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House passes a broad slate of Senate bills; several measures fail
Summary
On March 12, 2015, the Utah House approved a large group of Senate bills and house substitutes — including veterans courts, antitrust investigation confidentiality, ABLE accounts for disabled savers, and suicide-prevention funding — while rejecting bills on journeyman licensing exemptions and a controversial historic-district threshold.
The Utah House of Representatives completed a rapid series of votes during its Day 45 session on March 12, 2015, approving multiple Senate bills and substitutes while rejecting others after debate. The session produced several enacted measures and a few notable defeats.
Among the bills the House passed and returned to the Senate were Senate Bill 214 (Veterans Court), which the sponsor said leverages Veterans Administration services so the state has no fiscal exposure; the body approved the measure 58–1. Senate Bill 257 (antitrust amendments), uncircled and presented on the floor, passed unanimously (66–0) after a House sponsor said it facilitates investigations by allowing confidentiality agreements in appropriate cases. The House…
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