Utah 2019 General Session Status: Enacted

H.B. 179 — H.B. 179 Road Closure Amendments

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

H.B. 179 allows local governments to more easily close certain roads for events or safety reasons. This law aims to help communities manage traffic and improve public safety during road closures.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. to Governor

  3. received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  8. signed by Speaker/sent for enrolling

  9. received from Senate

  10. to House

  11. signed by President/returned to House

  12. received from House

  13. to Senate

  14. concurs with Senate amendment

  15. placed on Concurrence Calendar

  16. received from Senate

  17. to House with amendments

  18. passed 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension

  19. floor amendment # verbal

  20. uncircled

  21. circled

  22. 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension

  23. Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

  24. 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules

  25. placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  26. committee report favorable

  27. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  28. to Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee

  29. 1st reading (Introduced)

  30. received from House

  31. to Senate

  32. held

  33. passed 3rd reading

  34. 3rd reading

  35. 2nd reading

  36. comm rpt/substituted/amended

  37. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  38. House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 2

  39. House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1

  40. to House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee

  41. to Printing with fiscal note

  42. fiscal note sent to sponsor

  43. received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  44. 1st reading (Introduced)

  45. received bill from Legislative Research

  46. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  47. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

  • David P. Hinkins · Cosponsor
  • P. Lyman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Hinkins, David P.

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

concurs with Senate amendment

Passed 56 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28804
Republican 27000
Democrat 1700
Total 561504
% of votes cast 75%20%0%5%
How each member voted (75)
Member Party Vote
Hutchings, E. — Yea
Owens, D. — Yea
Perry, L. — Yea
Peterson, V. — Yea
Potter, V. — Yea
Quinn, T. — Yea
Strong M.A. — Yea
Wilde, L. — Yea
Arent, P. — Nay
Poulson, M. — Nay
Shurtliff, L. — Nay
Duckworth, S. — Not Voting
Knotwell, J. — Not Voting
Andersen, K. — Yea
Coleman, K. — Yea
Daw, B. — Yea
Briscoe, J. — Nay
Ferry, J. — Yea
Gibson, F. — Yea
Handy, S. — Yea
Harrison, S. — Nay
Hawkes, T. — Yea
Judkins, M. — Yea
King, Brian S. — Nay
Last, B. — Yea
Lyman, P. — Yea
Miles, K. — Yea
Nelson, M. — Yea
Pulsipher, S. — Yea
Ray, P. — Yea
Robertson, A. — Yea
Sagers, D. — Yea
Seegmiller, T. — Not Voting
Snow, V. L. — Yea
Spendlove, R. — Not Voting
Stenquist, J. — Yea
Waldrip, S. — Yea
Weight, E. — Nay
Wheatley, M. — Nay
Winder, M. — Yea
Andrew Stoddard Democrat Nay
Angela Romero Democrat Nay
Carol S. Moss Democrat Yea
Carol S. Moss Democrat Nay
Jennifer Dailey-Provost Democrat Nay
Karen Kwan Democrat Nay
Sandra Hollins Democrat Nay
Stephanie Pitcher Democrat Nay
A. Cory Maloy Republican Yea
Brady Brammer Republican Yea
Calvin R. Musselman Republican Yea
Calvin Roberts Republican Yea
Carl R. Albrecht Republican Yea
Casey Snider Republican Yea
Cheryl K. Acton Republican Yea
Chris H. Wilson Republican Yea
Christine F. Watkins Republican Yea
James A. Dunnigan Republican Yea
John D. Johnson Republican Yea
Jon Hawkins Republican Yea
Karianne Lisonbee Republican Yea
Katy Hall Republican Yea
Kay J. Christofferson Republican Yea
Ken Ivory Republican Yea
Keven J. Stratton Republican Yea
Melissa G. Ballard Republican Yea
Michael K. McKell Republican Yea
Mike Schultz Republican Yea
Norman K Thurston Republican Yea
Raymond P. Ward Republican Yea
Rex P. Shipp Republican Yea
Scott H. Chew Republican Yea
Steve Eliason Republican Yea
Stewart E. Barlow Republican Yea
Walt Brooks Republican Yea

Official roll call →

passed 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension

Passed 21 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12003
Unaffiliated 8103
Democrat 1100
Total 21206
% of votes cast 72%7%0%21%
How each member voted (29)
Member Party Vote
Christensen, A. — Yea
Hemmert, D. — Yea
Henderson, D. — Yea
Hillyard, L. — Yea
Anderegg, J. — Yea
Bramble, C. — Yea
Buxton, D. G. — Yea
Davis, G. — Nay
Iwamoto, J. — Not Voting
Kitchen, D. — Not Voting
Mayne, K. — Yea
Thatcher, D. — Not Voting
Kathleen A. Riebe Democrat Yea
Luz Escamilla Democrat Nay
Ann Millner Republican Yea
Clinton Okerlund Republican Yea
Daniel McCay Republican Not Voting
David P. Hinkins Republican Yea
Don L. Ipson Republican Yea
Evan J. Vickers Republican Yea
J. Stuart Adams Republican Yea
Jerry W Stevenson Republican Not Voting
Keith Grover Republican Yea
Kirk A. Cullimore Republican Not Voting
Lincoln Fillmore Republican Yea
Ronald M. Winterton Republican Yea
Scott D. Sandall Republican Yea
Todd Weiler Republican Yea
Wayne A. Harper Republican Yea

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Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2001
Republican 3001
Democrat 1000
Total 6002
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Anderegg, J. — Yea
Buxton, D. G. — Not Voting
Mayne, K. — Yea
Kathleen A. Riebe Democrat Yea
Don L. Ipson Republican Yea
J. Stuart Adams Republican Not Voting
Ronald M. Winterton Republican Yea
Wayne A. Harper Republican Yea

Official roll call →

passed 3rd reading

Passed 47 Yea · 16 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25807
Republican 21105
Democrat 1700
Total 4716012
% of votes cast 63%21%0%16%
How each member voted (75)
Member Party Vote
Andersen, K. — Yea
Coleman, K. — Yea
Daw, B. — Yea
Hutchings, E. — Yea
Knotwell, J. — Yea
Perry, L. — Yea
Peterson, V. — Yea
Potter, V. — Yea
Strong M.A. — Yea
Wilde, L. — Yea
Arent, P. — Nay
Duckworth, S. — Nay
Poulson, M. — Nay
Shurtliff, L. — Nay
Owens, D. — Not Voting
Quinn, T. — Not Voting
Briscoe, J. — Nay
Ferry, J. — Not Voting
Gibson, F. — Yea
Handy, S. — Yea
Harrison, S. — Not Voting
Hawkes, T. — Yea
Judkins, M. — Yea
King, Brian S. — Nay
Last, B. — Not Voting
Lyman, P. — Yea
Miles, K. — Yea
Nelson, M. — Yea
Pulsipher, S. — Yea
Ray, P. — Yea
Robertson, A. — Not Voting
Sagers, D. — Yea
Seegmiller, T. — Yea
Snow, V. L. — Yea
Spendlove, R. — Not Voting
Stenquist, J. — Yea
Waldrip, S. — Yea
Weight, E. — Nay
Wheatley, M. — Nay
Winder, M. — Yea
Andrew Stoddard Democrat Nay
Angela Romero Democrat Nay
Carol S. Moss Democrat Yea
Carol S. Moss Democrat Nay
Jennifer Dailey-Provost Democrat Nay
Karen Kwan Democrat Nay
Sandra Hollins Democrat Nay
Stephanie Pitcher Democrat Nay
A. Cory Maloy Republican Yea
Brady Brammer Republican Yea
Calvin R. Musselman Republican Yea
Calvin Roberts Republican Yea
Carl R. Albrecht Republican Not Voting
Casey Snider Republican Not Voting
Cheryl K. Acton Republican Yea
Chris H. Wilson Republican Not Voting
Christine F. Watkins Republican Yea
James A. Dunnigan Republican Yea
John D. Johnson Republican Yea
Jon Hawkins Republican Yea
Karianne Lisonbee Republican Yea
Katy Hall Republican Yea
Kay J. Christofferson Republican Yea
Ken Ivory Republican Yea
Keven J. Stratton Republican Not Voting
Melissa G. Ballard Republican Yea
Michael K. McKell Republican Not Voting
Mike Schultz Republican Yea
Norman K Thurston Republican Yea
Raymond P. Ward Republican Yea
Rex P. Shipp Republican Yea
Scott H. Chew Republican Yea
Steve Eliason Republican Yea
Stewart E. Barlow Republican Nay
Walt Brooks Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does H.B. 179 do?
H.B. 179 allows local governments to more easily close certain roads for events or safety reasons. This law aims to help communities manage traffic and improve public safety during road closures.
Who sponsors H.B. 179?
H.B. 179 is sponsored by Hinkins, David P. and Lyman, P..
What is the current status of H.B. 179?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2019. Enacted.
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