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House concurs with multiple Senate amendments and adopts conference report on public lands
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Summary
During the March 9 session the Utah House concurred with Senate amendments on several bills (including HB156, HB157, HB236, HB431 and HB245), adopted a conference committee report on HCR1 regarding public lands, and returned measures to the Senate for signature or further consideration.
The Utah House used part of its March 9 session to act on a broad concurrence calendar, returning several bills to the Senate and adopting a conference committee report on public lands.
On the concurrence calendar the House concurred with Senate amendments to first substitute House Bill 156 (state job application process); Representative Hollins described the amendment as requested by the Board of Regents and the House recorded final passage 47 yay and 23 nay. The House also concurred with third substitute House Bill 157 (homeowners association revisions), described by Representative Notwell as technical conforming changes; HB157 passed 70–0.
Representative Cutler moved to concur with the Senate amendments to third substitute HB236 (mobile home park residents rights) to clarify protections so that family members or roommates who move in and cause problems do not create unintended eviction scenarios; HB236 passed 72–0. The House also concurred with amendments to first substitute HB245 (school district procurement process) and third substitute HB431 (government employees reimbursement amendments); HB431 passed 73–0.
The House adopted the conference committee report on the fourth substitute House Concurrent Resolution 1, "to secure the perpetual health and vitality of Utah's public lands," and the fourth substitute HCR1 passed the House by a recorded vote of 58 yay and 11 nay.
Representative McKay also read a letter from a coalition of education groups thanking appropriators for funding student growth and teacher-support items, noting a "4% increase of the WPU value" and "an additional 1% WPU allocated on top of the addition of the original 3% proposal." The House then lifted a long list of Senate bills from Rules to place them on the third-reading calendar and recessed for an evening break.
