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Votes at a glance: multiple consent calendar bills pass; Utah House recognizes Canada relations
Summary
On Feb. 16 the Utah House passed a string of consent-calendar bills and resolutions including technical corrections to the Guardian ad Litem references and a resolution recognizing U.S.–Canada economic ties; several bills were circled for later action and committee reports were adopted. Key floor tallies are listed below.
The Utah House on Feb. 16 approved a series of consent-calendar and committee-reported measures and handled time-certain items sent from the Rules calendar.
Key outcomes and roll-call tallies on measures considered on the floor that day included: House Bill 416 (Guardian ad Litem office references) — passed 71–0; First Substitute House Bill 121 (disabled law-enforcement officer amendments) — passed 70–0; House Bill 406 (homeowner association registration amendments) — passed 72–0; House Bill 495 (property tax appraiser amendments) — passed 73–0; First Substitute House Bill 190 (midwife practice amendments) — passed 65–1; Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (encouraging advanced health-care directives) — passed 65–1; Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (breast cancer screening encouragement) — passed 64–1; First Substitute Senate Bill 93 (retention proceeds revisions, as amended) — passed 65–1.
Representative Handy presented HCR 2 and introduced a Canadian delegation; the concurrent resolution recognizing the historic and economic ties between Canada, the United States and Utah passed unanimously (73–0) and will be transmitted to the Senate. Representative Handy noted data in the resolution showing cross‑border trade and Utah jobs tied to Canadian commerce and invited colleagues to a reception hosted by the delegation that evening.
Several bills were placed on calendars or circled for further work (for example, House Concurrent Resolution 11 was moved to a time-certain on Feb. 21). Committee reports from Rules, Judiciary, Transportation, Natural Resources, and other standing committees were adopted and multiple bills were assigned to committee for further consideration.
The House recessed for lunch and returned at 2 p.m. for afternoon business.
