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Votes at a glance: Utah House advances several bills including prostitution penal clarifications, highway designation, and offender information updates
Summary
On Jan. 22, 2025, the Utah House passed multiple bills on third reading (HB 22, HB 25, HB 26, HB 29, HB 31, HB 32, HB 34) with recorded tallies; most passed unanimously or near‑unanimously, with HB 34 passing 69–3.
During floor proceedings on Jan. 22, 2025, the Utah House voted on multiple third‑reading items and committee assignments. Key outcomes recorded on the floor included the following bills and results:
- HB 22, Prostitution Offense Amendments (Representative Matthew H. Gwynn): Sponsor said the bill clarifies actor definitions in recodified provisions and adds graduated sentencing for juveniles to avoid felony treatment; passed 72–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 25, Retirement Amendments (Representative Acton): A Utah Retirement Systems committee bill making three clarifying statutory changes (records-retention alignment, employer protections on URS withdrawal, and removal of redundant authority language); passed 73–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 26, Road Jurisdiction Amendments (Representative Karen Peterson): Annual code alignment to reflect completed roadway projects (notably West Davis Corridor and Highway 193 connections) and to transfer parallel local roads back to municipal jurisdiction where negotiated; passed 71–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 29, Child Visitation Amendments (Representative Grishas): Clarifies when a nonparent may file for custody or visitation by requiring a parent's absence at the time of filing; passed 73–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 31, Offender Information Amendments (Representative Ballard): Aligns corrections-related records and inmate debt information with the state single sign-on portal to reduce paper processes and improve corrections access; passed 73–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 32, Borgstrom Brothers Memorial Highway (Representative Tom Peterson): Designates State Route 102 through Tremonton and Thatcher as the Borgstrom Brothers Memorial Highway; sponsor recounted the family's World War II sacrifice; passed 72–0 and transmitted to the Senate.
- HB 34, State Campgrounds Amendments (Representative Stevie Lissen): Creates a statutory pathway for small, locally reviewed state campgrounds; passed 69–3 and transmitted to the Senate. (Full discussion of HB 34 is covered in a separate article.)
The House also adopted the House Rules Committee report assigning a number of introduced bills to standing committees and approved a motion to adjourn to Thursday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m.
Each vote recorded on the floor was read by the clerk and announced to the chamber; where summation was waived, sponsors declined to give additional remarks before the vote.
