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Votes at a glance: multiple bills pass House on third reading
Summary
On a busy floor calendar the House passed a slate of bills on third reading, including municipal-utilities amendments, workers' compensation changes, severance tax extension, aviation fee collection changes, and more; this roundup lists outcomes and brief descriptions.
Several bills and resolutions on the House third-reading calendars received brief presentations and recorded votes. Highlights from the session:
- First Substitute Senate Bill 114 (municipal utilities amendments): sponsor said the bill "allows cities with fiber deployed through their municipalities to put nonbinding questions from their citizens on the ballot." Passed as amended, 50 yes, 16 no. (SEG 054–059)
- Senate Bill 216 (workers' compensation related amendments): sponsor described establishment of a reasonable and customary payment standard for hospital costs and a sunset of 07/01/2018 for study; passed 69–0. (SEG 116–121)
- Senate Bill 159 (severance tax exemption extension): sponsor said it extends an exemption for nontraditional oil-and-gas production for 10 years; passed 64–9. (SEG 154–160)
- First Substitute Senate Bill 74 (aviation amendments): sponsor cited an audit showing ~$2 million in uncollected airport registration fees; passed 72–1. (SEG 195–201)
- House Bill 9 (revenue bond amendments): floor sponsor reviewed several projects and revenue sources; passed 78–1. (SEG 550–556)
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 239 (school governance amendments): clarified authorizer reporting and budget-setting parity for charter schools; passed 72–0. (SEG 596–603)
- Senate Bill 219 (Fair Housing Act amendments): authorized Utah Labor Commission to file civil actions when conciliation agreements fail; passed 69–0. (SEG 698–704)
- Senate Bill 88 (reauthorization of administrative rules): annual reauthorization of administrative rules; passed 46–24. (SEG 779–785)
- Senate Bill 228 (multi‑county assessing and collecting levy amendments): extended electronic personal-property filings statewide; passed 78–0. (SEG 816–823)
- Additional floor actions included passage of SB 169 (housing loan fund amendments, 62–10), SB 158 (juvenile court and child abuse amendments, 62–8), SB 203 (immunity amendments, 71–1), SB 194 (vehicle registration/insurance, 78–0), SB 193 (Utah Communications Authority Act amendments, 69–5), SB 102 (high-cost infrastructure tax credit substitute, 72–0) and concurrence with Senate amendments to HB 175 (73–0). (See individual items in the transcript.)
This roundup covers recorded vote outcomes and brief sponsor descriptions listed on the floor; items with substantive floor debate are covered in separate articles.
