Utah House convenes Feb. 26; Senate transmits two bills, both sent to Rules Committee

The Utah House convened on Feb. 26, 2024, and the presiding officer called the chamber to order and reminded members to finalize roll-call status. Speaker (S1) noted Representative Walter was excused for the afternoon.

The Clerk (S2) read a communication from the Senate, dated Feb. 26, 2024: "Mister speaker, the senate passed Senate Bill 255, trespassing (long term guest amendment) by Senator Colomor, passed as amended; Senate Bill 266, medical amendments by Senator Colomor, are transmitted for consideration." The Clerk read these items aloud to the House as communications from the upper chamber.

After the reading, the Speaker stated that the bills "having been read for the first time will be sent to rules," indicating the two Senate bills were given their first reading in the House and formally referred to the House Rules Committee for further consideration. No floor debate on the bills, no committee scheduling details, and no roll-call votes on the measures appear in the provided transcript.

Later in the brief proceeding the Speaker named 'Santer' and 'Representative Snyder' and ruled a motion 'to Santer' to be in order; the transcript captures the procedural recognition but does not record mover, seconder, or a subsequent vote on that motion.

The House's next steps, as indicated in the floor minutes, are referral of the transmitted Senate bills to Rules; the transcript does not specify when Rules will consider them or offer substantive text of the bills beyond the brief descriptions read on the floor.