Several bills and joint rules received recorded action on the House floor Feb. 19.

- First substitute, House Bill 296 (Recovery Residence Services Amendments), sponsor Representative Kyle: The House recorded final passage with 65 yes votes and 0 no votes. Sponsor said the bill distinguishes residential recovery services from vocational or life-skills programs and reduces regulatory burdens for certain privately funded recovery camps. "This will really help a lot of these... great organizations, continue to thrive," the sponsor said. The bill will be transmitted to the Senate.

- First substitute, House Bill 400 (Blood Transfusion Amendments), sponsor Representative Chevrier: The House recorded final passage with 68 yes votes and 0 no votes. The bill requires Utah hospitals to store and transfuse blood collected through directed donation by a licensed vendor of the patient's choice, following federal safety requirements; no hospital is required to accommodate directed-donation requests. The sponsor said stakeholders' suggested amendments were included.

- Second substitute, HJR 1 (Sponsors Committee Handout / sponsor's handout resolution), sponsor Representative Thurston: The House adopted the second substitute and recorded final passage with 71 yes votes and 0 no votes. The resolution requires sponsors' committee handouts or sponsor handouts to be posted as PDFs online when available, allows updated handouts for substitutes, and is intended to improve transparency.

- HJR 6 (Joint rules: legislative process amendments), sponsor Representative Dunnigan: The House passed the joint rule 67 yes, 0 no. The resolution clarifies committee attendance, amendment procedures across chambers, numbering priorities, and other internal legislative-process rules.

All tallies and short sponsor statements above are taken from the House floor transcript for Feb. 19; each bill will proceed according to normal legislative procedures (committee assignment in the Senate, interchamber coordination, or implementation by administrative agencies as applicable).