Roll-call results: bills the House passed March 13, 2013

The Utah House adopted and passed a number of Senate and House measures on March 13, 2013. Key roll-call outcomes and short descriptions are below.

- Third substitute, Senate Bill 260 (early childhood education program amendments): Adopted as a third substitute and substituted on the floor; sponsor said the substitute expands reading-assessment software funding and restores base funding for extended-day kindergarten. (Action: substitute adopted; returned to Senate.)

- First substitute, Senate Bill 126 (coordination of services for veterans): Motion to uncircle carried and the House passed the bill 71–0. The bill establishes a veteran services coordinator and requires government entities to post veteran-service contact information.

- First substitute, Senate Bill 155 (post-adoption contact agreements): Adopted on the floor after sponsor presentation; the measure validates limited, court-approved post-adoption contracts for children in DCFS custody and passed the House (71 yes, 1 no).

- Senate Bill 246 (volunteer workers' amendments): Passed the House (74–0); defines volunteer facilitators and clarifies limits on liability under the Volunteer Government Workers Act.

- Senate Bill 270 (controlled substance amendments — tramadol): House approved scheduling tramadol as a Schedule V controlled substance to allow tracking and monitoring; passed unanimously (74–0).

- Senate Bill 275 (energy amendments): Passed after extended debate and recorded amendment votes (58–14); creates an interlocal entity for alternative-fuel vehicle infrastructure and includes PSC direction and a cost-recovery mechanism for a natural gas corporation.

- Third substitute, Senate Bill 196 (license-plate readers): Replaced the second substitute with a third and passed the House (56–14); the measure sets retention limits (governmental entities 9 months, private entities 30 days) and adds preservation options for defendants.

- First substitute, Senate Bill 284 (educational technology amendments): Passed the House 38–29; reauthorizes and adjusts the Smart School Technology program with $2,400,000 proposed funding through GoEd and an RFP-based selection of a single technology provider.

- Multiple concurrence items: the House concurred with a number of Senate amendments and transmitted bills back to the Senate for final signatures, including HB 175, HB 193, HB 337, HB 371, HB 375 and others listed on the reading clerk’s reports.

Next procedural steps: most passed bills were returned to the Senate for signature or for further consideration; enacted text and final enrolled versions will indicate any technical drafting changes not covered in the floor summaries above.

This roundup lists floor outcomes recorded during the March 13 session; it does not include bills placed on future calendars or those circled for later consideration.