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Bills the House passed Feb. 2: a quick roundup
Summary
On Feb. 2 the Utah House moved a large batch of Senate and House measures through the floor, approving base budgets and technical fixes (including SB1, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB12, SB13, SB18, SB20, SB22) and substituting/approving House bills such as First Substitute HB40; several passed by unanimous or large margins.
The Utah House completed votes on multiple bills during its Feb. 2 floor session. Below are the measures recorded on the floor with short descriptions and the House vote tally announced on the record.
- Senate Bill 20 (Management of Water Rights amendments): recognizes groundwater recharge as a legitimate use and authorizes state-engineer identification of rights for potential purchase. Passed House 69–0.
- Senate Bill 26 (Water Law Modifications): makes the recording of a water-right certificate permissive rather than mandatory (transcript cited the relevant code section as read on the floor). Passed House 69–0.
- Senate Bill 13 (Per Diem and Travel Modifications): technical coordinating amendments giving the Division of Finance authority to allow certain exceptions and placing additional boards under the Division’s authority. Passed House 70–0.
- Senate Bill 12 (Alcoholic Beverage Control Act modifications): housekeeping cleanups following prior alcohol-law changes; includes a definition of 'container.' Passed House 67–0.
- Senate Bill 22 (Corporate, Franchise and Income Tax Amendments): technical changes and adjustment to the definition of common ownership for tax purposes. Passed House 69–0.
- First Substitute House Bill 40: substitute enacted addressing archaic bonding requirements for certain officers and avoiding conflicts with state insurance coverage. Passed House 71–0.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 8 (Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality base budget): base-budget bill moved under suspension of the rules; passed House 53–15.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 7 (Higher Education base budget): passed House 53–16 under suspension of the rules.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 1 (Public Education base budget): passed House 56–18 under suspension of the rules; sponsors noted maintenance of the WPU and funding for growth programs while deferring $91 million in 'below the line' allocations.
Procedural notes: many of these measures were advanced under suspension of the rules to expedite placement on the third-reading calendar. Following passage, bills were signed by the Speaker Pro Tem (or the Speaker) and returned to the Senate for the President’s signature where applicable.
Ending
Several bills will now proceed to the Senate for final signatures, and budget bills advanced here will be subject to ongoing subcommittee and appropriations work as the session continues.
