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Votes at a glance: Utah House approves a slate of bills; HB 83 amended to protect health workers
Summary
On Feb. 5 the Utah House approved a series of bills on the consent and third-reading calendars (including HB 159, HB 38, HB 174, first substitute HB 55, HB 83 as amended), circled several bills for technical review, and assigned bills to committees for further consideration.
The Utah House conducted a block of routine and contested business on Feb. 5, moving multiple measures through second and third readings, adopting committee reports and voting on several bills.
Consent and committee-calendar actions included the reading of numerous bills and committee reports; the House approved committee reports and placed bills on calendars as recommended. Among individual roll-call outcomes announced on the floor:
- HB 159 (off-highway vehicle husbandry vehicle amendments), presented by Representative Bridal, passed the House with 72 yes, 0 no and was referred to the Senate.
- HB 38 (supplemental savings plan amendments) passed with 71 yes, 0 no and will be sent to the Senate.
- HB 174 (procurement code modifications), described as a cleanup to last year’s national parks bill by Representative Lifferth, passed 72 yes, 0 no.
- First substitute HB 55 (repeal of the methamphetamine housing reconstruction and rehabilitation account), presented by Representative Red, passed 71 yes, 0 no. Sponsor said the account had become inactive and directed remaining funds to the Oling Walker housing loan fund.
- HB 83 (crimes against health-care providers in correctional settings), as amended to include an immediate effective date, was presented by the bill sponsor (transcribed as Representative Daa). The sponsor said the bill "add[s] health care workers into the bill" to extend protections similar to those for corrections officers. HB 83 as amended received 71 yes votes, 0 no votes and was referred to the Senate.
The House also circled several bills for technical review, including HB 36 (veterans definition cleanup) and HB 59 (agricultural modifications to allow eradication of feral swine), following questions from members and stakeholders about specific language. Representative Thurston moved to circle HB 59 so staff and legal counsel could resolve technical concerns raised by DWR and Farm Bureau.
Procedural motions included moving into and dissolving a committee of the whole to receive Congressman Chaffetz and a motion to adjourn the House until Monday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m., which carried by voice vote.
All recorded vote tallies on the floor were announced by the reading clerk at the time votes closed; where individual roll-call names were not read aloud for a specific item on the transcript, the transcript records the final tallies only.
