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House passes scores of third‑reading bills, including changes on land use, student data and STEM funding
Summary
The Utah House advanced and approved a series of Senate and House third‑reading items on March 5, 2015, including land‑use amendments, a student privacy bill set aside for more work, a Southern Utah STEM funding bill, and multiple technical and oversight measures.
The Utah House of Representatives completed a busy morning floor session on March 5, 2015, approving numerous bills on third reading and referring others to the Senate or rules committee. Major outcomes included passage of several Senate bills returned to the House, adoption of substituted land‑use language, and approval of House measures on accountability and regional STEM funding.
Among the roll calls, the House recorded unanimous or strong bipartisan passage on bills sent back to the Senate: Senate Bill 166 (Dixie State University media center name change) passed 66–0; House Bill 375 (labeling requirements for certain second‑hand retail goods) passed 66–0; first substitute SB80 (homeowners association reserve fund disclosure) passed 67–0; SB54 (credit‑monitoring protections for minors) passed 78–0; HB390 (local health departments emergency funding) passed 78–0. Several other bills recorded clear majorities and were referred to the Senate for further consideration.
The floor also handled committee and rules business: the rules committee report assigned dozens of bills to standing committees, and multiple standing committee reports were adopted, placing items on the appropriate third‑reading calendars.
The session closed for lunch and recess ahead of the afternoon schedule; the House will reconvene at 2 p.m. to continue third‑reading business.
Votes at a glance (selected): SB166 — passed; HB375 — passed; SB80 (1st sub) — passed; SB131 — passed; SB206 — passed; SB54 (1st sub) — passed; SB203 — passed; HB312 (1st sub) — passed; HB324 (as amended) — passed; HB335 (1st sub) — passed.
The House clerk announced that SB203 (immigration consultants amendments) had been lifted from the consent calendar for further action the following day before it was later considered and passed on the floor.
