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Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House passed Feb. 23
Summary
The House moved dozens of bills and resolutions, including unanimous or large‑margin passage of multiple measures across education, health and criminal justice; this roundup lists major final‑passage tallies and next steps.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Feb. 23 the Utah House advanced a batch of bills and resolutions across multiple subject areas. Highlights and final recorded tallies from the morning session include:
- HJR 8 (LEA reporting requirements): Passed 68–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Walton. - HB 512 (land surveyors licensing amendments): Passed 66–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Gracious. - HB 147 (government form submission amendments, third substitute): Passed 67–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Tuscher. - HCR 12 (250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence): Passed 65–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Wilcox. - SB 86 (firearm safe-harbor amendments): Passed 63–0; returned to the Senate for signature. House sponsor: Representative Steve Lisonbee. - HB 93 (Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area, concurrence): Passed final passage 63–0; returned to the Senate. - HB 143 (special education amendments, concurrence): Passed 67–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Karen Peterson. - HB 440 (school lunch/recess amendments, second substitute): Passed 50–18; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Tiara Auxier. - HB 472 (division of licensing/background check amendments): Passed 67–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Loubout. - HCR 8 (PEHP weight management pilot): Passed 68–2; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Barlow. - HB 216 (child-support SSDI amendments): Passed 68–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Tuscher. - HB 370 (offender oversight/location monitoring, first substitute): Passed 71–1; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Lisenby. - HB 474 (UCC updates re: controllable electronic records): Passed 71–1; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Loubout. - HB 302 (government speech neutrality): Passed 57–12; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative McPherson. - HB 249 (federal funds modifications): Passed 69–1; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Roberts.
Several other bills were circled for later review (moved off the calendar temporarily), and the House adopted a rules committee report assigning numerous bills to standing committees. The House recessed to reconvene in the afternoon.
