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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House took up March 4, 2013
Summary
A roundup of bills acted on March 4, including passage of multiple concurrence items and third‑reading bills (HB44, HB93, HB340, HB358, HB219, HB141, SB32, SB179, and others) and the House refusal to concur on Senate amendments to HB40.
The Utah House handled a mix of consent, concurrence and third-reading calendar items on March 4. Major floor actions included:
- HB44 (first substitute) — Election polling: House concurred with Senate amendments and passed final passage (63 yes, 11 no). The amendment narrowed disclosure duties to declared candidates and qualified ballot measures and clarified handling of disconnected phone calls.
- HB93 (first substitute) — Traffic violations: House concurred with Senate amendments addressing double-jeopardy concerns in serious-accident cases; final passage recorded (72 yes, 0 no).
- HB340 — Snow College economic development and workforce preparation advisory committee: passed (73 yes, 0 no); committee composition restructured toward economic development and business representatives.
- HB358 — In-stream flow amendments: passed (73 yes, 0 no); allows private landowners to secure in-stream flow permits to protect threatened species in headwaters.
- HB219 — Audit revisions: passed (73 yes, 0 no); extends time for legislative auditor to complete audits required under prior legislation.
- SB32 — Environmental Health Scientist Act reauthorization (Title 58, Chapter 28): passed (74 yes, 0 no); repealer extended five years to 07/01/2018.
- SB179 — Local government financial reporting revisions: passed (73 yes, 0 no); raised audit threshold from $350,000 to $500,000 and directed the state auditor to prescribe reporting formats for smaller entities.
- HB40 — Scheduling of special elections: House voted to refuse to concur with Senate amendments and asked the Senate to recede.
Other committee reports were adopted and numerous bills were placed on appropriate calendars for further consideration. A number of items were transmitted to or returned to the Senate for signature following passage.
