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House approves package of Senate amendments, including child-support, licensure and education measures
Summary
The Utah House on March 9 concurred with Senate amendments and passed a slate of bills on the concurrence calendar — including measures on local emergency response, health-care debt collection, licensure changes, suicide-prevention funding flexibility and referrals for schools for the deaf and blind — and approved several third‑reading Senate bills.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 9, 2017, approved a set of Senate amendments and passed multiple bills on its concurrence calendar and third-reading calendar.
Representatives adopted the conference committee report on second substitute House Bill 36 (affordable housing amendments), and concurred with Senate amendments on first substitute House Bill 261 (Local Emergency Response Amendments), eighth substitute House Bill 128 (health care debt collection amendments), second substitute House Bill 313 (licensure changes), first substitute House Bill 390 (suicide prevention modifications), and House Bill 414 (Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Referral Amendments). Vote tallies recorded on the House floor included: HB36 (conference committee report adopted 62 yes, 9 no), HB261 (71 yes, 0 no), HB128 (58 yes, 15 no), HB313 (72 yes, 1 no), HB390 (72 yes, 0 no), and HB414 (74 yes, 0 no). Several bills were then returned to the Senate for the president's signature or further consideration.
Representative Webb described the Senate amendments to House Bill 128 as adding an electronic notice and compressing the "time to cure" period. Representative Schultz said changes to HB313 broaden who may offer licensure classes and add HVAC contractors to the bill to improve access outside the Wasatch Front. Representative Eliason said HB390 included a small amendment combining funds to give the implementing department greater flexibility. Representative Owens said the amendment to HB414 was a one‑line change that helped the Department of Health support the bill.
On the third-reading calendar the House took action on several Senate bills. Notable outcomes included passage of Senate Bill 147 (Uniform Parentage Act amendments) by 69 yes to 3 no; Senate Bill 153 (child support income calculation amendments) by 69 yes to 0 no; Senate Bill 175 (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, as amended) by 72 yes to 0 no; and Senate Bill 180 (Charter School Startup Grants) by 55 yes to 14 no. The House also circled Senate Bill 242 (Government Records Access and Management Act amendments) for later consideration and substituted the third version of Senate Bill 50 (automobile insurance registry amendments) for further debate.
The House paused the session later in the afternoon after a procedural motion to "saunter" until 4:00 p.m. passed.
What happens next: Bills returned to the Senate will await the president's signature or further Senate action as required by procedure.
