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House clears wide consent and concurrence calendars; dozens of bills advance to Senate
Summary
On Feb. 24 the Utah House processed its consent calendar and concurrence items, approving numerous bills on unanimous or near‑unanimous votes and returning them to the Senate or for enrollment.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House moved quickly through its consent and concurrence calendars on Feb. 24, approving a broad series of bills that will now be transmitted to the Senate or enrolled for signature.
Highlights from the morning’s consent votes included House Bill 358 (Licensing Information System Amendments), which passed the House 62–0 and will be referred to the Senate; Senate Bill 92 (Workers’ Compensation Fund Revisions), passed 65–0; Senate Bill 53 (lien‑related clarifications), returned to the Senate after a committee amendment with 67–0 recorded; Senate Bill 99 (consumer protection action amendments), passed 66–0; House Bill 341 (State Park Name Protection), passed 66–1; first substitute HB 344 (Utah Agriculture Code recodification), passed 66–0; Senate Joint Resolution 11 (Central Utah Project funding request) passed 69–0; and Senate Bill 192 (boat registration amendments) passed 71–0.
On the concurrence calendar, the House refused to concur with Senate amendments to HB25 and returned it to the Senate for a conference committee. The House also concurred with Senate amendments on other items, including HB154 (telehealth amendments) and HB184 (contraband device destruction), with final floor passage tallies recorded later at 72–0 for each.
Representative sponsors gave brief summaries of each measure and committee chairs reported committee vote tallies on those bills that were heard in standing committees. The House concluded its morning business and recessed until 2 p.m.
