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Votes at a glance: key House floor actions Feb. 20, 2019
Summary
During the morning session the House passed a series of bills by voice and roll calls, including items on criminal justice, transportation, education and victim services. Several measures were concurrences; others were passed after floor discussion. One high‑profile privacy bill was circled for further work.
The Utah House took votes on multiple bills during its Feb. 20 morning session. Below are notable final outcomes and brief context based on the floor record.
- House Bill 36 (Bureau of Criminal Identification reporting amendments): Motion to concur with Senate amendments passed and final passage recorded; HB36 passed the House 66–0 and will be sent to the Senate for the president's signature.
- House Bill 96 (nighttime highway‑construction noise amendments): House concurred with Senate amendments; final passage recorded, HB96 passed the House 70–0 and will be sent to the Senate.
- House Bill 175 (transportation of veterans to memorials / special group plate): Concurrence motion passed; HB175 passed the House 71–0 and will be returned to the Senate.
- House Bill 188 (T.H. Bell scholarship conversion): After sponsor presentation and questions, final passage recorded with a 72–0 vote; the bill will be transmitted to the Senate.
- House Bill 250 (school fee revisions): Passed the House 72–0; bill requires LEAs to charge fees based on actual services and allows the State Board of Education to require refunds for overcharges.
- House Bill 286 (financial and economic literacy amendments): After floor debate and a failed amendment attempt to strike specific lines on economic systems, HB286 passed the House 62–10.
- House Bill 306 (charter school enrollment preference for military children): Passed 69–3 after sponsor explanation; preference is optional for charter schools.
- House Bill 100 (third substitute; protective orders): Passed 72–0 after sponsor overview; expands protective‑order provisions for certain single‑incident violent offenses.
- House Bill 244 (sentence length adjustment to avoid automatic deportation trigger): Sponsor described an amendment to reduce misdemeanor maximum from 365 to 364 days to avoid automatic federal deportation triggers for some immigrants; amendment adopted and HB244 passed 70–0.
- House Bill 214 (Office for Victims of Crime amendments adding bigamy): Passed the House 56–17; sponsor framed it as expanding reparations eligibility for victims of criminally injurious conduct.
- House Bill 290 (driver license record amendments): Extensive floor questioning led members to vote to circle the bill for further drafting and consultation with the auditor; no final passage in the morning session.
These results reflect final votes and procedural outcomes recorded on the House floor; bills passed will be transmitted to the Senate where further action is required.
