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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House passed Feb. 28, 2018
Summary
The House cleared a large consent calendar and recorded final votes on a range of bills and joint resolutions Feb. 28; this roundup lists each bill, the floor outcome and vote tally where recorded.
On Feb. 28, the Utah House processed a lengthy consent calendar, accepted multiple committee reports and voted on several bills and joint resolutions. Below are the key floor actions and recorded vote tallies announced on the House floor.
House Bill 430 — Affordable Housing Amendments: Passed 69–0 (consent calendar). Representative Edwards presented the bill; it was forwarded to the Senate.
House Bill 444 — Martha Hughes Cannon Statue Oversight Committee: Passed 63–5 (consent calendar). Representative Edwards presented the resolution establishing a nonprofit oversight body for statue fundraising and placement.
Senate Bill 133 — Design-and-build Amendments: Passed 68–0. Representative Kristofferson described removing the minimum-dollar threshold for design-build procurement to make the method available for smaller projects.
House Bill 406 — Political Subdivision Boundary Shift Amendments: Passed 67–0. Representative Cutler said the bill requires written notice to school districts and other governmental entities when county boundaries change.
Senate Bill 109 — Debt Collection Amendments: Passed 66–0. Representative Potter described allowing the Office of Debt Collection to provide accident reports to debtors to facilitate insurance claims processing.
Senate Joint Resolution 8 — Sale/Lease of Utah State Developmental Center land and water rights: Passed 62–2. Representative Kennedy said a fiscal note shows a $28.6 million positive fiscal impact to a restricted account for special-needs services.
Senate Joint Resolution 11 — Energy Solutions landfill authorization: Passed 61–2. The resolution authorizes Energy Solutions to pursue permitting for a class V commercial nonradioactive landfill adjacent to its Clive site; additional permitting and executive approval are required.
First substitute Senate Bill 115 — Upstart program amendments: Passed 65–1. Supporters said the bill allows two‑year pilot programs to test additional vendors for an early‑learning intervention program.
First substitute Senate Bill 70 — Human resource requirements (charter schools and special districts): Passed 67–0.
First substitute Senate Bill 74 — Voter privacy amendments (second substitute): Circled/uncirculed and managed according to floor procedure; later placed back on calendar as indicated by the Speaker.
Additional committee reports and rules assignments placed numerous bills on third‑reading calendars and reassigned some bills to appropriate committees for further hearings.
Most bills passed by the House were returned to the Senate for signature or further consideration. Where a vote tally was recorded on the floor, it is listed above.
