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Votes at a glance: key House floor outcomes, March 13, 2013
Summary
On March 13 the Utah House passed a package of bills on taxes, education, veterans, child welfare, and corrections; one notable education pilot failed. This roundup lists key floor votes and short descriptions.
Here are the key roll-call outcomes recorded on the House floor on March 13, 2013:
- Senate Bill 31 (special-needs adoption tax credit): Passed House 45–19; clarifies $1,000 credit eligibility for Utah families adopting children with special needs regardless of prior residence.
- First substitute Senate Bill 33 (sales & use tax revisions): Substitute adopted and bill passed 54–15; narrows scope and clarifies exemptions for equipment used for admission/membership fees.
- Senate Bill 38 (veterans reintegration task force): Passed 68–0; reauthorizes a task force to study veterans' reintegration services.
- First substitute Senate Bill 42 (medical school admissions funding): Passed House 70–4; adopts an ongoing $10 million appropriation to expand University of Utah medical training seats.
- House Bill 2 (public education budget amendments): Passed 73–0; approximately $139.8M ongoing and $16.8M one-time funding included for education priorities.
- First substitute Senate Bill 49 (child welfare modifications): Passed 70–1; multiple child-welfare code adjustments and timing extensions for guardian ad litem transitions.
- Senate Bill 70 (commission on federal issues): Passed 59–14; creates a commission to analyze dependency on federal funds and contingency options.
- Sixth substitute Senate Bill 72 (prison relocation and development): Substitute adopted and bill passed 51–20 after extensive amendment debate.
- Senate Bill 73 (Outdoor Recreation Office Act): Passed 60–10; creates an outdoor recreation office within GOED.
- Second substitute Senate Bill 77 (availability of government information): Passed 70–0; requires state agencies to post minutes and audio to the public-notice website.
- Senate Bill 79 (student-centered learning pilot): Failed 19–52.
- First substitute Senate Bill 82 (student achievement backpack): Floor debate occurred and voting was recorded, but the final roll-call tally is not present in the transcript excerpt.
- Senate Bill 84 (sales & use tax exemption for short-term lodging consumables): Passed 63–10.
These results reflect floor actions recorded in the March 13 House session; bills that passed the House will be transmitted back to the Senate for further action or signature as appropriate.
