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Utah House clears a raft of Senate amendments and technical bills, sending measures back to the Senate
Summary
On the final day of the 2016 session the Utah House voted to concur with multiple Senate amendments and passed several Senate bills on third reading, including measures on public lands, joint tenancy, metro township rules, sage-grouse mitigation and property-tax notice changes. Several bills passed unanimously; others carried modest opposition.
The Utah House of Representatives completed its 45-day 2016 session by adopting a series of concurrence motions and passing multiple Senate bills, returning them to the Senate for the president’s signature.
Members voted to concur with Senate amendments and pass third-substitute House Bill 223 (local historic district amendments) by a recorded vote of 54–17 after floor sponsor Representative Wilson outlined two technical fixes, including clarification on joint ownership voting and retrospective signature thresholds. The House also passed first-substitute HB 276 (Utah Public Land Management Act) 60–10 after a sponsor explanation that the Senate added a grazing formula to align state calculations with federal practice.
Other concurrence and third-reading votes included first-substitute HB 159 (line-of-duty death…
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