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Votes at a glance: Utah House advances multiple bills on Feb. 16, 2018
Summary
On a busy floor day the Utah House approved amendments and passed a string of bills including pretrial release amendments, tire-recycling reimbursement increases, water conservation revisions, impact-fee clarifications, and several education bills; most measures were passed unanimously or with lopsided support.
The Utah House advanced and approved several bills on its third‑reading calendar on Feb. 16, 2018. Key outcomes recorded on the floor during the session include:
- First substitute House Bill 165 (pretrial release amendments): Sponsor Representative Romero said the substitute expands pretrial protective orders for domestic‑violence survivors, clarifies expiration of jail‑release protective orders when prosecutors decline to file charges, and allows judges to extend protective orders during pretrial. The floor reported passage, with the clerk stating the substitute "having received 71 yes votes, 0 no votes."
- House Bill 76 (Tire Recycling Amendments): Representative Bridal explained HB 76 would increase the transportation reimbursement from 60% to 100% to help rural counties transport tires to recyclers; the House passed the bill on the floor and transmitted it to the Senate (clerk reported 70 yes, 0 no).
- First substitute House Bill 103 (Water Conservation Revisions): Representative Frower sponsored amendment 1 to refine definitions of water wholesalers and require conservation measures be considered in planning; the substituted bill passed on the floor (clerk reported 73 yes, 0 no).
- House Bill 142 (Impact Fees Amendments) and House Bill 184 (Driver's License medical‑form amendments) were presented and passed on the floor and forwarded to the Senate. HB 142 was recorded as passing (73 yes, 0 no). HB 184 was amended on the floor and advanced as amended.
- Education and health‑related measures: First substitute House Bill 116 (Student Civil Liberties Protection Act) passed (61 yes, 12 no); House Bill 231 (charter school funding amendments) passed (71 yes, 0 no); House Bill 264 (Elementary School Counselor Program) was advanced with recorded votes noted on the floor.
Many of the floor votes were unanimous or lopsided; where the spoken floor record did not include a full roll‑call tally, the clerk's announced totals or recorded floor statements are used. Several bills were transmitted to the Senate for consideration. The House adjourned to reconvene Feb. 20 at 10:00 a.m.
