Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Legislative Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Utah House advances wide range of bills on Feb. 19, 2015
Summary
On Feb. 19 the Utah House passed a slate of bills ranging from technical and administrative changes to high‑profile measures on investigational drugs and suicide prevention. Notable floor outcomes included passage of HB 94 (investigational drug access), HB 209 (suicide prevention CE), HB 25 (water law revisions) and several unanimous technical bills; several items were circled for further work.
The Utah House convened an extensive floor session on Feb. 19, 2015 and recorded final votes on multiple measures. Below are the key roll calls and short descriptions of outcomes recorded on the House floor that day:
- HB 206, Local District Service Amendments — Passed 69–0. Sponsor described protections to prevent a third party from requesting shutoff of someone else's essential services (e.g., culinary water) for delinquent secondary assessments.
- First substitute HB 46, Mechanics' Lien Revisions — Passed 68–0. Sponsor added an optional arbitration provision for excessive liens and streamlined court procedures to clear title in construction contexts.
- Second substitute HB 73, Nepotism Amendments — Passed 78–0. Clean‑up amendments expanded covered family relations to include grandparents and stepchildren, with administrative clarifications.
- HB 136, Campaign Disclosures for Judicial Retention Elections — Passed 78–0. The bill amends the definition of 'political purposes' to include campaigns related to judges standing for retention.
- HB 205, Veteran Claim Assistance Disclosure — Passed 69–0. Requires routine assistants to be VA‑accredited and to disclose federal rules on charging fees in writing.
- HB 209, Suicide Prevention Program Amendments — Passed 71–1. Requires two hours of suicide‑prevention training within existing CE hours for specified mental‑health professions.
- Third substitute HB 94, Investigational Drug and Device Access (Right to Try) — Passed 72–1. The third substitute added liability protections and insurer‑coordination language; bill transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 215, Offender Registry Amendments — Passed 72–1. Administrative clarifications for cross‑jurisdictional registrations, timely judgments to the registry, and reporting requirements.
- HB 217, Uniformed Services Amendments — Passed 69–0. Aligns state definitions with federal law for armed services and uniformed services.
- Second substitute HB 110, Motor Vehicle Emissions Amendments — Passed 58–13. Gave DMV authority to revoke registration for owner noncompliance with emission standards in counties with emissions testing.
- HB 25, Water Law Application Revisions — Passed 69–0. Restores consideration of 'beneficial use' to the state engineer and provides a quantitative impairment test plus pre‑filing conference option for small users.
- HB 102, Agricultural Tourism Amendments — Passed 66–2. Liability protections for farms and ranches hosting visitors when fair warning is provided and no egregious conduct occurred.
- HB 212, Wildland Fire Liability Amendments — Passed 78–0. Regulates firing of tracer ammunition to specified sites and with state forester written approval.
Several procedural actions were also recorded: HB 137 (judicial retirement age) and HB 200 (task force on voter participation) were circled for additional study; HB 222 had its enacting clause struck (which effectively returned it to rules). The House adjourned at the close of the day's business and scheduled to reconvene the following day.
