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House passes multiple bills including base budgets and election reporting measure; summary of floor votes
Summary
The House approved several substituted Senate base budgets (SB1, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8) and a set of House bills including HB39 (independent expenditure reporting) and HB238 (local referendum rules). Tallies were recorded on the floor and bills were transmitted or returned to the Senate for signature.
The Utah House on Day 10 considered and approved a slate of budget bills and several policy items.
Key floor votes and outcomes recorded on Feb. 5 included:
- Senate Bill 1 (higher education base budget): Passed 69–0; returned to the Senate for signature. Representative Grover summarized institution‑by‑institution reviews and performance initiatives.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 4 (business, economic development & labor base budget): Passed 66–2 on first substitute on floor tally and was returned to the Senate.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 5 (executive offices & criminal justice base budget): Passed on the floor and was signed by the Speaker Pro Tem for transmission to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 6 (infrastructure and general government base budget): Passed 69–0; Representative noted roughly $2.1 billion in operating and capital budgets and identified potential savings to be reallocated to capital improvements.
- First Substitute Senate Bill 7 (national guard, veterans affairs and legislature base budget) and First Substitute Senate Bill 8 (social services base budget): Both passed on the floor with recorded majorities and were returned to the Senate for signatures.
Other non‑budget bills passed and transmitted include:
- House Bill 39 (election law: independent expenditures reporting): Passed 68–1. - House Bill 238 (local referendum requirements): Passed 70–1. - House Bill 25 (eminent domain amendments): Passed 71–0. - House Bill 64 (Utah History Day): Passed 66–6. - House Bill 57 (animal shelter amendments): Passed 61–8.
Representatives noted committee work and staff support in preparing budgets and thanked legislative fiscal analysts. The House adjourned and planned to reconvene on Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
