Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Legislative Calendar topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
House advances wide set of bills on Senate third-reading calendar and adopts several committee reports
Summary
During a Feb. 20 floor session the House adopted conference and committee reports, circled several Senate bills for consideration and passed a series of bills (including SB 107, SB 148, SB 65, SB 137, SB 125 and multiple House bills); most passed unanimously or by large margins.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 handled a wide series of procedural and substantive matters: it heard communications from the Senate, adopted multiple committee reports, circled several Senate bills for further action and passed a slate of bills on the Senate third-reading calendar.
Major floor actions included adoption of the conference committee report on third substitute SB 107 (Election Process Amendments), which then passed the House on final passage with 67 yes votes, 0 no. The House also considered and passed bills including first substitute SB 148 (aircraft property tax amendments, 67–0), SB 65 (online student funding amendments, 68–0), second substitute SB 137 (teacher empowerment, 70–0), first substitute SB 125 (secondary water amendments, 71–0), and others. The House circled second substitute SB 135 (air mobility) and SB 91 (local government officers’ compensation) for further consideration. Several committee reports (Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Public Utilities, Transportation) were adopted and their bills assigned to calendars.
On the House third-reading calendar the body passed multiple House bills, including HB 469 (DNR law enforcement amendments, 72–0), HB 382 (wildlife amendments, 67–2), HB 402 (state campgrounds framework, 72–0), and HB 412 (legislative auditor general amendments, 72–0). Joint rules resolution HJR 4 (fiscal note process) passed 72–0. The House adjourned at the end of the floor session and scheduled its next meeting for Feb. 22 at 10 a.m.
Vote tally highlights (as read on the floor): SB 107 — 67 yes, 0 no; SB 148 — 67 yes, 0 no; SB 65 — 68 yes, 0 no; SB 137 — 70 yes, 0 no; SB 125 — 71 yes, 0 no; SB 44 — 64 yes, 7 no; HB 469 — 72 yes, 0 no; HB 5 60 — 59 yes, 10 no; HB 382 — 67 yes, 2 no; HB 402 — 72 yes, 0 no; HB 412 — 72 yes, 0 no; HJR 4 — 72 yes, 0 no.
The House moved bills that will now be considered by the Senate; procedural assignments and priority recommendations were also recorded.
