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Votes at a glance: Key bills the Utah House moved on Feb. 20, 2024
Summary
On Feb. 20 the House adopted dozens of committee reports and passed a slate of bills, including HB29 (sensitive material review), HB172 (student-athlete participation), HB11 (water-efficient landscaping) and HB435 (AI-related truth-in-advertising amendments). This roundup lists recorded floor outcomes and brief descriptions.
The Utah House moved multiple bills on Feb. 20, 2024. Below are selected floor actions, vote tallies and brief descriptions based on floor proceedings.
- Second substitute HB29 — Sensitive material review amendments: Conference committee report adopted and final passage opened; the bill passed the House 52 yes, 18 no and was signed by the Speaker to be sent to the Senate.
- Third substitute HB172 — Student-athlete participation: House concurred with Senate amendments; final passage recorded 71 yes, 0 no; the bill will be transmitted to the Senate.
- Second substitute HB11 — Water-efficient landscaping requirements: House concurred with Senate amendments; final passage recorded 59 yes, 12 no.
- First substitute HB323 — Motor vehicle safety inspection/window tint (listed here because of earlier debate but also part of the floor votes): Passed 67 yes, 1 no (see separate coverage).
- House Bill 435 — Truth in Advertising (AI-related amendments): Sponsor Representative Cobb described updates to address AI misrepresentations and to modernize penalties; final passage recorded 63 yes, 0 no.
- First substitute HB413 — Student mental-health screening amendments: Passed 67 yes, 0 no (see separate coverage).
- First substitute HB427 — Access to protected health information: Passed 70 yes, 0 no; requires payment-history disclosure to third parties with penalties for delay and will be sent to the Senate.
- HB327 — Limitations on the use of polygraphs for assault victims: Passed 59 yes, 10 no.
- HB338 — Mentally ill offenders amendments: Passed with recorded majority (66 yes on one reading; transcript records subsequent action sending to the Senate).
These actions were part of a broader rules report that assigned numerous bills to standing committees and calendars (Rules Committee report dated 02/21/2024). Many additional bills were read for first time and referred to committee during the same session.
What’s next: Bills that passed the House will be transmitted to the Senate and assigned to Senate committees or calendars for further consideration.
