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Votes at a glance: Utah House actions on Feb. 20, 2015
Summary
A roundup of bills the House passed on Feb. 20, including HB 32, HB 45, HB 72, HB 314, SB 38, HB 310, HB 258, HB 77, HB 179, HB 207 and HJR 13; tallies and brief descriptions provided for each measure.
The Utah House moved a number of bills and resolutions on Feb. 20. Below are the measures taken up on the third-reading and consent calendars, with results and short descriptions based on floor action.
- HB 32 (Local government disclosure and campaign finance amendments): House concurred with Senate amendments and passed 71–0. (Returned to Senate for president's signature.)
- Second substitute HB 45 (Local governing body amendments): House concurred with Senate amendments and passed 70–0. (Returned to Senate.)
- First substitute HB 72 (Ballot publishing amendments): Bill makes it illegal to photograph another person's ballot while allowing a person to publish an image of their own ballot; passed 69–0 and referred to the Senate.
- HB 314 (Money Management Act amendments): Clarifies management after Sitla trust fund changes; passed 70–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- SB 38 (Behavioral testing and tracking restrictions): Uncircled, presented and passed 71–0; removes code referencing behavioral profiling/tracking of students in public schools.
- HB 310 (Vintage motorcycle amendments): Clarifies vintage registration for motorcycles 30 years or older; passed 71–0 and sent to the Senate.
- HB 258 (Employee classification—the State's water commissioners): Classifies water commissioners as state employees and moves related funds into an expendable special revenue fund; sponsor cited a small fiscal impact to water users (roughly $3–$8); passed 71–0.
- Second substitute HB 77 (Post-retirement employment task force): Creates a task force to study rehiring retirees and URS effects; long floor discussion and passage by 71–1.
- HB 179 (License plate fee amendments): Expands a $5 license-plate fee exemption to Purple Heart peace officers as well as military recipients; passed 56–16 and was referred to the Senate.
- First substitute HB 207 (Educator tax credit): Creates a $50 nonrefundable tax credit for unreimbursed educator expenses and directs a State Board of Education study; passed 48–24 and referred to the Senate.
- HJR 13 (Joint resolution to end unreported federal liabilities): Urges federal reporting of unfunded liabilities; passed 66–3 and referred to the Senate.
These actions complete the House's morning third-reading work; multiple other bills were placed on calendars or returned to rules per committee reports.
Note: Tallies shown reflect votes recorded on the House floor during the Feb. 20 morning session.
