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House floor: summary of votes on Feb. 1, 2022

February 02, 2022 | 2022 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah


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House floor: summary of votes on Feb. 1, 2022
The Utah House recorded votes on several Senate bills and a concurrent resolution on Feb. 1, 2022. The following is a concise list of measures acted on the floor, their short descriptions and the recorded outcomes.

Senate Bill 23 — Adds licensed acupuncturists to limited-liability protections for voluntary emergency services. Passed the House, 67 yeas, 2 nays.

Senate Bill 12 — Amends county board of equalization procedures to require submission of documentation five days before hearings and a 10-day post-hearing clarification period. Passed the House, 72 yeas, 0 nays.

Senate Bill 47 — Extends the sunset date for the Coordinating Council for Persons with Disabilities by five years; sponsor said the council helps with grant eligibility for homeland-security and emergency-management funding. Passed the House, 72 yeas, 0 nays.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 (SCR 3) — Recognizes Utah's role in critical minerals and urges federal coordination; passed the House, 57 yeas, 10 nays.

Senate Bill 22 — Technical amendments to the Public-Private Partnership Act; passed the House, 69 yeas, 0 nays.

Senate Bill 19 — Technical election-code updates including changes to special-election dates, sample-ballot posting and party-affiliation adjustments; passed the House, 69 yeas, 0 nays.

Senate Bill 40 — Narrows definition from 'adverse action' to 'retaliatory action' in employee claims against the state and clarifies burdens of proof; passed the House, 68 yeas, 1 nay.

Senate Bill 36 — Extends the Emergency Management Administration Council sunset to 2027, preserving grant-eligibility functions; passed the House, 71 yeas, 0 nays.

Senate Bill 79 — Extends the timeline for the state school information management system to come online; passed the House, 70 yeas, 0 nays.

Senate Bill 46 — Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Amendments (see separate report). Passed the House, 68 yeas, 4 nays.

Several bills were circled for later consideration (e.g., SB 15, SB 46 earlier in the day before it was uncircled), and the rules committee assigned numerous introduced House bills to standing committees. All vote tallies are from the House floor record on Feb. 1, 2022.

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