑1 amendments), first substitute House Bill 298 (land-use authority notification of canal development), first substitute House Bill 287 (legislator salary amendments), first substitute House Bill 187 (Peace Officer Standards and Training amendments), second substitute House Bill 289 (Judicial Nominating Commission amendments) and House Bill 450 (fishing license amendments for disabled veterans). Several measures recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous support: HB173 and HB298 each passed with 63 yes and 0 no votes; HB187 passed 70‑0; HB450 passed 71‑0; HB125 (offender-registry amendments) passed 71‑0; HB440 (Veterans Nursing Home Reimbursement Restricted Account) later passed 65‑0.
Other notable floor actions included adoption of first substitute Senate Bill 62 (motor vehicle insurance coverage amendments), which the sponsor described as restructuring uninsured/underinsured motorist claim procedures and adding a statutory arbitration/settlement mechanism; the body also adopted intent language that the issue not be revisited legislatively for 24 months. Senate Bill 179 (Utah Revised Business Corporation Act amendments) cleared on a 68‑0 vote.
Several bills were circled (set aside) or returned to the Senate for further consideration, including a number of fiscal‑note items. The House also moved transportation-related House Bill 438 for third reading and approved a one‑year change to the transportation earmark to free $113 million in cash for building projects.
The session recorded multiple contested debates on policy details — notably judicial hiring‑freeze procedures, charter school enrollment caps and UTA transit‑oriented development — but the day’s calendar work produced a substantial list of bills advanced or passed and sent back to the Senate for signature or further action.
