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Votes at a glance: House approves a batch of concurrence and consent items

February 28, 2024 | 2024 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah


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Votes at a glance: House approves a batch of concurrence and consent items
On the late‑session floor the Utah House cleared a substantial consent and concurrence calendar, adopting or concurring with Senate amendments on numerous bills. The following is a concise list of items the House recorded on the floor and their outcomes (as read and recorded during the session):

- SB222 (Egg production amendments): sponsor Representative Burton explained an extension for cage‑free housing deadlines; SB222 passed 71–0.

- First substitute SB136 (Reauthorization of administrative rules): routine annual reauthorization; passed 68–2.

- SB227 (Boards and commissions revisions): clarifies gubernatorial appointments and Senate advice/consent language; passed 70–2.

- SB225 (School district boundary amendments): requires districts to initiate boundary proceedings after city annexations (unless parties agree otherwise); passed 73–0.

- Second substitute HB138 (Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act amendments, concurrence): added the office of mayor to the list of restricted offices; final passage recorded 73–0.

- Fifth substitute HB280 (Water‑related changes, concurrence): placed on final passage and passed 71–3.

- Third substitute HB298 (Homelessness services amendments): expanded the homeless services board from 9 to 11 and passed 74–0.

- Third substitute HB328 (Victims of sexual offenses amendments): substitute added clarifying language; passed 69–0.

- First substitute HB13 (Infrastructure financing districts, concurrence): passed 64–6 (see separate article on HB13).

- First substitute HB21 (Criminal accounts receivable): moved implementation from May to July; passed 69–0.

- Third substitute HB153 (Childcare revisions, concurrence): passed 50–21 (see separate article on HB153).

- Third substitute HB271 (Law enforcement employee overtime amendments): technical clarification; passed 73–0.

- Second substitute SB166 (Health benefit amendments): sponsor removed funding for a patient assistance program and reduced the fiscal note to zero; passed 72–0.

This list is not exhaustive of every item referenced by the clerk during the session; several additional bills were lifted from rules to the third‑reading calendar and will be considered according to the legislative schedule. Where the clerk or reading clerk recorded a numeric tally on the floor, the vote totals above match the official floor record as read during this session.

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