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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House passed Feb. 7, 2018
Summary
The House took final action on multiple Senate and House measures on Feb. 7, 2018, forwarding several to the Senate and circling some for later consideration; this roundup lists each bill, a one‑line description and the recorded outcome.
The Utah House on Feb. 7 considered and in many cases approved a slate of Senate and House bills. Below are key items, short descriptions and the recorded outcomes as announced on the House floor.
• First Substitute SCR 4 — Concurrent resolution on deaths from opioid‑induced postoperative respiratory depression. Sponsor: Representative Chu. Outcome: Passed House, 67‑0 (first substitute adopted); returned to the Senate for further consideration.
• Senate Bill 103 — Strategic workforce investments (amends definitions; creates regional and statewide partnership provisions; changes governor reporting frequency to every two years; restricts strategic partnership monies to program use). Sponsor: Representative Val Peterson. Outcome: Passed House, 64‑2; returned to Senate.
• Senate Bill 84 — Reauthorization of administrative rules (annual reauthorization). Outcome: Motion to 'circle' the bill approved (standard hold for potential amendments); bill circled.
• Senate Bill 60 — License hold for military service (waives renewal fees for inactive licenses for service members). Sponsor: Representative Fossin. Outcome: Passed House, 66‑0; returned to Senate.
• First Substitute Senate Bill 88 — Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults (requires broker‑dealers and advisers to notify authorities and allows temporary holds). Sponsor: Representative Dunigan. Outcome: Passed House, 66‑0; returned to Senate.
• Senate Bill 32 — Mental Health Crisis Line Commission sunset extension (extends commission sunset to 2023). Sponsor: Representative Eliason. Outcome: Final passage on House floor, 69‑0; returned to Senate.
• Senate Bill 65 — Child neglect amendments (clarifies ordinary outdoor activities are not sufficient grounds for DCFS action). Sponsor: Representative Dau. Outcome: Passed House, 66‑0; returned to Senate.
• House Bill 94 — Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (amendment adopted; bill drawn from Uniform Law Commission model). Sponsor: Representative Snow. Outcome: Passed House, 69‑0; forwarded to the Senate.
• First Substitute House Bill 316 — Tax Commission information sharing amendments (authorizes data sharing with legislative fiscal analysts and GOMB for rapid modeling). Sponsor: Representative Glass. Outcome: Passed House, 62‑0; forwarded to Senate.
• House Bill 170 — Licensing fee waivers (fee waivers for active duty military and certain state assistance recipients). Sponsor: Representative Polzendorf. Outcome: Passed House, 68‑0; forwarded to Senate.
• House Bill 227 — Minimum school program reporting modifications (removes or modifies a repetitive report; debate over class‑size reduction line item). Sponsor: Representative Pulsipher. Outcome: Passed House, 48‑21; forwarded to Senate.
• First Substitute House Bill 100 — Medically complex children with disabilities waiver program (makes pilot waiver permanent; sponsor cited enrollment and cost figures). Sponsor: Representative Ed. Outcome: Passed House, 65‑4; forwarded to Senate.
This list includes bills and actions announced on the House floor during the Feb. 7 session. Where the clerk recorded vote tallies, those counts are shown; for items that were 'circled' the House placed the bill on hold for potential later amendment.
