Utah House advances consent‑calendar bills including USS Utah commemoration and property tax deferral fixes
January 31, 2024 | 2024 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — During its Jan. 30 floor session, the Utah House adopted multiple committee reports and advanced several measures on the consent calendar, including a resolution commemorating the USS Utah and technical statutory amendments.
HCR 1, a concurrent resolution recognizing the USS Utah and urging commemoration on Pearl Harbor Day at 8:01 a.m., was introduced and supported by Representative Lisonbee. Lisonbee recounted the ship’s 1941 attack and the actions of Chief Water Tender Peter Tomich, and urged members to remember the 58 sailors who perished. Voting on the consent calendar showed HCR 1 passed with 73 yes votes and 0 no votes; it will be forwarded to the Senate.
The House approved HB 318, which makes minor technical amendments to the Decentralized Autonomous Organization statute to align language with certificate filing and LLC code conventions; Representative Tuscher described the changes as limited and agency‑requested.
Representative Hall presented HB 212 (vital records amendments) as a cleanup bill clarifying who must submit a birth certificate registration, who can complete a fetal death certificate and what records the Office of Vital Records and Statistics may delete. The House approved HB 212; the transcript records the vote as 70 yes and 0 no.
On the Senate third‑reading calendar, SB 12 (property tax deferral amendments) was sponsored by Representative Stevie Lisonbee and described as a cleanup that expands the deferral to certain additional charges listed on property tax notices for qualifying low‑income seniors; the House approved SB 12 with a recorded tally of 71 yes and 0 no, and the bill will be returned to the Senate.
Several standing committee reports were read and adopted by voice vote earlier in the session, including Government Operations, Judiciary, Political Subdivisions, Revenue and Taxation, and others that placed items on the consent or third‑reading calendars.
Next steps: The adopted bills and resolutions will be transmitted to the Senate where applicable; where measures are nonbinding resolutions they serve as statements of legislative support rather than appropriations.
HCR 1, a concurrent resolution recognizing the USS Utah and urging commemoration on Pearl Harbor Day at 8:01 a.m., was introduced and supported by Representative Lisonbee. Lisonbee recounted the ship’s 1941 attack and the actions of Chief Water Tender Peter Tomich, and urged members to remember the 58 sailors who perished. Voting on the consent calendar showed HCR 1 passed with 73 yes votes and 0 no votes; it will be forwarded to the Senate.
The House approved HB 318, which makes minor technical amendments to the Decentralized Autonomous Organization statute to align language with certificate filing and LLC code conventions; Representative Tuscher described the changes as limited and agency‑requested.
Representative Hall presented HB 212 (vital records amendments) as a cleanup bill clarifying who must submit a birth certificate registration, who can complete a fetal death certificate and what records the Office of Vital Records and Statistics may delete. The House approved HB 212; the transcript records the vote as 70 yes and 0 no.
On the Senate third‑reading calendar, SB 12 (property tax deferral amendments) was sponsored by Representative Stevie Lisonbee and described as a cleanup that expands the deferral to certain additional charges listed on property tax notices for qualifying low‑income seniors; the House approved SB 12 with a recorded tally of 71 yes and 0 no, and the bill will be returned to the Senate.
Several standing committee reports were read and adopted by voice vote earlier in the session, including Government Operations, Judiciary, Political Subdivisions, Revenue and Taxation, and others that placed items on the consent or third‑reading calendars.
Next steps: The adopted bills and resolutions will be transmitted to the Senate where applicable; where measures are nonbinding resolutions they serve as statements of legislative support rather than appropriations.
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