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House passes Utah Jazz license plate and a string of bills; school-construction measure fails
Summary
On the House floor legislators approved a Utah Jazz specialty license plate (HB214) and several bills on consumer protection, licensing and corporate structure; one school construction procurement bill failed after a close vote.
The Utah House of Representatives approved a series of bills on Feb. 19, 2014, including a Utah Jazz special group license plate and measures on homeowner-association liens, licensing and corporate law, while a school-construction procurement amendment failed.
House Bill 214, sponsored by Representative Ray, authorizes a Utah Jazz special group license plate. Representative Ray told the chamber the Jazz family will cover initial printing costs and that a $25 additional fee on the plate will be directed to a Jazz-affiliated charity serving women and children. The bill passed 57 yeas and 12 nays and will be transmitted to the Senate.
On the consent calendar, House Bill 115 (Representative Moss), which clarifies condominium and community association lien notices and affirms HOA liens fall within Title 38 protections, passed unanimously with 71 yeas and 0 nays. Senate Bill 127 (Representative Ipsen) clarifying the Labor Commission's finality on some permanent disability determinations passed 68 to 1. Senate Bill 156 (Representative Stratton), a technical amendment to construction trades licensing language, passed 69 to 0.
Senate Bill 18 (Representative Webb) to clarify references to town, city and county general funds passed 69 to 0. A floor effort to amend Senate Bill 23, which would have required school districts to follow state procurement code for construction projects and clarified retention rules, failed on a 33-36 vote.
Lawmakers also approved Senate Bill 133 (Representative Stratton), establishing a benefit-corporation classification that allows businesses to combine profit motive and social mission without a prescribed percentage of profit devoted to charitable causes; the bill passed 70 to 0. Senate Bill 160, addressing workers'compensation issues, passed 69 to 0. First substitute Senate Bill 90 (Representative Hall), a residency amendment clarifying factors election officials may consider when determining residency, passed after adoption of amendment number 1 with a vote of 70 yeas and 4 nays.
All vote tallies and recorded outcomes are taken from the House floor transcript. Where the floor record identifies a sponsor or presenter, that person is cited as the bill sponsor in this report; if the transcript does not name a mover for a specific procedural motion, the article notes the outcome without attributing a mover.
Speakers quoted in this article appear on the House floor record. Items that passed will be transmitted for further Senate action or signature according to the House clerk's announcements.
