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Utah House clears dozens of bills on final day; key votes at a glance
Summary
On March 7, 2011 the Utah House completed final‑reading work, passing a slate of bills on the consent and concurrence calendars (including HB145, HB405, HB476, HB51 and HB368) and taking final votes on measures affecting education, procurement, public health and criminal procedure.
The Utah House of Representatives completed a packed floor agenda on March 7, 2011, advancing a wide array of measures on the consent and concurrence calendars and resolving several contested floor disputes.
Among the measures approved on the consent calendar, the House passed House Bill 145 (Public School Privacy Amendment) requiring the State Board of Education to develop confidentiality standards and resource materials for volunteers and substitute teachers; the clerk recorded 73 yes, 0 no. First substitute House Bill 405 (charges for medical records), which bars attorneys from marking up medical‑record charges to clients, passed 74 yes, 0 no. First substitute House Bill 476 (procurement code amendments) passed and will add the state technology director and chief procurement officer to the Procurement Policy Board to guide technology purchasing (recorded support on the floor: 69 yes, 0 no).
On the concurrence and third‑reading calendars, the House concurred with Senate amendments and passed first substitute House Bill 51 (School and Institutional Trust Lands) by voice and recorded vote (75 yes, 0 no). The House also approved first substitute HB226 (local government CSORD) on final passage 48 yes, 25 no. The body dealt with more controversial concurrence items as well; after debate the House refused to concur with Senate amendments to HB183 (School District Lead Policies) and asked the Senate to recede.
Other final passage votes included:
- HB324 (HIV testing of alleged offenders): House concurred and passed final passage, 55 yes, 17 no. - HB333 (unfair inducements related to insurance products): passed final passage, 71 yes, 0 no. - HCR17 (concurrent resolution honoring Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson): adopted unanimously on recorded vote, 72 yes, 0 no. - HB494 (Justice Courts) as amended: passed 72 yes, 0 no. - HB281 (offender/kidnapping amendments) after amendment and judicial‑process changes: passed 49 yes, 23 no. - HB368 (adoption procedures): passed 70 yes, 2 no. - HB353 (abortion — freedom of conscience): passed 54 yes, 13 no; see separate coverage for debate details. - HB131 (custody and parent‑time modifications): passed 46 yes, 23 no.
Several bills will be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration or enrollment, and at least one matter (HB183) will require additional interchamber negotiation. Most consent items passed by unanimous or lopsided recorded votes, while a smaller set drew substantive floor debate and closer tallies.
What happens next: Bills that passed the House will be transmitted to the Senate for signature or further action; bills on which the House refused to concur will be the subject of further discussion between chambers or negotiation over language changes.
