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Votes at a glance: House advances multiple bills including driver-license, motor-vehicle penalties, and development standards
Summary
On Feb. 2, 2012 the Utah House passed several bills on the consent and third-reading calendars, including HB85 (forensic phlebotomy) 66–0; HB293 (oversize/overweight permits) 68–0; HB16 (driver-license revisions) 70–0; HB255 (motor vehicle penalties) 69–0; HB246 (county correctional facilities funding) 69–0; and HB273 (municipal/county development standards) 70–0. Most passed bills will be transmitted to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 2 moved a package of bills through final action and committee placement. Highlights of roll-call results and short descriptions follow.
House Bill 85 — Forensic phlebotomy (Representative V. Peterson). Sponsor said the bill authorizes paramedics who complete an 1,800-hour course and certain EMTs under rulemaking to perform alcohol-related blood draws in limited circumstances; sponsor emphasized the bill is permissive and not a municipal mandate. Vote: 66–0; will be transmitted to the Senate.
House Bill 293 — Amendments to vehicle oversize and overweight permits (Representative Harper). Clarifies what constitutes a 15-foot drop hitch and allows Motor Carrier Division rulemakings to reduce inconsistent interpretations at ports of entry. Vote: 68–0; sent to the Senate.
House Bill 16 — Driver license revisions (Representative Barlow). Requires issuance of a temporary driving permit with identification qualities to avoid six-week mailing delays for full licenses; passed 70–0 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
House Bill 255 — Motor vehicle business regulation penalties (Representative Ibsen/Ipsen). Adjusts progressive penalty structure to allow Tax Commission flexibility to negotiate fines in some audits (sponsor noted prior fines escalated to thousands in same audit). Vote: 69–0; to the Senate.
House Bill 246 — County correctional facilities funding amendments (Representative Noel). Shifts allocation basis to a five-year average of inmate days to stabilize county budgeting for conditioned-probation prisoners; passed 69–0.
House Bill 273 — Municipal and county development standards (Representative Wilson). Clarifies notice requirements and protects applicants from post-application changes to development standards; passed 70–0.
Additional committee reports and assignments were adopted, moving a slate of bills to second/third-reading calendars or the consent calendar across committees.
These actions reflect the House's mix of consent-calendar items, committee-report adoptions and a handful of debated bills advanced to the Senate for the next stage of the legislative process.
