Senate advances wide slate of House bills; several tabled on fiscal grounds
February 24, 2022 | 2022 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
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The Utah Senate moved a large package of House measures on the floor session, approving many for third reading or passage and tabling a handful because of fiscal notes.
Bills passed or advanced: House Bill 222 (driving-privilege card amendments) passed on roll call with 26 yeas, 0 nays and 3 absent and will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature. House Bill 293 (ground ambulance inter-facility transport licensing) and first-substitute House Bill 166 (water facility amendments) also cleared third reading with overwhelming or unanimous support. House Bill 114 (School Nursing Services Amendments) advanced with a recorded vote of 20 yeas, 5 nays and 4 absent, and multiple juvenile-related measures (including the recodification cross-reference bills) were advanced as part of an ongoing recodification effort.
Bills tabled on third reading because of fiscal impact: Senator Ipsen successfully moved to table House Bill 150 (Disability Ombudsman Program) after Senators had read it for a third time despite a sponsor presentation; the fiscal note cited was about $143,000. Second substitute House Bill 31 (insurance amendments), second substitute House Bill 268 (sales and income tax amendments), first substitute House Bill 200 (Medicaid waiver for medically complex children), and House Bill 236 (behavioral health amendments) were similarly tabled on third for fiscal reasons.
What lawmakers said: Sponsor remarks were brief and focused on policy content and technical changes. On tabling motions, senators cited fiscal notes as the reason for postponement; the Senate used the table-on-third procedural motion repeatedly during the session.
What happens next: Bills tabled on third will not proceed without further action and typically require resolution of fiscal concerns or sponsor withdrawal; measures read for a third time and passed will go to the House (or be returned to the House) as required for final signatures or enactment. The Senate recessed and scheduled evening floor time at 6:00 p.m.
Bills passed or advanced: House Bill 222 (driving-privilege card amendments) passed on roll call with 26 yeas, 0 nays and 3 absent and will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature. House Bill 293 (ground ambulance inter-facility transport licensing) and first-substitute House Bill 166 (water facility amendments) also cleared third reading with overwhelming or unanimous support. House Bill 114 (School Nursing Services Amendments) advanced with a recorded vote of 20 yeas, 5 nays and 4 absent, and multiple juvenile-related measures (including the recodification cross-reference bills) were advanced as part of an ongoing recodification effort.
Bills tabled on third reading because of fiscal impact: Senator Ipsen successfully moved to table House Bill 150 (Disability Ombudsman Program) after Senators had read it for a third time despite a sponsor presentation; the fiscal note cited was about $143,000. Second substitute House Bill 31 (insurance amendments), second substitute House Bill 268 (sales and income tax amendments), first substitute House Bill 200 (Medicaid waiver for medically complex children), and House Bill 236 (behavioral health amendments) were similarly tabled on third for fiscal reasons.
What lawmakers said: Sponsor remarks were brief and focused on policy content and technical changes. On tabling motions, senators cited fiscal notes as the reason for postponement; the Senate used the table-on-third procedural motion repeatedly during the session.
What happens next: Bills tabled on third will not proceed without further action and typically require resolution of fiscal concerns or sponsor withdrawal; measures read for a third time and passed will go to the House (or be returned to the House) as required for final signatures or enactment. The Senate recessed and scheduled evening floor time at 6:00 p.m.
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