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Utah House passes package of bills and honors former agency leaders
Summary
On Feb. 6–7, the Utah House adopted a series of committee reports, passed multiple noncontroversial bills and concurrent resolutions (including honors for Lou Anne Adams and Michael R. Steiler), and transmitted a set of technical and policy bills to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 6–7, 2020 moved a package of bills and concurrent resolutions through the chamber, adopting committee reports and approving final passage for multiple measures that the majority described as either technical fixes or honors recognizing public service.
Representative Perry led floor consideration of HCR 6, a concurrent resolution recognizing Lou Anne Adams for her service as commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food and for long service in Box Elder County. Perry and several colleagues praised Adams’s consensus‑building and leadership; the House passed HCR 6 by voice vote, recorded as 71–0, and the resolution will be transmitted to the Senate.
Representative Potter presented HCR 4, a concurrent resolution encouraging cultural intelligence and linguistic competence across state and private social‑service agencies. Potter said a coalition of providers had worked on the resolution for three years to improve delivery of services to Utah’s increasingly diverse populations; after a brief question from Representative Kristofferson, the House approved HCR 4 70–0.
Representative Perry also carried HCR 5, designating Utah Education Support Professionals Day to recognize paraprofessionals and other non‑teacher school staff; the resolution passed 70–0. Perry noted the bill complemented legislation passed the previous day and highlighted the roughly 23,000 paraprofessionals who support the education system.
On statutory and technical measures, the House passed several bills by wide margins and transmitted them to the Senate for further consideration. Key floor actions included:
Votes at a glance
- HCR 6 (recognizing Lou Anne Adams): passed, 71–0 (transmitted to Senate). - HCR 4 (cultural intelligence/linguistic competence): passed, 70–0 (transmitted to Senate). - HCR 5 (Utah Education Support Professionals Day): passed, 70–0 (transmitted to Senate). - HB 19 (election and campaign amendments, housekeeping items including website notice and ballot clarifications): passed, 68–0 (transmitted to Senate). - HB 49 (sales tax on motor vehicles, concurrence with Senate amendments clarifying 'out of state'): passed, 67–0 (sent to Senate for signature). - HB 74 (National Guard general officer compensation adjustments): passed first substitute, 71–0 (fiscal note cited ~$61,300; to be held for budget funding). - HB 122 (council‑manager form of government amendments): passed, 71–0. - HB 47 (certified tax rate calculation amendments): passed, 70–0. - HB 56 (fuel sales tax amendments): passed, 68–0. - HB 164 (property tax notification amendments): passed, 69–0. - SCR 2 (honoring Michael R. Steiler): passed, 72–0 (returned to Senate).
Representatives said many of these measures were intended to update statutory language to reflect modern practice or to provide recognition for public officials. Representative Ray noted HB 74 includes a fiscal impact to adjust pay for the adjutant general (approximately $61,300 total: $49,000 ongoing and $12,301 one‑time) and said the bill will be held to accommodate budgeting.
The House adopted a Rules Committee report assigning dozens of bills to standing committees and closed the session with floor announcements and a motion to adjourn until Monday, Feb. 10; the adjournment motion passed.
A number of items that drew sustained floor discussion (for example, House Bill 57 on towing signage revisions) were decided by recorded votes and will proceed to the Senate.
