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Utah House advances wide slate of bills Feb. 3, including criminal‑justice, water and natural‑resource measures
Summary
The House moved numerous bills on third reading — including HB100 (post‑conviction remedies), HB201 (tolling amendments), HB208 (water quality amendments), HB79 (mineral/rock definitions), and SB31 (condo camera rules) — and approved concurrent resolutions praising COVID‑19 data workers and urging balanced Flaming Gorge releases.
On Feb. 3 the Utah House cleared a broad third‑reading calendar, passing criminal‑justice, civil‑procedure, environmental and regulatory measures and adopting two concurrent resolutions.
Notable floor actions included:
- HB100 (Post‑Conviction Remedies Act amendments): Presented by Representative Brammer as a limited cleanup to align state statute with U.S. Supreme Court precedent on factual innocence and DNA exonerations; members questioned statute‑of‑limitations language but the bill passed the House 67–2.
- HB201 (Tolling amendments): Representative Abbott said the bill clarifies when the statute of limitations runs for minors' personal‑injury claims; the House passed the bill 70–0.
- HB208 (Water Quality Act amendments): Representative Ray explained the bill responds to an enforcement incident involving stormwater prevention plans; the bill clarifies that corporate entities, not individual employees who sign SWIP/SWPP paperwork, bear criminal liability. HB208 passed 67–0.
- HB79 (Mineral and Rock Amendments): Representative Brooks explained a narrow technical amendment to definitions and a date correction; HB79 passed as amended 71–0.
- SB31 (Condominium and HOA security cameras): Representative Dunnegan presented an amendment to clarify where security cameras may be placed (immediately adjacent to an entry); the amended bill passed 65–5.
- HCR6 (COVID‑19 recognition): Representative Ward led a resolution expressing legislative gratitude to epidemiologists, contact tracers, web‑designers and public information officers for COVID‑19 information efforts; HCR6 passed 66–0.
- HCR1 (Flaming Gorge water releases): Representative Chu introduced a resolution seeking a balanced federal approach to Flaming Gorge releases to protect endangered fish, hydropower generation and private property/stakeholder interests; HCR1 passed 68–0.
Several bills were circled (placed on hold) for further negotiation, and the House voted unanimously to adjourn until Feb. 4 at 11 a.m.
Vote tallies and clerk records on the House floor will be transmitted to the Senate for several bills for further consideration.
