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House actions at a glance: March 12, 2019 third-reading calendar
Summary
The House considered multiple Senate bills on third reading and related substitutes; several measures passed on the concurrence/third-reading calendar, including bills on prosecution council updates, landowner liability, dog-injury liability, booking-photo removal, ISP filtering, underground utility conversion, lobbyist training, and more.
SALT LAKE CITY — On March 12 the Utah House advanced a number of measures on its third‑reading/concurrence calendar. Below are the principal outcomes recorded on the floor. Where the transcript records a vote tally, it is shown; where the transcript does not provide a single clear number the tally is marked as "not specified."
Key outcomes recorded on the floor:
- SB135 (Prosecution Council amendments): Passed 67-0; sponsor said the bill updates the council, adds city representation and training obligations. - SB212 (first substitute, uSTAR amendments): Passed 67-5 (see separate story). - SB180 (Limitations on landowner liability): Passed 57-18; sponsor said bill clarifies liability caps for landowners allowing public recreational use with exceptions for willful or malicious conduct. - SB182 (Injuries by dogs — second substitute): Passed 69-6; replaces strict liability with comparative negligence for some incidents. - SB185 (Booking photographs): Passed 73-0; prohibits commercial booking-photo sites from charging to remove photos when charges are dropped, acquitted, or expunged. - SB205 (ISP filtering compilation): Passed 74-0; requires the Division of Consumer Protection to publish available filtering options. - SB206 (Underground conversion of utilities): Passed 75-0; clarifies municipal authority and cost responsibilities for burying power lines in neighborhoods. - SB147 (first substitute — lobbyist harassment/anti-discrimination training): Passed 73-0; requires anti-harassment training for lobbyists seeking licensure/renewal. - SCR11 (Utah Girls in Tech Day — concurrent resolution): Passed 72-0; designates March 20 as Utah Girls in Tech Day and encourages women into tech fields. - SB123 (sixth substitute — election process amendments): Substitute passed on the floor; transcript records the adoption and a recorded vote but presents the tally in inconsistent numeric text and therefore is listed as not specified here. - SB139 (motor-assisted transportation second substitute): Passed 65-19 after amendment debates on age, sidewalk use and rental restrictions. - SB121 (second substitute — affiliated-business relationships): Passed (transcript recorded 39 yes, 32 no).
Several bills were circled, uncircled or amended on procedural motions during the calendar. The House adjourned to a caucus after a motion that the body "saunter" until 4:00 p.m.
This summary is drawn from the House floor record on March 12, 2019. For complete debate, sponsor remarks and amendment text, consult the official House Journal and bill files.
