Air Quality | SB0136S2 | Air Quality Policy AmendmentsThis bill adds the Director of The Utah Department of Transportation, or their designee to the Air Quality Policy Advisory Board. It also requires the Department of Environmental Quality to complete a study and make recommendations on how to implement a diesel emissions reduction program. The program shall include diesel emission reduction goals, financial incentive programs, funding for the program, and various provisions of implementation of the program. It also includes analysis of the potential environmental mitigation projects at the inland port. | Sen. Escamilla | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
Air Quality | SB0188S2 | Energy Efficiency AmendmentsThis bill makes a number of changes, including: (1) Directing the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority to research and explore the feasibility of establishing a research facility focused on improving energy efficiency and air quality, (2) Allows the Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology fund to accept federal funds from the federal infrastructure bill (IIJA) for a grant or loan for electric vehicles, (3) Expands the low-income assistance energy programs , and (4) Provides a sales and use tax exemption for certain electric storage facilities. | Sen. Cullimore | Support | 3 | Passed |
Air Quality | HB0221 | Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel VehiclesThis bill would provide a nonrefundable corporate and individual income tax credit for the purchase or lease of an alternative fuel vehicle, including electric, hydrogen, or plug-in. The bill adjusts the amount of the tax credit based on whether the vehicle is new, used, leased, or a motorcycle. The bill also allows an individual to assign the tax credit to a dealer. | Rep. Harrison | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Air Quality | HB0275 | Vehicle Emissions Reduction ProgramThis bill creates a Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program, which allows individuals with certain low-efficiency, high-emitting eligible vehicles in a nonattainment area to trade-in their existing vehicles for a reimbursement amount of up to $5,500 (depending on their vehicle) to purchase an eligible replacement vehicle. It also creates a restricted account for the program, with an appropriation limit of up to $6.5 million, and requires a public service campaign to educate the public about smog ratings, the benefits of lowering emissions, financial assistance available with the program, etc. | Rep. Stenquist | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Air Quality | HB0405 | Switcher AmendmentsThis bill requires that by January 2028, all switchers, or railroad car designed to propell railroad cars a short distance, are powered wholly by a hydrogen fuel cell or battery-electric power if located at a rail yard in the state with four or more switchers. | Rep. Schultz | Neutral | 3 | Did Not Pass |
Air Quality | HB0432 | State Vehicle Use and Purchasing AmendmentsThis bill directs the Division of Fleet Operations to annually review the replacement of state vehicles, and when prudent, replace a state vehicle with an electric, hybrid, or alternative fueld vehicle. | Rep. Ward | Neutral | 3 | Did Not Pass |
Air Quality | SB0187 | Fossil Fuels Tax AmendmentsThis bill makes a number of changes, including: (1) Creating a carbon emissions tax, (2) Prohibiting the Utah Transit Authority from charging fares, (3) Requires the Department of environmental quality to certify certain carbon emissions from large carbon emitters, (4) creates a refundable state earned income tax credit, (5) Eliminates the state sales and use tax on food, (6) Eliminates the state sales and use tax on residential and commercial fuel, (7) modifies earmark calculations to include the deposit of emissions carbon tax revenue. | Sen. Kitchen | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Air Quality | HCR0007 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding Improving Air Quality Through Enhanced Zero Emission RailThe bill encourages the introduction of new zero emission locomotives operated by short lines and industrial plant railroads in nonattainment areas, a continued shift of freight transportation growth to rail, phasing out legacy locomotive engines, and phasing in the use of zero emission engines including hydrogen fuel cell-electric systems to meet the State's air quality goals. It would also phase in in zero-emission engines gradually until 100% of short line and industrial plant locomotives use a zero emission engines by 2050.
| Rep. Ballard | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Air Quality | HJR0003 | Joint Resolution Supporting Federal Carbon Fee and Dividend ProgramThis resolution addresses the impact of CO2 pollution impacts on the environment, and ways to efficiently promote clean air technology, including border adjusted carbon fees and dividends. It also opposes any requirement of reparations from the fossil fuel industry and supports loosening federal requirements placed on the mining industry to acquire minerals needed for clean energy technology. | Rep. Ward | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Appropriations | SB0006S01 | Infrastructure and General Government Base BudgetIncludes UDOT base budget. Also includes $294 million in General Fund appropriations to the Transit Transportation Investment Fund (TTIF) to replace authorized bonding for FrontRunner doubletracking ($232M), and additional transit projects($64M) which would have otherwise been bonded for. | Sen. Wilson | Support | 1 | Passed |
Appropriations | HB0006 | Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Base BudgetIncludes GOMB base budget to include WFRC $140,000 ongoing line item to MAG and WFRC. | Rep. Acton | Support | 1 | Passed |
Appropriations | HB0003 | Appropriation AdjustmentsThe "bill of bills" appropriates funding for bills with fiscal notes, and includes $1 billion transportation infrastructure investment. | Rep. Last | Support | 1 | Passed |
Appropriations | SB0003 | Current Fiscal Year Supplemental AppropriationsThis bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022. | Sen. Stevenson | Support | 1 | Passed |
Appropriations | HB0002 | New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations ActThis bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023. | Rep. Last | Support | 1 | Passed |
Appropriations | HJR19S01 | Appropriations Procedures Joint ResolutionThis resolution defines "request for appropriation" or RFA, and prohibits a committee from prioritizing a RFA that has not been registered, unless the request is brought to the Executive Appropriations Committee in a public meetings. | Rep. Moss | Support | 3 | Passed |
Economic Development | HB0035S03 | Economic Development ModificationsThis bill makes various economic development changes, including: requiring the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission (UEOC) to identify targeted industries for economic development, modifying provisions related to economic development tax credits by defining and modifying terms, limiting tax credit eligibility to certain targeted industries, repealing provisions allowing a local government entity or CRA to receive a tax credit, allowing a local government entity to create economic development zones, allowing GOEO to issue tax credits for projects that establish remote work opportunities, establishing requirement's for agreements with a business entity, modifying provisions allowing a business entity to claim tax credits, and taking into account the location and impact of a commercial project on existing and planned transportation, housing and public infrastructure. The second substitute includes a second class county municipality with 10,000 residents or less as it relates to a new commercial project. The third substitute adds an effective date. | Rep. Handy | Support | 2 | Passed |
Economic Development | HB0151S2 | Retail Facility Incentive Payments AmendmentsProhibits public entities from providing certain incentive payments for retail business facilities with gross floor sales areas greater than 20,000 square feet, except in the case where the retail facility: (1) is located in a census block where the AMI is less than 70% State Median Income, (2) Is part of a mixed use development with one housing unit for every 1,250 square feet of retail space and 10% of new units qualify as moderate-income housing, (3) Is located in a county of the fourth, fifth or sixth class, (4) Is a small business, (5) Is part of a main street or historic preservation program or is for the development, construction, renovation, or operation of public infrastructure or a structured parking facility, (6) Is for environmental mitigation or sanitation or is under a water conservation or energy efficiency program, (7) Is for emergency assistance if other businesses are eligible or is for assistance under public safety or security program. | Rep. Schultz | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Environmental Quality | HB0173 | Jordan River Recreation Area AmendmentsAdjusts the zone boundary for the Jordan River Recreation Area from 4800 south to 5400 south (Taylorsville and Murray), and appropriates $475,000 ongoing (through 2030) to the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State land for them to administer a 5-year grant to a zoo, aviary, nature center, or other educational program in the zone. | Rep. Winder | Support | 2 | Passed |
Environmental Quality | SJR009 | Joint Resolution Supporting Environmental Protections for Little Cottonwood CanyonThe resolution encourages UDOT to pursue the least impactful transportation solutions for Little Cottonwood Canyon that: (1)balance year-round dispersed recreation users with that of ski resort users, (2)preserves the canyon's natural aesthetic with the least possible visual and auditory impact, and (3)limits the destruction of climbing and bouldering sites and protects water resources. | Rep. Anderegg | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Environmental Quality | HCR10 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding an Interlocal Agreement Creating the Jordan River CommissionThis concurrent resolution would require the Governor and the Legislature to give approval to the Utah Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the Jordan River Commission. The agreement would include UDOT providing signage when state roads cross over the river, improving pedestrian and bike access from the state roads, improving water quality impacts from the state roads into the river, and developing and implementing other shared goals. | Rep. Acton | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Environmental Quality | HB0319 | Jordan River Improvement AmendmentsThis bill directs the Utah Department of Transportation to work with the Jordan River Commission on issues regarding state highways. The two entities would need to coordinate on providing signage when state roads cross over the river, improving pedestrian and bike access from the state roads, and improving water quality impacts from the state roads into the river. | Rep. Acton | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Governmental | SB0022 | Public-private Partnership AmendmentsThis bill encourages entities to use services of a facilitator when considering public-private partnerships (P3s), modifies provisions relating to the functions and responsibilities of a facilitator, and allows the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to act as a facilitator and contract with other persons to perform facilitator responsiblities, eliminates a repeal date for the P3 act, requires GOEO to provide an annual interim report on the facilitator's work. | Sen. Millner | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
Governmental | HB0082S1 | State Debt Review CommissionThis bill would create the State Debt Review Commission, which would require certain State agencies and authorities to submit information on outstanding bonds, obligations, or revolving loan funds to be reviewed by the Commission. It also would prohibit "bonding political subdivisions", including a large public transit district, the Utah Inland Port Authority, the Military Installation Development Authority, or the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority from issuing bonds or entering into a public private partnership (where the legal agreements may require payments from state funds) unless the Commission has approved the bond or agreement, and requires the Commission to provide training and information on debt management practices to certain entities. It also requires GOPB and LFA to submit annual debt affordability reports to the Revenue and Taxation interim committee. | Rep. Stenquist | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
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Housing | HB036S2 | Commission on Housing Affordability AmendmentsThis bill establishes the Housing Affordability Subcommittee under the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission (UEOC), which was formerly the Commission on Housing Affordability. It also modifies membership of the subcommittee. | Rep. Waldrip | Support | 3 | Passed |
Housing | HB0407 | Short Term Rental Enforcement AmendmentsThis bill allows a local legislative body to enforce an ordinance to regulate uses and locations of short-term rentals, and impse a criminal penalty for violation of the ordinance. | Rep. Bennion | Neutral | 3 | Did Not Pass |
Housing | HB0462S3 | Utah Housing Affordability AmendmentsThis bill is from the the Commission on Housing Affordability, Utah League of Cities and towns, and WFRC. It is formerly known as SB34+ and includes station area planning requirements. It makes the following changes: (1) Changes to accessory dwelling unit (ADU's), such as prohibiting impact fees for construction of internal ADUs, requires that political subdivisions require owners to have a business license for rentint internal ADUs, and allows rpolitical subdivisions to require certain physical changes to internal ADUs. (2) Makes changes to the Housing and Community Development Division (HCDD) by modifying membership of the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board, establishing a "Rural Housing Fund", requiring a statewide databe of moderate income housing, and other changes. (3) Requires the Point of the Mountain Authority to incorporate housing affordability into their strategic planning, and (4) Makes various changes to Moderate income housing plans, including (a) modifying and expanding new menu items and requiring municipalities review their MIHP plans and update with implementation elements by October 1, 2022. (b) Changes reporting forms and the reporting period, (c) requires that the implementation timeline has specific benchmarks for each strategy, (d) will include a station area plan requirement for cities with fixed guideway, (e) provides enhanced prioritization for state funds if cities include more strategies, (f) requires DWS to create a moderate income housing database and providing housing data to municipalities. This bill also includes requirements for cities with fixed guideway public transit to develop a station area plan (SAP) and update general plan and zoning to implement the plan. Plans are intended to promote shared objectives such as housing availability and affordability, access to opportunities, sustainable environmentla conditions, and transportation choices and connections. Plans are reviewed by MPOs and transit districts, and the SAP requirement ties into the MIHP menu items. See WFRC website for a comprehensive summary on this bill. | Rep. Waldrip | Support | 1 | Passed |
Land Use | SB0110S01 | Water as Part of a General PlanThis bill requires a water use and preservation element to be part of a municipal or county general plan, coordinating and integranting land use with water use, preservation, and demand. It should also include the effect of permitted development patterns on water demand and infrastructure, methods for reducing demand and per capita consumption for future and existing development, and opportunities for the municipality to eliminate practices or conditions that wate water. It should also include recommendations for conservation policies, landscaping options for public streets, changing inefficient water ordinances, sustainable landscaping, reduction of lawn or turf, and demand reduction strategies to name a few. The first sub excludes a town or city of the fifth class, and requires consultation with public water system serving the municipality. | Sen. McKell | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
Land Use | HB0085 | Eminent Domain AmendmentsThis bill would remove creation of a public park as a public use for which eminent domain may be used. | Rep. Petersen | Oppose | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Land Use | HB0303S03 | Local Land Use AmendmentsThis bill is formerly known as the Downzoning Notice Amendments bill, was substituted with the technical clean up bill from the Land Use Task Force (also known as the LUDMA bill). The bill makes changes to annexations, subdivision improvements, non-conforming uses, subdivisions and boundary adjustments, and inclusionary zoning. ULCT has a comprehensive summary available of this bill. | Rep. Peterson | Support | 2 | Passed |
Land Use | HB0416 | Property Rights Ombudsman AmendmentsThis bill would require the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman to annually review for compliance with state law each local government's land use or land development ordinance or policy, written action pertaining to land use, and provide a report to the Executive Appropriations Committee. It also allows a person to request a written advisory opinion regarding the ordinance or policy. | Rep. Peterson | Oppose | 3 | Did Not Pass |
Land Use | HB0438S2 | Point of the Mountain Land Authority AmendmentsThis bill makes changes to the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, including the following: (1) allowing the authority to impose an energy sales and use tax and an energy tax and allows collection of impact and other development fees, (2) moves the ability to approve a loan to the authority board and requires approval from the executive appropriations committee to approve the loan, (3) allows the authority to develop publicly owned infrastructure and infrastructure improvements, (4) requires a lessee at POM to pay an annual fee, (5) requires that the authority be paid a portion of increased property tax revenue from land transferred to a private owner, and (6) clarifies board membership and close meetings of the authority | Rep. Snow | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
Land Use | HB0474 | Municipal and County Land Use and Development RevisionsTHIS BILL WAS SUBSTITUTED INTO HB303. | Rep. Waldrip | - | - | - |
Outdoor Recreation | HB0409S1 | Recreation Infrastructure AmendmentsThis bill creates the Outdoor Adventure Infrastructure Restricted Account which diverts 1% of state sales tax revenue generated from the sale of vehicles and vehicle related products into the fund (note the bill also increases this tax from 17% to 18%). Subject to appropriation, the account may be used for new construction, upgrades, repairs, and acquisition of outdoor recreation infrastructure. Infrastructure means anything from water sports to golf courses to trails. The account appropriates $15M to the DNR Division of State Parks, $5M to the DNR Division of Recreation, and $16.2M to the UDOT TIF Capacity Program. $10M of the funding to UDOT is to be used for active transportation projections. | Rep. Snider | Support | 3 | Passed |
Outdoor Recreation | HB0227 | Recreational TrailsThis bill facilitates the categorization of recreational trails, including cross-state, water-oriented, service-access, urban, and interpretive. It also requires that the recreational trails advisory council ensures the recreational trail balances requirements for multi-uses of the trails, establishes a complaint process to determine whether trails comply with the approved trail application, adds federal money to the matching funds requirement, and repeals state guidlines for established trails. | Rep. Dailey-Provost | Neutral | 3 | Did Not Pass |
Olympics | SJR10 | Joint Resolution Emphasizing Desire and Readiness to Host a Future Olympic and Paralympic Winter GamesThis joint resolution emphasizes the State of Utah and Salt Lake City's desire to host a future Olympic and Pralympic games. | Sen. Kitchen | Support | 3 | Passed |
Olympics | HJR12 | Joint Resolution Recognizing the Utah Olympic LegacyThis resolution recognizes contributions of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and Salt Lake Organizing Committee in making the 2002 games succesful. It also recognizes the ongoing role of the legislature in guiding olympic efforts, and recognizes efforts to develop and maintain olympic venues throughout the state. | Rep. Hawkins | Support | 3 | Passed |
Planning | HB0379 | Association of Governments AmendmentsThis bill creates the Regional Development Grant Program within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO). Grants would be available to qualifying associations of governments whose members are any combination of fourth, fifth, or sixth class counties. The objectives of the grant program is to provide funding to support expansion of regional transportation, infrastructure, housing, or economic development projects. Projects may be prioritized if there is a comprehensive planning of the project in cooperation with partners. | Rep. Watkins | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Revenue and Tax | SCR0007 | Concurrent Resolution Calling on Local Governments to Treat Above-trend Revenue Growth as One-time RevenueAs the State Legislature considers treating above-trend revenue growth as one-time money, this resolution encourage counties, cities, towns, and metro townships to consider treating above-trend revenue growth as one-time revenue instead of ongoing revenue in order to mitigate unintended economic and fiscal impacts. | Sen. Fillmore | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
Transportation | SB0013S01 | State Road Jurisdiction AmendmentsThis bill adds certain roads (including SR-7, SR-85, SR-138, SR-194, and designates the Midvalley Highway as SR-179) to the state highway system. It also requires UDOT to recommend to the Legislature adding certain roads to the system upon their construction completion. | Sen. Harper | Support | 3 | Passed |
Transportation | SB0051S01 | Transportation AmendmentsTransportation "omnibus" that makes numerous, mainly technical modifications, including: (1) allowing the tax commission to delay the expiratio nof vehicle registrations when registration decals are temporarily unavaialable, (2) requiring vintage vehicles with a model year of 1981 or newer to provide emissions inspection, proof of insurance for a collector vehicle, increase the registration fee by 50 cents which would allow the tax commission to cover the administrative costs of the vintage vehicle registration, (3) amends provisions of the Office of Attorney General in prosecution of certain cases related to motor vehicle enforcement, (4) allows the Department of Publi cSafety to establish a pilot program to for a public-private-partnership for tow rotation dispatch services, (5) amends allocations of funding for the County of The First Class Highway Projects fund by adding $2.3M in total to Sandy, Bluffdale, and Taylorsville, and (6) Clarifies a definition related to local option sales and use taxes for public transit. | Sen. Harper | Support | 3 | Passed |
Transportation | SB0066S3 | Electric Assisted Bicycle Use AmendmentsThis bill would require local authorities or state agencies to consider accommodations and increased trail access by a person with a mobility disability when enacting ordinances or making rules related to the use of a pathway or soft-surface trail, and during the planning or construction of a pathway or soft-surface trail. | Sen. Weiler | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Transportation | SB0140S3 | Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone AmendmentsThis bill makes various changes to Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone (HTRZ) provisions as established in SB217 (2021 general session). The bill would now allow for a limited number of proposed HTRZ around light-rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) stations, limiting the size of a light rail and BRT HTRZ to 1/4 mile and limiting the tax increment capture to 15 years. The bill also adjusts the maximum tax increment capture allowed to 60% if there are 39-49 units/acre proposed, requires a parking analysis, requires cities to participate their increment at the same rate as the county, modifies the HTRZ committee composition, requires that zoning be in place before the HTRZ committee makes final approval, requires that the gap analysis evaluate for a reasonable rate of return on the project, and ensures no direct subsidies are given. | Sen. Harper | Support | 1 | Passed |
Transportation | SB0255 | Transportation RevisionsThis bill transfers $35 million from the Cottonwood Canyons Transportation Investment fund to the State Infrastructure Bank. It would require that a repayment of a loan using the transferred CCTIF funds, that the amount repaid should be be to the CCTIF. | Sen. Cullimore | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Transportation | HB0010 | Lane Filtering AmendmentsExtends the sunset date of provisions related to lane filtering. | Rep. Brooks | Support | 3 | Passed |
Transportation | HB0015 | Child Care AmendmentsThis bill makes various changes to child care agencies, providers, and rules. However, the transportation related change the bill makes is requiring that a proposal for a housing and transportation reinvestment zone (HTRZ) promote the objective of increasing access to child care. | Rep. Pulsipher | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Transportation | HB0164 | Public Transit FaresThis bill prevents a large public transit district from charging passenger fares, with the intent to make Utah Transit Authority (UTA) service "fare-free". | Rep. Briscoe | Neutral | 1 | Did Not Pass |
Transportation | HB0181 | Railroad Crossing Maintenance AmendmentsThis bill allows the Utah Department of Transportation to allocate responsibility for maintenance at railroad crossings based on ownership and control of the right-of-way. Railroad crossing improvements and new crossings may be authorized by UDOT based on a determination if the new crossing will improve the overall safety of the public. This bill would require railorad companies to fund the maintenance of the crossings as opposed to the local municipalities. The substitute would allow a railroad company to seek reimbursement for reviewing plans for an improved crossing. | Rep. Schultz | Neutral | 3 | Passed |
Transportation | HB0186 | Vehicle Registration AmendmentsThis bill (1) adjusts the annual and 6-month registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicles, (2) Makes various changes to the road usage charge (RUC) program including adjusting the RUC rate and charge-cap based on the percentage of motor vehicle registrations in the state that are alternate fuel and by CPI-adjusting the rate. Additionally, the bill repeals the RUC charge and cap rates by 2033 which would then allow UDOT to set the rate and cap for vehicles enrolled in the program. | Rep. Ward | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Transportation | HB0189 | Electric Vehicle Charging ModificationsAllows a property owner or renter in a condominium association, or community association to install and use an electric vehicle charging system. | Rep. Briscoe | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Transportation | HB0322 | Public Transit Capital Development ModificationsThis bill would require the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to manage and oversee all fixed guideway transit capital development projects for which the state has provided state funding. It would further require UDOT to coordinate with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) on the project development, outreach and coordination with MPOs, corridor and area planning, programming and prioritization of fixed guideway projects, environmental studies and impact statements, impacts on public transit operations, public private partnership opportunities, and construction. Specifically, the bill would apply to the double-tracking of FrontRunner and the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority. It would also require UTA to pay UDOT $5million for 15 years to purchase zero emission rail engines or train cars. | Rep. Christofferson | Neutral | 1 | Passed |
Transportation | HB0349 | Recreation Activity Funding AmendmentsThis bill would create the Recreation Activities Restricted Account which would require 40% of sales and use tax remitted from sporting good sellers to be deposited into the fund. It also would allow the legislature to make appropriations from the fund for the acquisition of property and physical assets to support recreation that is primarily non-motorized. | Stenquist | Neutral | 2 | Did Not Pass |
Transportation | HB0404S1 | Large Public Transit District AmendmentsThis bill requires the Utah Transit Authority in their procurement process to compare costs of different types of zero emissions propulsion systems for passenger railcar or 10 or more passenger buses for a zero emissions project, and consider various factors. | Rep. Ballard | Neutral | 2 | Passed |
Ukraine | HCR21 | Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Conflict in UkraineCalls upon the Russian Federation to cease fire and vacate the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and urges the United States federal government to take action against the Russian Federation and restore peace in Europe. | Rep. Stratton | Support | - | Passed |