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Votes at a glance: House advances broad slate of bills March 12, 2014
Summary
On March 12 the Utah House passed a package of Senate and House measures on topics including primary-care grants, school programs, corrections, public-safety technology, procurement reforms, and professional licensing. Tally highlights and bill purposes are summarized below.
The Utah House recorded final-passage votes or procedural actions on a broad set of bills on March 12, 2014. Below are key items, brief descriptions and the floor vote tallies as announced on the House floor.
- SB 245 (Internet voting pilot project amendments): expands online voting access for overseas military voters to allow participating counties to permit disabled voters to vote online. Passed 68–0. - SB 71 (Informed-consent amendments — abortion): clarifies waiver of a mandatory video/pamphlet in cases of maternal life endangerment or nonviable fetus. Passed 63–8. - SB 77 (Pharmacy practice act amendments): technical and cleanup provisions including technician/trainee licensing and compounding rules. Passed 69–0. - SB 72 (Uninsured motorist provisions, first substitute): sponsor cited concerns about drivers with long-term expired/no insurance; passed 38–31. - SB 204 (Retirement system opt-out for rural health-care centers): permits opt-out until June 30 for qualifying special-service districts. Passed 70–0. - SB 222 (Automatic license plate reader amendments): passed 48–20. - SB 69 (Prejudgment interest revisions): passed 66–5. - SB 179 (Procurement revisions — third substitute): replaced prior version and passed 68–1. - SB 193 (Naturopathic practice act amendments): clarifies naturopathic injections into joints/tendons; passed 70–0. - HB 437 (Capital Preservation Board donation amendments): technical fix to permit return of unusable gifts; passed 67–0. - SB 75 (Primary care grants amendment — fiscal clarification): sponsor said $2,000,000 fiscal note to allow additional visits; passed 71–0. - SB 38 (Snow College concurrent education program): expands online concurrent enrollment options for rural districts; passed 71–0. - SB 43 (Intergenerational poverty interventions in public schools): amended on the floor to lower an appropriation; passed 68–2 following amendment. - SB 57 (Autism services amendments): passed 69–3 (see separate article for details). - SB 268 (Prison Relocation Commission): passed 64–8 after a floor amendment reducing appropriation to $3.4M.
Several bills were also transmitted to and from the Senate for signature or further consideration and a number of measures were placed on or removed from the third-reading calendar under suspension-of-rules motions. Members used suspension procedures to expedite several fiscal-note and scheduling items during the evening session.
This summary lists actions and announced vote tallies as read on the House floor. For full text, amendment detail, and enrollment status, consult the House Journal and enrolled-bill documents.
