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Votes at a glance: Feb. 14 Utah House — resolutions and bills the House passed
Summary
On Feb. 14, 2018 the Utah House passed multiple measures sent from the Senate and several House bills, including a fall‑prevention resolution, amendments to divorce waiting periods, criminal‑code corrections, land‑sale approval for the Utah State Developmental Center, economic and education bills, and the amended prescription drug study measure (HB 163).
The Utah House recorded floor action on multiple Senate and House measures on Feb. 14, 2018. Below are the principal items the House passed during the session and the recorded outcomes on the floor.
Key items and outcomes
- SJR 5 (Joint Resolution recognizing fall‑prevention efforts and designating a fall‑prevention awareness day): Sponsor Representative Barto described work by the Utah Falls Prevention Alliance; the resolution passed on the floor (recorded 67 yea, 0 nay) and was returned to the Senate.
- First substitute SB 25 (divorce process amendments): Representative Snow explained this reduces a customary 90‑day waiting period to 30 days in most cases (committee amendment); the House passed the substitute (64 yea, 4 nay) and returned it to the Senate.
- SB 58 (Failure to Appear amendments): Representative Green said the bill repeals a provision imposing a class B misdemeanor for failure to appear in certain cases; the House passed SB 58 (78 yea, 0 nay).
- SB 89 (Board of Pardons authority): Representative Hall said the bill clarifies the pardons board’s authority to pardon convictions other than treason or impeachment; the House passed SB 89 (69 yea, 0 nay).
- First substitute HB 212 (business expansion and retention initiative amendments): Representative Watkins moved and explained an amendment to make funding subject to available restricted-account funds; the House passed the amended bill (78 yea, 0 nay) and sent it to the Senate.
- First substitute HB 237 (concurrent enrollment enhancements): Representative Winder said the bill directs the Board of Regents to develop statewide eligibility standards for concurrent enrollment instructors to reduce uneven access; the House passed the substitute (67 yea, 0 nay).
- HJR 7 (legislative approval for sale/lease of Utah State Developmental Center land): Representative Kennedy explained the resolution authorizes the sale/lease of about 4 acres to construct arterial connectors and estimated revenue to the center; the House passed HJR 7 as amended (78 yea, 0 nay).
- Second substitute HB 163 (prescription drug amendments): After extended debate and the deletion of a contested transparency provision (lines 303–337), the House passed the substituted bill and forwarded it to the Senate for consideration.
Procedural notes
Several measures were read for the first time and referred to the Rules Committee. Representatives also used a short recess ('saunter') during the session; a series of personal‑privilege announcements and member reminders were delivered (including the speaker’s dinner logistics and Ash Wednesday remarks). The Clerk and Speaker Pro Tem handled roll calls and vote readouts.
What to watch next
Passed measures that were transmitted to the Senate will be considered by that chamber; HB 163 requires federal HHS approval for any wholesale importation program before implementation. Other measures are primarily housekeeping, program design direction, or authorizations that move to the Senate for concurrence or further action.
