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Utah House advances wide slate of bills including suicide‑prevention, nursing practice and disaster mitigation
Summary
On Feb. 26, 2019, the Utah House passed a series of bills and resolutions ranging from firearm suicide‑prevention measures and nurse practice adjustments to driver‑license and disaster‑mitigation provisions; several were amended on the floor and sent to the Senate for consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 26 passed multiple bills and resolutions and sent them to the Senate, including measures on firearm suicide prevention, nurse practitioner oversight, driver license renewals and post‑disaster mitigation.
Among the measures approved, the House adopted second substitute House Bill 281, a prosecution‑review measure, by a vote of 68–0. First substitute House Bill 17 (firearm violence and suicide prevention amendments) was amended on the floor and passed 66–4. First substitute House Bill 336, revising the Nurse Practice Act and specifying consultation requirements for certain advanced practice registered nurses, passed 68–2. First substitute House Bill 182, allowing licensed dairies to sell certain separated raw‑milk products under inspection, passed 68–2. House Joint Resolution 20, a nonbinding drone‑safety education endorsement, passed 69–0. House Bill 305, creating a restricted post‑disaster recovery and mitigation account, passed 68–0. Other bills that passed included HB 321 (public sewer assessment areas) and HB 152 (clarifying voluntary firearm commitment/cohabitant definition); vote tallies for bills that were circled or transmitted without a full floor tally are noted as not specified in the record below.
Votes at a glance (as recorded on the floor): • HB 281 (prosecution review amendments): passed 68–0; transmitted to the Senate. • HB 17 (firearm violence and suicide prevention amendments; adopted amendment #1): passed 66–4; transmitted to the Senate. • HB 152 (voluntary firearm commitment/cohabitant definition): passed 59–9; transmitted to the Senate. • HB 336 (Nurse Practice Act substitute): passed 68–2; transmitted to the Senate. • HB 182 (raw milk product adjustments): passed 68–2; transmitted to the Senate. • HB 305 (post‑disaster recovery and mitigation restricted account): passed 68–0; transmitted to the Senate. • HJR 20 (drone safety education): passed 69–0; transmitted to the Senate. • HB 321 (public improvements to provide sewer services): passed 66–0; transmitted to the Senate.
Several bills were circled for further work, including a retail tobacco specialty licensing measure (HB 274). Where the transcript did not include an explicit roll‑call tally, the vote count is recorded as not specified.
The action day reflected a mix of technical amendments, policy negotiations and informational presentations. Many of the bills that passed were transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.
Next steps: Bills transmitted to the Senate remain subject to that chamber’s committee process and potential further amendment. The House adjourned until Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m.
