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Votes at a glance: House actions in Utah’s July 20, 2011 special session
Summary
During the July 20 special session the Utah House approved HB2001 (retention elections for justice court judges), HB2002 (Prison Relocation and Development Authority Act amendments), HB2003 (insurance amendments), and concurred on Senate Bill 2001 (bonds secured by federal mineral lease payments); most measures passed unanimously except HB2003, which passed 46–23.
The Utah House took several final actions during the second special session on July 20, 2011.
- House Bill 2001 (Retention Elections for Justice Court Judges): Presented by Representative Oda; the measure realigns deadlines and divides full‑time and part‑time justice court judges into separate evaluation groups for the 2012, 2014 and 2016 cycles. Vote: passed House 68–0; transmitted to the Senate (SEG 248–300).
- House Bill 2002 (Prison Relocation and Development Authority Act amendments): Initially circled to accommodate Senate amendments and later uncircled for final action. Sponsor Representative Hughes said the amendments allow non-lawmakers to be appointed by the speaker and senate president, shift certain reporting duties to the authority, and preserve legislative approval for land transactions. Vote: passed House 68–0; transmitted to the Senate (SEG 303–324; SEG 955–1015).
- House Bill 2003 (Insurance amendments): The House adopted Amendment No. 2 on the floor addressing case characteristics for small-employer plans (including an elective Medicare-primary option for some employees 65+) and permitted additional tiering outside the exchange; final passage was 46–23 and the bill was transmitted to the Senate (SEG 325–954).
- Senate Bill 2001 (Bonds secured by federal mineral lease payments): The House received the Senate’s passage and then approved the measure extending the sunset for districts issuing bonds secured by federal mineral lease payments (to 12/31/2020). Vote: passed House 68–0 and returned for enrollment/signature (SEG 1016–1076).
All recorded vote tallies on the House floor are included in the above summaries; items that passed will proceed to the Senate or to enrollment as indicated on the House record.
