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Votes at a glance: key Senate bills the House passed Feb. 11, 2015
Summary
The Utah House moved a number of Senate bills through the floor on Feb. 11, 2015, including tax, safety, licensing and business‑entity technical changes; most were approved unanimously with summation waived.
During the Feb. 11, 2015 floor session the Utah House considered multiple Senate bills and took final‑floor action on several items. Most were technical or reauthorization measures with brief presentations and no extended debate. Key actions recorded on the House floor included:
- Senate Bill 21 (sales and use tax exemption for molten magnesium): sponsor Representative Nelson explained the exemption codifies a long‑standing practice between US Magnesium and ATI; the bill passed 73–0.
- Senate Bill 17 (Employment Support Act revisions): amended on the floor and passed 73–0 (see separate coverage).
- Senate Bill 22 (fire code amendments): technical code changes requested by fire service; passed 69–0.
- Senate Bill 24 (Department of Financial Institutions amendments): presented as an annual agency bill with administrative and anti‑money‑laundering provisions; the transcript records passage but the floor vote tally text appears garbled and is not specified here.
- Senate Bill 74 (unincorporated business entities related amendments): clarifies entity names and conversion process; passed (transcript shows 78–0).
- Senate Bill 27 (health facility administrator act reauthorization): extended the sunset date for licensure to July 1, 2025; passed 72–0.
- First substitute Senate Bill 47 (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families): the House voted to circle the bill for committee consideration.
- Senate Bill 26 (occupational therapy practice act reauthorization): extended sunset for occupational therapy practice act; passed 78–0.
Multiple other bills were read for the first time and sent to committee. With most summations waived, the House moved quickly through the calendar and recessed until 2 p.m.
