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Votes at a glance: key bills the House passed Feb. 5
Summary
On Feb. 5 the Utah House passed several bills on the third-reading calendar and consent calendar, including H.R. 3 (rules recodification), H.B. 70 (CNG retrofit certification), H.B. 78 (weapons revisions), H.B. 200 (informed consent), H.B. 225 (counterfeit substance amendments) and others; tallies and next steps are listed.
The Utah House recorded multiple floor votes on Friday. Tallies below reflect results announced on the floor; bills will be transmitted to the Senate unless otherwise noted.
• H.R. 3 — House Rules recodification: Passed 75–0. (Ref: rule-book recodification and minor practice clarifications.)
• H.B. 70 — Second substitute, retrofit compressed natural gas vehicles: Passed 67–1. (Sponsor moved to substitute and adopt second substitute; bill transmitted to the Senate.)
• H.B. 78 — First substitute, weapons revisions (defensive display): Passed 63–3. (Clarifies defensive display/verbalization options.)
• H.B. 200 — Informed Consent Amendments (ultrasound notice): Passed 53–15. (Clean-up recodification and added notice that women may view ultrasound images.)
• H.B. 225 — Counterfeit Substance Amendments: Passed 66–0. (Clarifies counterfeit and imitation controlled-substance definitions.)
• H.B. 232 — Medical Language Interpreter Amendment (consent/third calendar item): Passed 67–0. (Consent-calendar item clarifying interpreter certification renewal cycle and disciplinary grounds.)
• H.B. 201 — State Fire Marshal modifications (toy/novelty lighters): Passed 41–28. (Authorizes rulemaking to prohibit sales of novelty lighters that resemble toys.)
Several other bills and committee reports were read and moved to the third-reading calendar or committee referral; sponsors and clerks announced introductions and committee assignments throughout the day.
