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Votes at a glance: House approves a package of bills on taxation, health, education and more
Summary
The Utah House passed several bills on Feb. 26, 2013 — including concurrence with Senate amendments to property-tax bills and floor passage of bills on tattoo-industry regulation, Medicaid oversight, school trust funds, and off-highway vehicle fees. Tallies and next steps are listed.
During the Feb. 26 House floor session members recorded final votes and procedural actions on a number of bills. Not all items received full debate on the floor; the House recorded final tallies and referrals as follows.
Key floor votes and outcomes
- First substitute House Bill 67 (property taxation revisions): House concurred with Senate amendments; final passage vote recorded as 71 yes, 0 no. (To be returned to the Senate for the president's signature.)
- First substitute House Bill 74 (property tax modifications): House concurred with Senate amendments; final passage vote recorded as 73 yes, 0 no. (To be returned to the Senate.)
- House Bill 205 (contingency plans for political subdivisions): Passed 52 yes, 21 no; will be transmitted to the Senate.
- House Bill 117 (regulation of the tattoo industry, clarification to protect minors): Amended on floor to clarify liability timing; passed 68 yes, 1 no; will be transmitted to the Senate.
- House Bill 244 (mental health professional practice act amendments): Passed 69 yes, 0 no; to be transmitted to the Senate.
- House Bill 206 (Internet safety for public schools — filtering on internet-capable devices): Passed 68 yes, 1 no; to be transmitted to the Senate.
- First substitute House Bill 106 (Medicaid inspector general amendments): Substitute and floor amendment adopted; final passage 66 yes, 5 no; to be transmitted to the Senate.
- First substitute House Bill 135 (medical malpractice amendments): Passed 68 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 306 (School Land Trust Program amendments): Passed 65 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 126 (Off Highway Vehicle User Fee amendments): Passed 71 yes, 0 no; to be transmitted to the Senate.
Other procedural actions
- Several bills were "circled" (held for further consideration), including HB20222, HB238 and HB127 (motor vehicle event data recorders) was circled after floor debate.
These results reflect floor action recorded in the House session on Feb. 26; bills passed by the House are transmitted to the Senate for further action on their respective calendars.
