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House advances wide consent calendar, sending dozens of bills to the Senate
Summary
On March 1–2, 2017 the Utah House approved a lengthy consent calendar that advanced bills ranging from child‑care hiring rules and construction licensing to public‑health and local‑government technical fixes; several measures passed unanimously while others drew substantive debate before passage.
The Utah House on March 1–2 moved a large consent calendar of bills to the Senate, approving a mix of technical fixes and policy changes that lawmakers said streamline operations or close statutory gaps.
Among the measures approved was first substitute House Bill 169, which expands the allowable look‑back period for state‑licensed child‑care providers assessing applicants with nonviolent felony records from five to 10 years. Representative Frower told colleagues the change "does 1 thing"—allowing providers discretion to hire individuals whose nonviolent felonies were removed from record 10 or more years earlier.…
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