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House floor roundup: key bills approved and moved Feb. 11, 2011
Summary
The Utah House considered a broad slate of third‑reading bills, committee reports, and calendar motions on Feb. 11; several measures passed final passage (including HB240, HB50, HB54 and HB68) and others were circled or returned to the Senate for further work.
The Utah House spent its Feb. 11 floor session moving a mix of bills through final passage, adopting committee reports and placing measures on calendars.
Key final votes recorded on the floor include:
- Senate Bill 93 (Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel Reporting Amendment): passed the House, 70–0. - Senate Bill 106 (vulnerable adult exploitation amendment): passed the House, recorded as 70–0. - House Bill 219 (State firearm designation, concurrence with Senate amendment): final passage on the floor recorded as 48–20; returned to the Senate for signature. - House Bill 240 (Employment First priority for workforce and disability services): passed the House, 70–0. - House Bill 50 (School Termination Procedures Modifications; sponsor amendments adopted): passed, 73–0. - House Bill 243 (DAFO cleanup items): passed, 65–6. - House Bill 78 (Developer fees — transparency and fee‑cost alignment): passed; transcript records 68 yes, 0 no, 7 absent. - First substitute House Bill 54 (Open Meetings Act—electronic communications): passed, 62–13. - House Bill 68 (Off‑Highway Vehicle Operator Responsibilities, as amended): passed, 70–0.
Several other bills were circled for language refinement (for example, HB245 and HB199 was placed for reconsideration) and multiple standing committee reports were adopted and assigned to calendars. The House adjourned to Monday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m.
The floor record shows sponsors answering detailed questions on policy scope, the interplay of insurance and waiver practices, and whether statutory clarifications would limit legal remedies; where vote tallies were unclear in the transcript, the entry above states the counts exactly as read on the floor.
