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House approves package of bills on Jan. 29, including employment, education, background checks and code adoptions
Summary
On Day 5 of the 2010 session the Utah House passed a range of bills: HB17 (employment supports for people with disabilities), HB45 (state construction code adoption), HB55 (cultural grants), HB65 (insurance product regulation), HB73 (construction trades continuing education), HB42 (career status for school employees), HB81 (periodic background checks) and several consent items; votes and tallies are below.
The House took multiple roll-call votes on Jan. 29 and advanced bills across several policy areas.
Key outcomes (selected):
- HB17, "amendments to programs for people with disabilities" (sponsor Representative Stephen Mascaro): Passed 64–0; sponsor said the bill simplifies career-service hiring to help people with disabilities find employment and cited unemployment rates among people with disabilities at roughly 60–65%.
- HB45, "State Construction Code adoption" (Representative Michael Morley): Passed 67–2; bill adopts the 2009 code with an implementation delay to…
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