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Votes at a Glance: Key bills the Utah House passed March 5, 2014
Summary
During the March 5, 2014 floor session the House cleared multiple consent and third-reading items, including recognitions and technical bills. Major floor votes included unanimous or near-unanimous passage of several bills and recorded tallies for others.
The Utah House took votes on a number of consent and third-reading items March 5, 2014. Below are the principal actions recorded on the floor and the outcomes announced by the clerk.
- HCR 11 (Logan Regional Hospital centennial): Passed, 67 yes, 0 no. Representative Red introduced the resolution recognizing 100 years of service by Logan Regional Hospital.
- House Bill 414 (Legislative subpoena amendments): Uncircled, debated, and passed, 73 yes, 0 no. Representative Dunnegan said the bill clarifies subpoena use and asks courts to expedite compliance.
- Senate Bill 126 (Child welfare amendments, with Amendment #3 under Representative Menlove): Amendment adopted; bill then passed, 69 yes, 2 no. Amendment strengthens clarification of in-home services and prioritization.
- Senate Bill 45 (Military installation development authority amendment): Passed, 71 yes, 0 no. Sponsor described the bill as permitting waste-to-energy coordination and certain base inspection/occupancy functions at Falcon Hill.
- Senate Bill 96 (Veterans Assistance Registry): Passed, 73 yes, 0 no. The bill creates a registry to help connect donors and veterans in need of materials and labor.
- Senate Bill 158 (Cemetery amendments): Passed, 69 yes, 2 no. Sponsor described recordkeeping and filing requirements to prevent duplicate sales of burial plots.
- Senate Bill 169 (Public meetings materials requirement): Passed, 71 yes, 0 no. The bill clarifies that materials presented electronically at public meetings should be part of the public record.
- Senate Bill 61 (Property tax revisions): Passed (tally announced), sponsors said the bill will require clearer notice and hearings for property tax increases to improve transparency.
- Senate Bill 83 (Local sales and use tax act amendments): Uncircled and passed, 73 yes, 0 no. The bill repeals a process where the Tax Commission holds certain local receipts for bond obligations and instead remits them to local entities.
These votes represent much of the day’s routine business; the House also engaged in extended debate and roll-call votes on HB 20 and SB 54 (covered in separate articles).
