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Votes at a glance: several House consent and clean-up bills pass
Summary
On the consent calendar and in quick floor votes the House approved multiple items including substitute HB 113 (nursing care facility amendments), HB 167 (podiatric physician licensing act amendments), and HB 190 (Telecommunications Advisory Council repeal); committee reports were adopted and several bills were placed on calendars.
In a series of consent and quick floor votes the Utah House approved multiple bills and adopted committee reports.
- Substitute HB 113 (nursing care facility amendments): Presented as a follow-up to prior legislation to remove a repeal date and add quality metrics. Committee reported 9-0-3. Floor vote: 72 yes, 0 no; passed and will be transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 167 (podiatric physician licensing act amendments): Described by the sponsor as a cleanup bill allowing supervised second-year residents to learn and prescribe medications as part of residency training. Floor vote: 72 yes, 0 no; passed and will be transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 190 (Telecommunications Advisory Council repeal): Sponsor and supporters said the council had fulfilled its purpose and the functions were handled by other groups; floor vote: 72 yes, 0 no; passed and will be transmitted to the Senate.
The House also received and adopted multiple standing committee reports (Business and Labor; Education; Judiciary; Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; Transportation; Rules Committee), placing several bills on the consent calendar or third-reading calendar for later consideration.
The session concluded with routine announcements, a presentation anecdote, and an adjournment motion to reconvene on Friday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m., which passed.
