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Votes at a glance: Key House actions on Jan. 29, 2016
Summary
On Jan. 29 the Utah House passed several bills on the consent and third-reading calendars (including HB 90, HB 84, HB 98, HB 17 and HB 77) and rejected a substitute of HB 11; summarized tallies and next steps are listed below.
Key outcomes from the Utah House floor on Jan. 29:
- House Bill 90 (education background check amendments): Passed (consent calendar) 70–0. Sponsor Representative Handy said the bill removes a five‑year re‑fingerprinting requirement for continuing licensed educators and requires fingerprinting for staff of private schools receiving public funds. The bill was transmitted to the Senate.
- First Substitute House Bill 84 (wildlife amendments): Reported and passed on the consent calendar (consent calendar completion recorded). Representative McHale said the bill clarifies bonus‑point treatment for hunting privileges and lowers the age to apply for limited‑entry tags.
- First Substitute House Bill 98 (National Guard death benefit): Passed as amended 73–0. Amendment added a funding source: creation of a restricted account with $9,500 annual deposits and a seed appropriation; the bill will be transmitted to the Senate.
- First Substitute House Bill 17 (assessment area foreclosure amendments): Passed on the floor (vote recorded). The bill eliminates forfeiture by ordinance and non‑judicial trustee foreclosure for assessment‑area liens and replaces the non‑judicial remedy with judicial foreclosure procedures.
- House Bill 77 (special district amendments): Passed 48–25. The bill clarifies eligibility for service‑area board membership and filing/withdrawal timing tied to annexation.
- First Substitute House Bill 11 (referendum amendments): Substitute failed 29–42; the proposed change to clarify the 'action date' for referendum filing was not adopted.
These results reflect floor votes recorded on Jan. 29. Bills passed will proceed to the Senate as noted; failed substitutes remain as defeated floor actions unless reintroduced in committee or subsequent floor action.
