Votes at a glance: key bills the Utah House passed Feb. 23

SALT LAKE CITY — On Feb. 23 the Utah House advanced a batch of bills and resolutions across multiple subject areas. Highlights and final recorded tallies from the morning session include:

- HJR 8 (LEA reporting requirements): Passed 68–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Walton.
- HB 512 (land surveyors licensing amendments): Passed 66–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Gracious.
- HB 147 (government form submission amendments, third substitute): Passed 67–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Tuscher.
- HCR 12 (250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence): Passed 65–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Wilcox.
- SB 86 (firearm safe-harbor amendments): Passed 63–0; returned to the Senate for signature. House sponsor: Representative Steve Lisonbee.
- HB 93 (Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area, concurrence): Passed final passage 63–0; returned to the Senate.
- HB 143 (special education amendments, concurrence): Passed 67–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Karen Peterson.
- HB 440 (school lunch/recess amendments, second substitute): Passed 50–18; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Tiara Auxier.
- HB 472 (division of licensing/background check amendments): Passed 67–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Loubout.
- HCR 8 (PEHP weight management pilot): Passed 68–2; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Barlow.
- HB 216 (child-support SSDI amendments): Passed 68–0; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Tuscher.
- HB 370 (offender oversight/location monitoring, first substitute): Passed 71–1; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Lisenby.
- HB 474 (UCC updates re: controllable electronic records): Passed 71–1; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Loubout.
- HB 302 (government speech neutrality): Passed 57–12; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative McPherson.
- HB 249 (federal funds modifications): Passed 69–1; transmitted to the Senate. Sponsor: Representative Roberts.

Several other bills were circled for later review (moved off the calendar temporarily), and the House adopted a rules committee report assigning numerous bills to standing committees. The House recessed to reconvene in the afternoon.