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House votes at a glance: bills and resolutions passed March 2, 2011
Summary
On March 2, 2011 the Utah House advanced and passed multiple bills and resolutions including SB159 (offender registry revisions), SB191 (workers' compensation waiver changes), HB168 (child identity theft protections), HB148 (raw honey labeling), HCR18 (Weber County solid waste permitting), HB194 (service contract amendments), and HJR19 (opposing EPA greenhouse gas regulation). Tallies are recorded from the floor transcript where available.
The Utah House recorded a series of final votes and concurrence actions on March 2, 2011. The following items were reported in the House transcript with sponsor explanations and vote tallies where included.
- Senate Bill 159 (offender registry revisions): Representative Ray explained updates to register certain foreign convictions, add aggravated human trafficking and exploitation offenses, and extend some registration periods to lifetime; the transcript reported the House passage as 68 yes, 0 no.
- Senate Bill 191 (workers' compensation coverage waivers): Representative Keiser said the bill moves waiver‑issuance authority to the Labor Commission and allows a fee (up to $50); sponsor clarified the fee is not mandatory; the transcript later reports a passage tally for a Senate bill (reported near SB191 text) as 53 yes, 17 no.
- House Bill 168 (child identity theft/credit locking): Sponsor described a process to allow a state‑supported lock for minors’ credit reports beginning at birth, using a state validation mechanism and an Attorney General program called IRIS; the House passed HB168 71 yes, 0 no as reported.
- First Substitute House Bill 148 (raw honey definition): Representative Sandstrom said the bill establishes a statutory definition to enable marketing raw (unpasteurized) honey; the House passed 73 yes, 0 no.
- House Concurrent Resolution 18 (Weber County solid waste facility permit): Representative Deane moved an amendment clarifying permit language; the House passed HCR18, 70 yes, 0 no.
- First Substitute House Bill 194 (service contract act amendments): The House concurred with Senate amendments after sponsor meetings with service providers; the House vote was reported as 72 yes, 0 no.
- HJR19 (joint resolution opposing EPA regulation of greenhouse gases): Representative Barris explained concurrence with Senate amendments that broadened recipients of the resolution; the House passed HJR19 by a recorded vote reported as 59 yes, 11 no.
Several other committee reports were adopted and multiple bills were placed on calendars for second or third reading; the House also cleared its third‑reading calendar by motion for reprioritization later in the day.
