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House advances Senate Bill 13, tightens debate time and reschedules HCR 4 during busy morning session
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 13 (income tax amendments) by voice/roll call (72–0), adopted several procedural calendar changes including shortening debate time from 10 to 7 minutes beginning at 2:00 p.m., and placed HCR 4 on a time‑certain calendar for Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m.
The Utah House handled several procedural and voting items during its Feb. 17, 2015 morning session. Lawmakers adopted committee reports, processed bills for referral, and recorded a formal vote on Senate Bill 13 (income tax amendments).
Senate Bill 13 was presented by the Reading Clerk and House sponsor Representative Tom McKay; the House recorded 72 yes votes and 0 no votes and passed the bill for transmittal back to the Senate. The Speaker announced the bill will be signed and referred to staff for enrolling.
Representative Gibson moved to shorten individual debate time on bills from 10 minutes to 7 minutes effective at 2:00 p.m. floor time. The motion was placed and the House voted to adopt the shorter limits; the Chief Clerk clarified the technical start time.
Representative Hollins successfully moved to lift HCR 4 (a concurrent resolution recognizing the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions) from the third‑reading calendar and place it on a time‑certain calendar for Monday, Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m., so visiting parties can attend.
Earlier the House resolved into a Committee of the Whole to hear U.S. Senator Mike Lee and later for Congresswoman Mia Love; both times the House moved into and dissolved the Committee of the Whole by voice vote. The Reading Clerk delivered multiple committee reports recommending favorable action on a wide range of bills (Business & Labor, Education, Health & Human Services, Judiciary, Law Enforcement), and several items were placed on the third‑reading and consent calendars.
No new appropriations or final policy conditions were adopted in the motions reported here beyond the recorded passage of SB 13 and calendar actions; many bills were referred to committees for further consideration.
