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Utah House: key votes, approvals and rejections from March 7–8 floor session
Summary
During a two‑day floor session the Utah House acted on a broad slate of Senate concurrence items and third‑reading bills: dozens of bills were approved (including tests on higher education, expungement, and competency‑based funding) while measures on reading intervention software and a vendor pilot failed. The House recessed to 2 p.m.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House moved through a heavy docket March 7–8, approving multiple concurrence items from the Senate, passing several third‑reading bills and rejecting a few measures after floor debate.
On the concurrence calendar the House approved a package of Senate bills and conference committee reports. Among the outcomes announced from the floor: First substitute House Bill 202 (trespass amendments) passed 69–0; Senate Bill 243 (Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act) passed 70–0; Senate Bill 222 (equitable public transit allocation) passed 69–0; first substitute Senate Bill 260 (assignable right of first refusal) passed 71–0; and Senate Bill 256 (Regent scholarship amendments) was uncircled and later passed 71–0. House Bill 92 (physical restraint in schools) passed 68–5.
Education and administration items received mixed outcomes: second substitute House Bill 308 (public health and schools) passed 70–1; second substitute House Bill 130 (cannabinoid research) passed 72–0; first substitute HCR 13 (public employees benefit and insurance program) passed 70–1; competency‑based education funding (Senate Bill 34) passed 68–0; and first substitute Senate Bill 12 (expungement amendments) passed 70–5.
Some bills failed on the floor. Senate Bill 216 (reading intervention software accountability amendments) was defeated 28–44 and referred to staff for filing after debate over fidelity and vendor‑pilot concerns. Likewise, first substitute Senate Bill 173 (English Language Arts/vendor pilot amendments) failed 28–42 after a lengthy floor debate that split the chamber.
Additional actions on taxation, workforce and higher education included votes to substitute and pass a fourth substitute for Senate Bill 117 (higher education performance funding) and various motions to circle or uncircle items on the calendar. The House recessed until 2 p.m. after completing the scheduled floor actions.
