The House took up 27 bills: 10 together on the consent calendar, then 17 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-1996-03-13,
title = {The House, Wednesday, March 13, 1996},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/1996-03-13},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The journal is on record from 1997, so this day carries the vote record without the debate.
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
House Resources, Recreation and Development recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 17–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 22–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 208–103 on a roll call
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 22–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–7; a minority, Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 232–109 on a roll call
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 18–0.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
House Municipal and County Government recommended Interim Study (IS), 17–0.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
House Legislative Administration recommended Interim Study (IS), 12–0.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study 249–67 on a roll call
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
House Municipal and County Government recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–3.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 250–48 on a division
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
House Constitutional and Statutory Revision recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–10.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 158–146 on a roll call
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote
In the record: Special Order to later in day
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 227–114 on a roll call
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 23–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed 259–60 on a division
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed 310–24 on a roll call