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Votes at a glance: Utah House passes transport, health and workforce bills; severance tax measure fails
Summary
On Feb. 1, 2013, the Utah House advanced multiple bills — including HOV lane management (HB 23), behavioral and mental health measures (HB 56, HB 57), and a tax credit for hiring people experiencing homelessness (HB 274) — while a severance tax phase-in statute (HB 63) failed.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 1, 2013 completed a busy floor session, approving several bills and sending them to the Senate while rejecting at least one high-profile fiscal proposal.
Key floor actions included passage of HB 23, a transportation bill that grants the Utah Department of Transportation additional rule-making authority over high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane management and caps a “C decal” clean-vehicle program; HB 56 and HB 57, measures to authorize behavioral-health services via electronic means and to promote medical–behavioral health integration; and HB 274, which creates time-limited state tax credits for employers…
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