Votes at a glance: key floor actions — SB79, HB37, HB186 and others

The House took multiple votes on floor items and committee recommendations during its Feb. 8 session. Key outcomes recorded on the floor include:

Senate Bill 79 (Judiciary amendments): Representative Snow presented SB79 as largely a cleanup bill for the judicial branch. The House voted to pass SB79, which received 65 yay votes and 0 nay votes; it will be returned to the Senate for the president's signature.

First substitute House Bill 37 (Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments): Members concurred with Senate amendments to the first substitute of HB37 and then voted on final passage. First substitute HB37 received 62 yay votes and 0 nay votes and passed the House; it will be returned to the Senate for the president's signature.

First substitute House Bill 186 (Limited Liability Company Amendments): Representative Stratton presented HB186 to create a "benefit LLC" option for for-profit entities that want to pursue public purposes in addition to profit. The bill passed the House with 61 yes votes and 0 no votes and will be transmitted to the Senate.

Other procedural actions: Members moved and uncircled items from the consent and concurrence calendars (for example uncircling HCR5 and setting it as time certain), and the House substituted and moved second-substitute language for HB204 (Healthcare Debt Collection) on procedural motions; a final passage vote for HB204 was not recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

All numerical vote tallies above come from the House floor record presented during the Feb. 8 session.