House advances a slate of bills on third reading and adopts multiple committee reports

The Utah House moved a package of bills through third reading, adopted standing committee reports and handled routine chamber business during its Feb. 2 floor session.

Key bills passed and floor actions:

House Bill 75 (Children's Health Insurance Program amendments): Representative Hawkes said the bill clarifies CHIP advisory board size and relaxes a five‑year RFP requirement to allow current providers to remain under contract while agencies review procurements. The House voted 71–1 in favor and referred the bill to the Senate.

House Bill 78 (Generator site access permits amendments): Sponsor Representative D. described audit‑driven cleanup and noted limitations imposed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the House passed the bill 73–0.

House Bill 106 (Wildlife amendments): Representative Schultz presented technical corrections to bring commercial hunting areas in line with statewide hunting rules and added trial‑hunting…