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House clears a slate of final‑day measures; votes at a glance
Summary
On the 45th day of the session the Utah House moved through concurrence and third‑reading calendars, approving a bundle of bills including measures on service‑member custody, civil liberties, education appropriations, communications funding, and more; several items were placed in conference.
The Utah House of Representatives used the final legislative day to move a large package of concurrence and third‑reading items, approving measures on a mix of policy areas and placing a handful of disputes into conference committees.
House leaders said procedural constraints on the last day required prioritizing fiscal‑note bills so budgets could be finalized. Members proceeded through the concurrence calendar and then the Senate third‑reading calendar, taking voice motions, brief sponsor explanations, and recorded roll‑call votes for many bills.
Votes at a glance (selected items reported on the floor): Senate Bill 237 (service‑member custody and visitation amendments) — passed 68‑0; First substitute SCR 6 (concurrent resolution affirming civil liberties) — passed 74‑0; First substitute HB 204 (presidential primary amendments) — passed 67‑3; First substitute HB 404 (early‑warning pilot program) — passed 54‑17; HB 43 (American Indian and Alaska Native education amendments) — passed 72‑1; Second substitute HB 240 (employability to careers) — passed 73‑0; First substitute HB 346 (suicide prevention programs) — passed 71‑0; Third substitute HB 239 (juvenile justice amendments) — passed 67‑4; Third substitute SB 61 (students with disabilities accommodations funding) — passed 61‑9; Third substitute SB 198 (Utah Communications Authority amendments) — passed 55‑17; Fifth substitute HB 115 (solid waste revisions) — passed 49‑22; Second substitute SB 157 (aircraft valuation / property tax changes) — passed 58‑14.
Several contentious items were referred to conference committees after the Senate refused to recede on certain amendments, and the speaker assigned mixed‑party conference delegations to meet before further action.
Why this matters: legislative calendars compress late in session, and the House’s end‑of‑day prioritization meant many fiscal and policy items were resolved quickly; party leaders said approvals were needed to finalize budgets and prepare final texts to be returned to the Senate. Conference committees were appointed where the chambers could not agree.
The House recessed for the afternoon; conference committee schedules and some follow‑ups were announced on the floor.
