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Votes at a glance: bills the Utah House passed Jan. 26, 2010
Summary
The House recorded final passage on several bills on Jan. 26, including juvenile transfer rules, economic development amendments, wildlife and livestock measures, per diem standardization and others. All passed measures will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
The Utah House took recorded action on multiple bills on Jan. 26, 2010. Key outcomes:
- HB14 (juvenile transfer from justice court): passed 68–0. The bill allows justice court judges to transfer juvenile cases to juvenile court with juvenile-court consent so the juvenile is before a court with full jurisdiction.
- HB24 (Economic Development Incentives Act amendments): passed 63–9. The amendment shifts some program emphasis toward major capital investment and aims to help the Governor's Office of Economic Development attract technology-intensive projects.
- HB26 (Brine Shrimp Royalty Act amendments): passed 73–0. Technical and definitional corrections; sponsor said the only substantive change allows harvest of brine shrimp eggs left on dry land when the Great Salt Lake recedes.
- HB27 (per diem and travel expense modifications): passed 70–3 after an amendment that removes Board of Pardons and Parole per-diem clauses and consolidates per-diem language.
- HB29 (school district division amendments): passed 72–0; allows primary elections in certain school board races and shifts effective dates accordingly.
- HB31 (wildlife licenses, certificates or permit amendments): passed 58–15; allows the Wildlife Board to establish refund rules by administrative rule for specific hunts.
- HB32 (livestock damage compensation amendments adding wolves in delisted areas): passed 69–1; the bill allows depredation claims related to wolves in the delisted portion of the state.
- HB35 (first substitute) (controlled-substance overdose reporting): passed 67–3 (see separate article for package detail).
Each bill will be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration. Several committee reports were also adopted and multiple bills were assigned to standing committees or placed on the consent calendar.
