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House advances dozens of bills to Senate, including tax, public‑safety and education measures; tally summary
Summary
The Utah House advanced numerous bills to the Senate on first reading and third‑reading votes (notable outcomes: HB11 74–0; HB15 74–0; HB16 59–15; HB20 74–0; HB24 (1st sub) 74–0; HB25 73–1; HB26 74–0; HB27 74–0; HB29 74–0; HB39 72–1; HB51 74–0; HB54 74–0). HB34 (ban on commercial tanning for minors) failed 33–42.
On a busy floor day the Utah House read hundreds of bills for first reading and resolved a number of third‑reading items, passing many measures and sending them to the Senate for consideration.
Votes and outcomes at a glance (selected items from the House third‑reading calendar):
- House Bill 11 (blood-alcohol limit alignment for workers’ compensation): passed 74–0. Representative Dunnegan outlined that statutory cleanup aligning workers‑compensation provisions with a 0.05 BAC limit was needed.
- House Bill 15 (Labor Commission amendments): passed 74–0. The bill creates an alternate employee/employee representative appointment process for the commission’s appeal board.
- House Bill 16 (School Meals funding wording and reporting to USBE): passed 59–15. Representative Johnson said language change allows alcohol‑tax funds to support school breakfasts as well as lunches and requires reporting to the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
- House Bill 20 (Public Service Commission hearing timelines): passed 74–0. The bill extends an appeal‑timetable from 20 to 30 days to align with code timelines.
- House Bill 24 (first substitute; health-care professional licensing): passed 74–0. The substitute clarified intent requirement for falsifying medical records to be unprofessional conduct.
- House Bill 25 (controlled substances): passed 73–1. The bill adds two seats (forensic science and poison-control representation) to the controlled substance advisory committee and adds a synthetic formulation to the schedule.
- House Bill 26 (Jordan River Recreation Area funding/management) as amended: passed 74–0; amendment clarified fund management through Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
- House Bill 27 (waste tire recycling act amendments): passed 74–0. Sponsor described public‑health reasons for enabling cleanup of smaller tire piles.
- House Bill 29 (building code amendments): passed 74–0. Sponsor adopted the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code for residential applications and made minor technical changes.
- House Bill 39 (agricultural water optimization task force): passed 72–1. The bill adds more full‑time farmers to the task force to increase agricultural representation.
- House Bill 42 (Heritage and Arts cleanup): passed 74–0.
- House Bill 44 (Fort Douglas Military Museum designation): passed 73–0.
- House Bill 48 (acquisition cost definition): passed 73–0.
- House Bill 49 (motor vehicle sales tax sourcing for online purchases): passed 74–0. The measure aligns sourcing rules for online vehicle purchases with point‑of‑delivery sourcing used for other online sales.
- House Bill 51 (property assessment procedure repealer): passed 74–0. Sponsor said the change removes an unused and problematic appeals route that allowed action without quorum or testimony.
- House Bill 54 (building construction amendments): passed 74–0. The bill codifies Building Code Council recommendations to open markets for wood products and technical code updates.
Failed measure: House Bill 34 (ban commercial tanning for minors): failed 33–42 and was filed after extensive floor debate on public‑health evidence and parental authority.
Next steps: Bills that passed the House will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration. The House adjourned and will reconvene at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28.
