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House roundup: dozens of Senate bills advanced or circled during March 7 session
Summary
In a busy morning session the Utah House passed or circulated multiple Senate bills: SB 3, SB 8, SB 31, SB 46, SB 185 and others were advanced to the Senate or placed on calendars; several bills were circled for further work. Vote counts and brief descriptions are listed.
The Utah House took up numerous Senate bills in a rapid sequence on March 7, approving several and circling others for further work. Key floor actions and recorded outcomes follow.
- SB 3 (Current fiscal year supplemental appropriations): Representative Sampey said the bill uses $20 million one-time from the general and education funds for items including Medicaid growth and federal paybacks. Passed 68–0.
- SB 8 (State agency and higher education compensation appropriations): Presented as funding to support a 2% salary increase and health insurance adjustments; passed 66–0.
- SB 31 (Tax Commission levy process, first substitute): Sponsor said the bill creates a data-match garnishment process after judgment to reduce costs and inefficiencies. First substitute passed (53–17).
- SB 46 (Workers compensation amendments, listed as SB 146 in clerk reading): The bill inserts a "reasonable" legal standard for establishing total and permanent disability and allows insurer action on employer’s behalf; passed 69–0.
- SB 185 (Labor remedy amendments): Increases available damages in compensation-discrimination cases to incentivize administrative resolution; passed 78–0 as amended.
- SB 109 and SJR 12 (School and institutional trust lands amendments and companion constitutional resolution): First substitute SB 109 passed 67–0; SJR 12 passed 72–0.
Several bills were placed on calendars or circled for further negotiation: SB 153 (self-reliance training) and SB 95 (general obligation bond amendments) were circled; SB 112 (property tax assessment amount amendments) was uncircled and later passed (71–0). Committee reports for transportation (first substitute SB 194 and first substitute SB 201) were adopted and placed on the bottom of the Senate third-reading calendar.
Other procedural items included motions to circle or uncircle bills and brief personal-privilege remarks. The House recessed until 2 p.m.
