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House passes bill formalizing Utah population estimates, 72-0
Summary
The House passed HB 151 to formalize production of state and county population estimates and create a Utah population committee; sponsor Rep. Spendlove urged support and the bill passed 72-0 and was sent to the Senate.
The Utah House voted 72-0 to pass House Bill 151 on Feb. 1, a measure that formalizes the annual production of state and county population estimates and creates a Utah population committee.
Representative Spendlove, the bill sponsor in the House, told members the measure would convert the existing Utah Population Estimates Committee into a formal statutory body charged with producing population estimates each year, reviewing U.S. Census Bureau estimates and estimates produced by incorporated political subdivisions, and providing comment to the Legislature.
"House Bill 151 formalizes production of population estimates in the state of Utah," Representative Spendlove said on the floor. He urged colleagues to support the bill as a way to ensure consistent state and county population data for planning and budgeting.
Voting was opened and, after members had voted, the clerk announced that HB 151 received 72 yes votes and 0 no votes. The bill will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
The bill’s provisions standardize who produces official population figures for state planning purposes; the transcript does not include the committee report text or a detailed fiscal note in full, so funding and operational details beyond the committee description are not specified in the record on the floor.
