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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House approved March 3, 2010
Summary
The House recorded final action on a lengthy concurrence calendar March 3, approving multiple Senate substitutes and House bills by voice or recorded votes. This roundup lists each bill, sponsor or short description, and the floor result as recorded on the transcript.
The Utah House action on March 3 covered a large concurrence calendar. Below are the principal items called and the floor outcomes recorded in the House transcript.
- House Bill 363 (Municipal Election Amendments, sponsor Craig Frank): Passed 69 yes, 0 no; allows fifth‑class cities and towns an option regarding in‑person early voting.
- Substitute Senate Bill 133 (qualifications of State Tax Commissioner, sponsor Representative Keiser): Passed the House 70 yes, 0 no; raises the standard to "significant tax experience" for tax commissioners and removes the public official bond requirement.
- House Bill 28 and related controlled substance database bills (Representative Bradley Dawe): Motion to concur with Senate amendments carried; related delay/implementation dates were added due to funding constraints. Final passage recorded for the grouped bills on the consent/concurrence calendar.
- Second substitute House Bill 35 (controlled substance database reporting of prescribed controlled substance overdose): Passed 66 yes, 4 no.
- Second substitute House Bill 36 (Controlled Substance Database reporting convictions for DUI/Impaired Driving): Passed 68 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 208 (Disposition of the remains of a deceased military service member, Representative Jennifer Selig): Motion to concur carried; final passage 68 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 294 (Health System Reform Amendment, Representative David Clark): Passed 59 yes, 9 no; Senate amendment set a sunset for a statewide risk adjuster (enactment delayed until 2013 and sunset in 2016 as described on the floor).
- First substitute Senate Bill 134 (partnership tax return filing deadline, Representative Keiser): Passed 72 yes, 0 no; changes the filing extension period from six months to five months to match federal rules.
- First substitute Senate Bill 120 (Disarming a Peace Officer Amendment, Representative Odeh): Passed 73 yes, 0 no; elevates penalties related to taking electroshock weapons from officers in certain circumstances.
- First substitute Senate Bill 140 (Juvenile Detention Amendments, Representative Greenwood): Passed (recorded 66 yes, 1 no) and clarifies direct filing jurisdiction in serious juvenile cases.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 48 (Non‑Lapsing Authority Technical Amendments, Representative Julie Fisher): After circling and reconsideration, the second substitute passed 68 yes, 0 no (technical coordination/reviser instructions).
- A number of other Senate bills and coordination amendments (SB60, SB96, SB105, SB130, SB148 and others) were presented, discussed briefly or waved, and passed on the concurrence calendar as recorded in the House.
These results were recorded by the House clerk and will be transmitted or returned to the Senate for further action as required by the legislative process. For bills that passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, the transcript records the speaker's announcement; for bills with recorded tallies, the counts above reproduce the House record.
