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Utah House clears multiple bills including protective-order changes, reporting repeal and veterans’ state-park waiver
Summary
On Feb. 9 the Utah House adopted or transmitted a package of bills — including protective order amendments (HB148), reporting-repeal language (HB62), human-trafficking revisions (HB105), a veterans state-park fee waiver (HB135), and agricultural parcel provisions (HB161) — many by unanimous or lopsided votes.
The Utah House took up numerous bills Feb. 9 and advanced a slate of measures to the Senate by recorded votes and procedural actions.
Representative Romero summarized first substitute HB 148, clarifying dismissal procedures for protective orders issued during divorce; the House approved the bill 71–0. Representative Ibsen presented HB 62, a cleanup to eliminate certain annual statutory reports; HB 62 passed 72–0. Representative Romero also summarized HB 105, clarifying that mistakenly believing a victim was 18 is not a defense in child human-trafficking cases; the House approved HB 105, 71–0.
Representative Hemingway explained a first substitute to HB 135 to allow Utah-resident military veterans with 50% disability to use state parks without a fee; the House adopted the substitute and passed the bill 64–6. Representative McHale presented HB 161 to permit county ordinances easing subdivision requirements for agricultural parcels where use does not change; the bill passed 68–0.
The floor also handled several procedural actions, including circling (postponing) substitute motions for a high-profile amendment to HB 69 (qualified political party nomination paths), which drew enough concern to be circled overnight by a 44–25 vote.
These bills now proceed to the Utah Senate for committee review or further action. Several measures passed with wide support; others (notably HB 42 and HB 69 substitutes) were recirculated or circled for further review.
