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Votes at a glance: key bills moved by the Utah House on Feb. 26, 2015
Summary
On Feb. 26 the House advanced numerous bills on consent and concurrence calendars, including passage or transmittal of SB93, HB346, SB109, HCR8, HJR23, SB15, SCR2, and several committee placements; this roundup lists outcomes and vote tallies from the floor session.
During its Feb. 26 floor session the Utah House cleared many items on the consent and concurrence calendars. Notable outcomes recorded on the floor:
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 93 (Uniform Commercial Code filing amendments): Passed 68-1; returned to the Senate (addresses malicious liens against personal property). - HB346 (School building costs reporting amendment): Passed 68-0; transmitted to the Senate (clarifies reporting of school facility types including pools, theaters, stadiums, and leased buildings). - Senate Bill 109 (Removal from database amendments): Passed 70-0; signed by the Speaker and returned to the Senate (codifies background-check removal practice requested by Department of Public Safety). - HCR8 (Concurrent resolution on carbon sequestration on rangelands): Passed 67-2; referred to the Senate (expressed support and called for federal agency planning). - HJR23 (Joint resolution regarding agritourism intent language): Passed 71-1; referred to the Senate. - SB15 (Water law forfeiture exemptions): Passed 69-0; returned to the Senate. - SCR2 (Concurrent resolution regarding Navajo water rights settlement): Passed 72-0; signed by the Speaker and sent to the Senate.
Several other bills were read for first or second time and assigned to committees or placed on the consent calendar as recorded in committee reports during the session.
These actions reflect both unanimous consent treatment of noncontroversial items and recorded roll-call votes for measures with floor presentation. Where a tally was recorded on the floor, it is noted above; other committee placements and recommendations were adopted by motion and are recorded in the committee reports read into the record.
