2020 General Session ULCT Bill Summaries *This document reflects summaries of the enrolled bills tracked by ULCT during the 2020 General Session. Please note that due to the impact of COVID-19 immediately after the 2020 General Session, at that time ULCT did not publish a summary of the bills. This document is for historical purposes and should not be relied on for legal advice.
Statutes Bill Bill Municipal Impact or Bill Title Bill Summary ULCT Action amended/ Number Sponsor required action repealed
HB0018S01 Industrial Daw, B. This bill directs the No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Hemp Department of 4-41-101 Program Agriculture and Food to 4-41-102 Amendments develop a state industrial 4-41-103 hemp production plan 4-41-105 regarding the regulation, production, sale, and ENACTS: testing of industrial 4-41-103.1 hemp. The bill 4-41-103.2 establishes requirements 4-41-103.3 for industrial hemp retail 4-41-103.4 and laboratory permits 4-41-106 and creates an enforcement process.
HB0023S07 Tobacco and Hawkins, Beginning August 15, A municipality should Support AMENDS: Electronic J. 2020, a retail tobacco review for compliance 10-8-41.6 Cigarette specialty business that its retail tobacco 10-8-47 Amendments has a business license specialty business 17-50-333 and is operating in a licensing scheme and 26-57-103 municipality may not be local ordinances that 26-62-102 located within 1,000 feet may be preempted by 26-62-205 of any school. The bill this bill. 26-62-304 increases the minimum 26-62-305 age for obtaining, 51-9-203 possessing, using, 53-3-229 providing, or furnishing 53-3-810 tobacco products and 53G-8-209 paraphernalia and 59-14-703 electronic cigarette 63I-1-210 products to 21 years old; 63I-1-217 prohibits a manufacturer, 76-8-311.3 wholesaler, or retailer 76-10-101 from providing certain 76-10-103 discounts or giveaways 76-10-104 for electronic cigarette 76-10-104.1 products and tobacco 76-10-105 products; prohibits a 76-10-105.1 general tobacco retailer 76-10-111 from selling, providing, 76-10-112 or distributing a flavored 77-39-101 electronic cigarette product; preempts ENACTS: certain ordinances, 26-62-206 rules, and regulations on 26-62-401 tobacco products, 26-62-402 electronic cigarette 76-10-113 products, and tobacco 76-10-114 paraphernalia; and 76-10-115 amends the number of 76-10-116 times that a peace officer must conduct an investigation of a retail shop for underage tobacco sales.
HB0025 Controlled Ray, P. The bill adds a No action required. Support AMENDS: Substances substance to the listed 58-37-4.2 Revisions controlled substances in 58-38a-201 the Utah Controlled 58-38a-202 Substances Act and amends the composition of the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee.
HB0026 Jordan River Winder, M. The bill clarifies that the No municipal action Support AMENDS: Recreation Division of Forestry, Fire, required. Defines the 63J-1-602.2 Area Funding and State Lands role of the Division of 65A-2-8 Management manages the money Forestry, Fire and appropriated to State Lands to programs related to the manage the funding Jordan River Recreation for approved projects Area and provides that in the Jordan River the money appropriated Recreation Area (250 to programs related to yards on each side of the Jordan River the Jordan River from Recreation Area are the edge of the river nonlapsing. between SR-201 and 4800 South).
HB0027 Waste Tire Chew, S. This bill increases the A municipality that Neutral AMENDS: Recycling Act number of whole waste owns or manages a 19-6-803 Amendments tires from 4 to 12 that a landfill should update 19-6, 804 person may transfer at policies to reflect the 63I-1-219 one time to a landfill or increase in the authorized location. The number of tires bill also addresses the allowed to be dropped storage of whole waste at one time. tires and extends the Waste Tire Recycling Act sunset date to July 1, 2030.
HB0028 Legislative Stratton, Previous legislation that No municipal action ULCT staff AMENDS: Water K. created and directed the required. monitored the 63I-1-273 Development Legislative Water legislation. 73-10g-105 Commission Development 73-27-102 Sunset Commission takes effect 73-27-103 Amendments in 2021. This bill moves that date to 2031. It also clarifies how an individual is appointed to REPEALS: the commision. 73-27-101
HB0029S01 Building Code Schultz, M. This bill amends A municipality should Neutral AMENDS: Amendments provisions related to update inspection and 10-5-132 construction plans for a construction standards 10-6-160 town, city, and county by to comply with this bill. 15A-1-202 detailing a limit of three 15A-1-204 business days after 15A-2-102 which an independent 15A-2-103 inspector may fulfill an 15A-3-103 inspection request. The 15A-3-112 bill clarifies that 15A-3-202 applicants shall ensure 15A-3-304 that construction project 15A-3-313 plans include statements 15A-3-402 indicating that 15A-3-801 construction complies 17-36-55 with local ordinances and building codes. The bill adopts residential provisions of the 2018 edition of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and creates an exception for fire provisions impacting aircraft hangars of less than 5,000 sq. feet.
HB0031 Local Handy, S. This bill requires a A municipal recorder Neutral AMENDS: Government municipal recorder, on is responsible for 10-1-204 and Limited behalf of the submitting and 17-51-31 Purpose Entity municipality, to register maintaining the 51-2a-201.5 Registry with the local municipality’s registry 53G-5-404 Amendments government and limited information. The purpose entity registry, recorder should 67-1a-15 requires a municipality to submit appointment register the terms of dates and the dates governing board when officers’ terms members, and clarifies will end. registry requirements when an entity dissolves.
HB0032S03 Crisis Eliason, S. This bill relates to crisis No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Services response treatment and monitored this 17-43-301 Amendments resources. legislation. 26-18-418 62A-1-104 62A-1-111 62A-15-102 62A-15-116 62A-15-1301 62A-15-1302 62A-15-1303 62A-15-1401 63C-18-101 63C-18-102 63C-18-202 63C-18-203 63I-1-226 63I-1-262 63I-1-263
ENACTS: 62A-15-118 26-18-420
HB0036 Election Harrison, This bill updates and A municipal clerk Support AMENDS: Amendments S. modifies terms relating should review the 20A-6-304 to the electronic ballot changes and 20A-6-401 submission, storage, and modifications to clerk 20A-6-401.1 transmission of votes duties in this 20A-6-402 and voter information. legislation. 20A-7-607 The bill replaces state 20A-7-609.5 absentee ballots with 20A-7-613 mailed ballots and 20A-7-702 inserts language 20A-7-801 regarding the duties of 20A-9-406 the Lt. Governor's office 20A-9-806 in the creation and 20A-9-808 mailing of ballots. The 20A-11-206 bill provides for 20A-11-305 emergency ballots and 20A-11-1305 modifies the duties of 20A-16-202 election officers, 20A-16-401 government officers, and 20A-16-406 government bodies. The 20A-16-407 bill modifies the voter 63I-2-220 registration deadline by stating voter registration ENACTS: may be received in 20A-3a-101 various forms by the 20A-3a-201 county clerk 11 calendar 20A-3a-204 days before the election 20A-3a-502 date and that an 20A-5-403.5 individual may register to vote by casting a RENUMBERS provisional ballot before AND AMENDS: polls close on the 20A-3a-703 election date. It also 20A-3a-801 modifies provisions 20A-3a-802 relating to appointing 20A-3a-803 and the functions of poll 20A-3a-804 workers, modifies voter 20A-3a-805 eligibility challenge 20A-3a-806 provisions, and amends 20A-5-410 provisions relating to a board of canvassers. REPEALS: 20A-3-104.5 20A-3-105 20A-3-301 20A-3-303 20A-3-304 20A-3-305 20A-3-306 20A-3-307 20A-3-502 20A-5-604 20A-6-303
HB0040S01 Water Loss Ballard, The legislation directs A city should identify ULCT staff ENACTS: Accounting M.G. the Utah Department of key technical staffers worked with 73-1-20 Agriculture and Food to participate in the the bill sponsor and the Division of working group and to prevent any Natural Resources to contact ULCT to unfunded create a working group involve those staffers. mandates on of technical water municipalities. experts to study water The legislation loss accounting. The originally group will evaluate water contemplated loss accounting and requiring water make recommendations loss accounting to the Utah Water Task and the State Force and legislative paying for interim committees. training for compliance. When funding was not available, ULCT worked with the sponsor to avoid the costs being shifted to cities and towns. HB0041 State Water Stratton, This bill creates a state No action required. ULCT staff ENACTS: Policy K. framework for water and monitored the 73-1-21 Amendments its purposes, clarifying legislation. projects, purposes, and goals for water. The legislation requires the legislature to review the framework on an annual basis.
HB0047S01 Property Tax Eliason, S. This bill made technical No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Amendments changes to “incremental 59-2-1101 value” and certain 59-2-924 property tax exemptions.
HB0049 Sales Tax on Thurston, This bill provides that in No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Motor N. internet transactions monitored this 59-12-213 Vehicles involving a sale of legislation. aircraft, a manufactured home, a mobile home, a motor vehicle, or watercraft, the location of the transaction is where the purchaser takes receipt of the property.
HB0050S02 Tax Sagers, D. Clarifies when the No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Exemption for Primary Residential monitored this 59-2-102 Construction Exemption applies to legislation. 59-2-103 or Unoccupied construction of Property unoccupied property
HB0053 Tangible Lisonbee, This bill made technical No municipal action ULCT staff AMENDS: Personal K. changes to the tangible required. monitored this 59-2-1105 Property Tax personal property tax legislation. Revisions exemption amount. HB0057 Towing Maloy, This bill prohibits towing A city should review Support AMENDS: Signage A.C. from private property its parking 72-9-603 Revisions unless there is owner enforcement, signage, 72-9-604 consent, there exists and restrictions on proper signage defined city-owned property. by this bill, parking is not permitted by law, it is reasonably apparent the area is not open to parking, gates or attendants control public access points, the location interferes with private property, and the vehicle is subject to legal repossession. Subject to local ordinances, private property owners may enforce parking restrictions by authorizing tow patrol and monitoring. The bill requires private property owners to adhere to specific terms and conditions, including the display of proper signage, which is defined by statute. Towing from a property without proper signage is allowed after providing 24-hour written notice. A political subdivision or state agency may enforce parking restrictions on property that is owned by the political subdivision or state agency, located outside the public right away, open to public parking, and to abate a public nuisance. Signage meeting the requirements described in the statute is an affirmative defense to claims based on lack of notice.
HB0066S03 Wildland Fire Albrecht, This legislation requires No action required. ULCT AMENDS: Planning and C. a qualified electric utility monitored the 65A-3-4 Cost Recovery to create a wildfire legislation. 78B-6-1002 Amendments protection plan and submit it to its governing ENACTS: authority. Once this plan 54-24-101 is approved, the utility 54-24-102 has the authority to 54-24-103 implement the plan and 54-24-201 recover costs through a 54-24-202 rate increase outside of 54-24-203 the normal rate increase process. A utility that completes a wildfire protection plan would have a reduced liability in a wildfire incident. The law also requires annual reporting on the plan.
HB0073 Interference Maloy, Under this bill, an No action required. Neutral AMENDS: with Public A.C. individual is guilty of 76-8-301 Servants interference the Amendments individual obstructs, hinders, or conceals the service of legal process.
HB0075S01 Initiatives and Thurston, This bill requires a No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Referenda N. county clerk, upon timely monitored the 20A-7-206 Amendments receipt of a statement legislation. 20A-7-302 requesting the removal 20A-7-305 of signature from a 20A-7-306 referendum, to remove 20A-7-307 the signature the earlier 20A-7-310 of two business days 20A-7-311 after the request was received or 99 days after the day on which the legislative session at which the law passed ends. The Lt. Governor shall certify and update the number of signatures no later than either one business day after the county clerk provides notification or 54 days after the day on which the legislative session at which the law passed ends. The Lt. Governor shall declare the petition sufficient or insufficient 99 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed or following certification by county clerks. In instances where two laws conflict, any "appropriate court" may receive the appeal of the governor's decision. The bill provides for the Lt. Governor to issue an order temporarily staying a law from going into effect until all signatures are certified. The legislature may amend any laws approved by the people at any legislative session after the people have approved the law. If the legislature repeals a law challenged by referendum, the referendum petition is void.
HB0081S01 Judicial Snow, V. This bill expands No municipal action Neutral AMENDS: Retention for L. statewide workload required. 78A-7-203 Justice Court requirements associated Judges with reduction in force tied to court workloads.
HB0082 Governmental Brammer, This bill requires a If a municipality Support AMENDS: Immunity B. governmental entity, the receives a claim 63G-7-403 Modifications entity’s representative, subject to the or the entity’s insurance Governmental carrier to inform a Immunity Act, the claimant under the municipality, its Governmental Immunity representative, or its Act that the insurance carrier must governmental entity has inform the claimant received a claim. that it has received the claim, including information, if applicable, that the municipality is not the right entity to file a claim against.
HB0083S01 Expungement Stoddard, This bill requires a A municipal ULCT staff AMENDS: Amendments A. prosecutor to notify a prosecutor should monitored the 77-38-14 victim of an review this bill for legislation. 77-40-107 expungement request for notification a charge dismissed requirements. under a plea in abeyance agreement.
HB0085 Federal Albrecht, This legislation exempts No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Designations C. offices within the monitored the 63L-2-301 Amendments executive branch from legislation. notification requirements to the legislative branch when the executive office advocates for federal land designations.
HB0096 Water Ferry, J. This is considered a While the legislation This was a AMENDS: Forfeiture clean-up bill for the does not require water task 73-1-4 Amendments Division of Water immediate action, force bill. 73-2-1 Resources. There are cities and towns will ULCT and three main provisions: want to engage in the ULCT’s 1: Clarifies that water is rulemaking process representative only exempt from regarding 40 year on the task nonuse when the water plans. force engaged is being leased when during the there is a written lease. legislative 2: Cleaned up a drafting drafting. error put into code. The law currently combines two forfeiture exemptions into one. The legislation clarified and cleaned up the code. 3: Gives the Division of Water Resources the authority to create rules around a public water supplier’s 40 year plan.
HB0098S01 Offenses Hall, C. This bill amends A municipality should Support; ULCT AMENDS: Against the provisions related to review its policies for staff testified in 76-8-402 Administration penalties if a public use and control of support of this 76-8-403 of servant misuses public public property in light legislation. 76-8-404 Government property or money and of the criminal Amendments makes it a crime for a penalties enacted in public servant to this legislation. knowingly engage in certain misconduct related to public property. The bill also enacts a “de minimus use” for authorized personal use of public property.
HB0099S01 Enhanced Snow, V. This bill allows private No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Kindergarten L. child care providers or monitored this 35A-15-102 Amendments LEAs to submit school bill. 53E-4-314 readiness assessment 53F-2-507 data to the School 53F-4-406 Readiness Board. If provided, the state board REPEALS: shall include the data in 53F-4-205 the annual report. The bill requires the State Board of Education to develop and collect data from kindergarten entry and exit assessments and to make rules regarding the administration and reporting of assessments. LEA’s are to administer entrance and exit assessments and report the outcome concerning each kindergarten student to the state board. LEA’s are only eligible for distributions of funding provided by this bill if assessment outcomes demonstrate the success of the enhanced kindergarten program as determined by the state board. The bill appropriates an additional $9,955,00 to the Early Intervention Program and $45,000 to High-Quality School Readiness Grant Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020.
HB0105 Water Wilde, L. This bill makes it a crime No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Facilities when an individual monitored the 73-1-14 Amendments maliciously interferes legislation. 73-1-15 with a private drinking water, sewer or stormwater system. HB0120 Towing Fee Maloy, This allows a special No action required ULCT AMENDS: Amendments A.C. service district to charge supported the 72-9-604 a dispatch fee to a tow legislation. truck company to be part of a towing rotation. This was a fix agreed to last year to address the special service district in Weber County.
HB0122 Council-mana Sagers, D. This bill clarifies that an No action required. Neutral AMENDS: ger Form of individual member of a 17-52a-204 Government county council may not Amendments participate in certain activities and repeals language prohibiting county employees from contributing to a candidate for county office.
HB0129 Natural Gas Watkins, The bill amends the No impact. Neutral AMENDS: Amendments C. definition of rural gas 54-17-401 infrastructure development to include the acquisition, extension, or expansion of natural gas utility facilities to serve previously unserved rural areas of the state.
HB0130 Water Use Hawkes, This legislation is meant No impact. ULCT AMENDS: Amendments T. to clarify a split season supported the 73-2-14 change policy for the legislation. 73-3-3 Division of Water 73-3-5 Resources. The bill 73-3-8 defines it as, “a change when the holder of a 73-3-16 perfected right grants to 73-3-30 a water user the right to make sequential use of a portion of the water right.” This is a companion bill to water banking.
HB0138 Transportation Andersen, This bill establishes A municipality Neutral ENACTS: Corridor K. certain notice purchasing property 72-5-407 Preservation requirements before the for corridor Amendments Department of preservation should Transportation, a county, review the notice or a municipality requirements in this purchases property for bill. corridor preservation on a voluntary basis.
HB0139S01 DUI Liability Eliason, S. Clarifies that the No municipal Support AMENDS: Amendments determination whether ordinance 41-6a-501 an individual is in actual requirement. Amends 41-6a-502 physical control of various provisions 41-6a-503 a vehicle includes related to driving 41-6a-509 consideration of the under the influence. 41-6a-518.2 totality of the 41-6a-520 circumstances, and 41-6a-529 creates a safe harbor 53-3-220 provision related to that 53-3-223 determination. 53-3-231 77-40-105
ENACTS: 41-6a-521.1
HB0164S04 Property Tax Moss, J. If property ownership No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Modifications changes, this bill 59-2-103.5 requires the county 59-2-919 assessor to provide a form dealing with primary residential status and amends tax notice requirements.
HB0166 Watershed Hawkes, This legislation The League has been Support AMENDS: Councils T. authorizes the creation provided one 79-2-201 of a state watershed appointment on the council and regional state watershed ENACTS: watershed councils council. Staff will be 73-10g-301 across the State. Each working with the 73-10g-302 council’s mission is to membership to select 73-10g-303 provide a central point to the appropriate 73-10g-304 discuss and review representation. 73-10g-305 watershed issues. 73-10g-306 These councils have no 73-10g-307 regulatory or binding 73-10g-308 authority. 73-10g-309 Each council is bound by the Open and Public Meetings Act.
HB0168S01 Public Water Hawkes, If a private water No Impact Neutral AMENDS: Supplier T. supplier provides 72-6-116 Relocation culinary water to a Amendments certain number of residents, under this bill the Utah Department of Transportation is required to cover 100% of the cost to relocate the water supplier’s infrastructure in a UDOT project. This is the current practice for a public water supplier. HB0173 Firefighter Snider, C. Currently the State of No action required Neutral AMENDS: Retirement Utah employees 49-23-102 Amendments approximately 80 individuals in a firefighter capacity. Those individuals are not part of the public safety retirement system. The legislation requires any new hires to be placed in the system. It also requires URS to evaluate and make recommendations of placing the current employees into the public safety retirement system.
HB0174 Rural County Lyman, P. This bill expands the No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Health Care purposes for which a monitored this 59-12-802 Facilities Tax county of the third or legislation. Amendments fourth class may use money collected from the rural county health care facilities tax.
HB0184S01 Municipal Roberts, This bill authorizes a A municipality Support AMENDS: Regulation of M. municipality to enact an intending to adopt an 41-6a-102 Golf Carts ordinance to allow the ordinance on golf 41-6a-526 operation of a golf cart carts should review 41-6a-706.5 on a highway in the legislation. 63I-1-241 specified circumstances, exempts golf carts from ENACTS: registration 41-6a-1510 requirements, and prohibits a golf cart operator from certain activities.
HB0185 Tax Gibson, F. Repealed 2019 SB 2001 No action required. ULCT staff Restructuring Special Session (Tax monitored this Revisions - Reform Legislation) legislation Repeal
HB0188 Emergency Harrison, This bill requires No municipal impact. Support AMENDS: Manage Act S. coordination with Requires alerting 53-2a-102 Amendments municipalities and authorities, state and 53-2a-104 counties to ensure counties, to ensure 53-2a-105 access to the Integrated access to the system 53-2a-807 Public Alert and Warning to provide emergency System; alerts to targeted or requires training every statewide three years to all populations."Alerting emergency service authority" means a agencies, managers, political subdivision and others; requires that has received each political subdivision access to send to have an alert plan and alerts through the to provide a copy of the Integrated Public Alert plan to the Division of and Warning System. Emergency Management; adds to the membership of the Emergency Management Administration Council and requires an annual report of each political subdivision's alerting authority.
HB0192S01 Property Tax Strong, This bill defines a No action is required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Assessment M.A. “multi-tenant residential monitored this 59-2-102 Amendments property” and authorizes legislation. 59-2-1004 a county assessor to 59-2-1006 assess real property and personal property of a ENACTS: multi-tenant residential 59-2-301.8 property using an income approach if the assessor finds that approach a valid indicator of fair market value within the county. If the assessor chooses this method, the same valuation method shall be used for all multi-tenant residential properties within the county. By May 1, the county assessor is to notify the county commission of the method for valuing multi-tenant residents. The county assessor is to inform the owner of a multi-tenant residential property whether or not the owner is required to file a signed statement according to the assessor’s method of valuation. The county auditor is not required to identify personal property separately on the statement to the commission. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2021.
HB0198 Eminent Pulsipher, This bill prohibits a A municipality in a Neutral AMENDS: Domain S. person from exercising county of the first 78B-6-501 Limitations the right of eminent class should amend domain for the purpose its ordinances or of establishing a public policies on eminent park on century farm domain to reflect the property in a county of century farm property the first class. protection in this legislation.
HB0202 Local Moss, J. This bill is the next step A municipality should Neutral AMENDS: Government in eliminating class B review its penalties 10-3-703 Nuisance misdemeanors as part of prescribed in 17-53-208 Ordinance code enforcement ordinance and 17-53-223 Reform efforts. The bill prohibits enforcement of a criminal penalty nuisances for greater than an infraction compliance with this for any violation legislation. pertaining to an individual's pet, or an individual's use of the individual's residence unless the violation amounts to criminal nuisance. The bill also restricts a municipality or county from imposing a criminal penalty for a violation of an ordinance unless it is a criminal nuisance, threatens the health, safety or welfare of the individual or identifiable 3rd party, or only after a fine has been imposed on 3 previous occasions.
HB0206S03 Bail and Pitcher, S. This bill makes a number Officers of the court Support AMENDS: Pretrial of changes to the bail should review the 77-7-19 Release and pretrial release changes to pretrial 77-7-20 Amendments process. The primary and bail practice. 77-7-21 changes are: 77-17-8 1- A cited person may 77-18a-1 plead guilty to the 77-20-1 charges on a citation, 77-20-4 without the requirement 77-20-7 of an information, on any 77-20-8 class B misdemeanor 77-20-8.5 and lower unless the 77-20-9 charge is domestic 77-20-10 violence, DUI, DUI 77-20b-102 metabolite, there is a 77-20b-104 victim, or restitution may 78A-2-220 be required. ENACTS: 2- A new court order is 63M-7-213 created, a “Pretrial 77-20-1.1 Status Order,” that a court will issue as part of REPEALS: a bail hearing. This 77-20-3 order sets the terms and conditions of pretrial release or orders a person be detained pretrial. A court must issue the pretrial status order “without unnecessary delay” unless the prosecutor files a motion for detention.
HB0212 Vehicle Sales Last, B. Eliminates a loophole in No action required. Support AMENDS: Tax sales tax payments for 59-12-104 Exemption motor vehicles Modifications
HB0221S01 Municipal Hawkins, This bill requires that an Municipal counsel Neutral AMENDS: Office and J. elected officer of a should review the 10-3-301 Local municipality reside in the residency 20A-2-201 Elections district that the elected requirements for 20A-2-204 officer represents. The officer compliance. 20A-2-206 bill provides that a 20A-2-207 municipal elected officer 20A-3-601 who fails to comply with district residency requirements described vacates the elected office. The bill requires that an individual who fills a vacancy must adhere to the bill’s district residency requirements. Early voting registration or same-day voting registration is not permitted for an election administered by an election officer other than a county clerk if there is not a polling location for early voting or voting on election day.
HB0223S01 Statutes of Musselma This bill amends the time No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Repose and n, C.R. limitation for actions 78B-2-225 Limitations regarding improvements Amendments to real property. The bill includes product liability among the sources of law defined under an “action.” The bill provides a two-year statute of limitations for contract or warranty actions involving improvements on real property occurring beyond the six-year statute of limitations for contract and warranty actions.
HB0225 Phased Potter, V. Under this legislation, for A municipality should Neutral AMENDS: Retirement a retiree employed as a update HR policies for 49-11-1301 Amendments public safety service public safety 49-11-1303 member or a firefighter employees to include 49-11-1306 service member, the changes to phase 63I-1-249 retiree must be at least retirement. 50 years old to participate in Phased Retirement. This bill would allow public safety and firefighter members an additional option to elect Phased Retirement in which the retiree would continue employment on a three quarter time - basis with the same participating employer after the retiree's retirement date while the retiree receives 25% of the retiree's monthly retirement allowance. For those eligible, the retiree will not earn additional benefit accruals or receive a cost of living adjustment - - - (COLA) on their retirement allowance while they are in Phased Retirement. The employer will contribute the certified contribution rate applicable to the retirement system that would have covered the retiree if the retiree's part time position were - considered to be an eligible, full time position - within the system. When the Phased Retirement has ended, the retiree will receive 100% of the retirement allowance based on the retirement benefit earned at the time the retiree entered Phased Retirement. There is no restriction regarding the time period a member is - in Phased Retirement.
HB0226S02 Storm Water Snider, C. The legislation requires Municipalities will Neutral. Permitting the Division of Water need to update League staff AMENDS: Amendments Quality to adopt rules in policies to reflect flood and city staff 19-5-108 relations to stormwater control calculations in spent a permits. It also requires relation to a LID under significant ENACTS: that when a stormwater a stormwater permit. amount of time 19-5-108.5 permit is required and a negotiating low impact development with the bill (LID) is utilized, any sponsor and requirements for flood the control will be reduced homebuilders’ by the amount of water association on retained in the LID. If HB 226. The there is disagreement legislation between the applicant reflects those and the issuer of the negotiations. permit over the amount of credit to be given towards flood control, the legislation establishes an appeals process. For an appeal, the Division of Water Quality will have a list of engineers that the issuer of the permit can select one to hear the appeal. The applicant and issuer of the permit will split the cost 50/50 in an appeal.
HB0232S03 Food Roberts, This legislation defines No action is required Neutral AMENDS: Revisions M. how temporary events 26-15-5 held at a farm or 26-15a-106 agricultural establishment that ENACTS: serves food as part of 26-15b-101 the event should be 26-15b-102 regulated. It authorizes 26-15b-103 the Department of 26-15b-104 Health to establish rules 26-15b-105 for local health departments in regulating these kinds of events.
HB0235S02 Voluntary Arent, P. This bill enacts the No action required. Support ENACTS: Home Energy Voluntary Home Energy 63M-4-801 Information Pilot Program within the 63M-4-802 Pilot Program Office of Energy 63M-4-803 Development. The 63M-4-804 program is designed to 63M-4-805 allow a home buyer to review information on a home’s energy efficiency.
HB0237 Change to Stratton, Modifies effective date Action is only required Neutral Effective Date K. language from H.B. 31, if the constitutional of Water Supply and amendment is Water-related Surplus Water adopted by the Amendments Amendments, passed residents of Utah. during the 2019 General Session, to refer to a proposed constitutional amendment that replaces the one referred to in H.B. 31.
HB0238S01 Crime Pitcher, S. This bill limits the A legislative body of a Opposed as AMENDS: Enhancement enhancement for political subdivision originally 58-37-8 Amendments multiple possessions of may not enact an written a controlled substance to ordinance that is less within seven years of the restrictive than any previous conviction or provision of this commission of the chapter. LELC offense. opposed the bill as originally written. The sponsor made amendments as noted in this link https://le.utah.gov/~20 20/bills/hbillint/HB023 8S01_ComparedWith _HB0238.pdf
HB0259 Electric Spendlove This bill directs the A municipality should Support ENACTS: Vehicle , R. Department of contact the 72-1-215 Charging Transportation, in Department. of Network consultation with other Transportation for state departments and more information on political subdivisions, to and involvement with develop a statewide this program. electric vehicle charging network plan. The plan is to ensure charging stations at strategic locations by June 30, 2021, at a distance of no more than 50 miles apart in the interstate highway system by December 31, 2025, and along other major highways.
HB0268 Property Tax Eliason, S. This bill allows a person A municipality should Neutral AMENDS: Notice entitled to receive review the tax notice 9-4-101 Amendments information or notice requirements in this regarding property or a legislation. privilege tax to designate an additional or alternative person to receive the information or notice.
HB0273S02 Property Peterson, If a party receives an Land use authorities Neutral. The AMENDS: Rights V. advisory opinion from and staff should original HB 273 13-43-206 Ombudsman the Office of the Property carefully consider any allowed a land Amendments Rights Ombudsman land use decision use applicant (PRO), and further subject to this to recover litigates the same land legislation and ensure compensatory use dispute in court, the that municipal action damages from prevailing party may is in full compliance a land use collect a civil penalty of with the law. authority if, $250/day. after an opinion The penalty is awarded by the Office of only if a court finds that the Property the opposing party Rights knowingly and Ombudsman intentionally violated the (PRO), the law. The penalty is tolled applicant sued beginning the later of 30 in court and the days after the PRO court agreed advisory opinion is with the PRO. delivered or the day that The original bill the action is filed in court would have weaponized and ends when the court the PRO and enters a final judgment. would The court may only potentially impose the civil penalty bankrupt a against or in favor of the municipality if land use applicant or ordered to pay government entity and compensatory not a third party. damages. The League negotiated aggressively with members of legislative leadership and developers to substitute the bill so that only those municipalities who intentionally and knowingly broke the law paid a penalty, succeeded in removing provisions changing the nature of the PRO, and secured language that ensured that elected officials could continue to make tough land use decisions without the unacceptable threat of compensatory damages.
HB0277S01 Personal Barlow, S. This legislation updated When a municipality is Support. AMENDS: Delivery state code in relation to approached by a ULCT and 41-6a-1119 Devices personal delivery company to introduce participating Amendments devices permitted in the a personal delivery cities state. device into its city, the negotiated with It removed the regulations must fall the bill sponsor prohibition of these within a defensible and industry to devices from utilizing definition of continue to roads, eliminated the reasonable. allow for the weight limit, and regulation of increased the speeds. personal It also clarified delivery municipalities that devices. municipalities must Under a reasonably regulate previous these devices. version of the bill, cities and towns were prohibited from regulating these devices.
HB0278S01 Jordan River Acton, Addresses signs, Task the Jordan River Support AMENDS: Amendments C.K. barriers, fencing, and Commission to work 65A-2-8 alternative transportation to provide consistent facilities related to the signs and attractive Jordan River. barriers where the trail runs along highways. The Commission is tasked with working with local highway systems on signage, access points, and barriers.
HB0280S02 Transient Albrecht, This bill modifies how A municipality that Support AMENDS: Room Tax C. TRT revenues may be collects the TRT 17-31-2 th th th Provisions used in 4 , 5 , and 6 should review the bill 17-31-5.5 class counties and in a for increased revenue 59-12-118 county where a national use flexibility. 59-12-302 park is located. It also 59-12-353 changes reporting requirements and requests additional auditing support.
HB0283S04 Outdoor Stenquist, This bill creates the ULCT will appoint one Support AMENDS: Adventure J. Outdoor Adventure representative to the 63I-1-263 Commission Commission to create a commission and reach Amendments state plan to address out to its members for ENACTS: outdoor recreation input. 63C-21-101 needs, impacts on local 63C-21-102 communities, using 63C-21-201 outdoor recreation to 63C-21-202 recruit employers, 63C-21-203 environmental impacts, identifying revenue sources for maintenance and growth of resources, and the interface of public lands and private lands.
HB0288S01 Prosecutor Judkins, This bill requires data This bill requires Neutral AMENDS: Data M. collection and reporting prosecutor offices to 63M-7-204 Collection to CCJJ three times per publish by Jan. 1, Amendments year by jails, prosecutors 2021 specific policies ENACTS: and the courts. on a variety of topics. 17-22-32.4 However, because SB They are also required 63M-7-213 193, Statewide Jail Data to collect and provide 78A-2-109.5 Amendments, also data starting July 1, passed and it contained 2021 on each a coordination clause, defendant and case, the portions of this HB charges, initial 288 that apply to jails will discovery disclosure, not take effect and jails and other information. should look to SB 193 Prosecutors should for the data collection review this and the and reporting coordinating requirements. provisions in SB 193 for requirements.
HB0294 Mining Brooks, W. This bill clarifies that an Since the oversight Neutral AMENDS: Operations extraction of basalt with and regulation does 17-41-101 Amendments a subsurface operation not fall under DOGM, 40-8-4 of 50 acres or less does it will fall to the local not fall under the municipality with a regulation of the Division basalt operation. of Oil, Gas and Mining.
HB0297S03 Yurt Brammer, This bill exempts a A municipality with Neutral AMENDS: Amendments B. remote yurt from the watershed within its 15-1-204 State Construction jurisdiction should be Code, and the State Fire aware of the ENACTS: Code (with certain exemptions and 15A-5-104 requirements), water requirements for 19-5-125 quality provisions (with remote yurts and certain requirements), modify any codes but allows counties to accordingly. make certain remote yurts subject to some regulations. A remote yurt: ● Is smaller than 710 square feet; ● Is located in an unincorporated county; ● Is located in an area that is not zoned for residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural use; ● Does not have plumbing or electricity; ● Is set back at least 300 feet from a body of water; and ● Is registered with the local health department.
HB0298S02 Victim Stoddard, This bill enacts the A prosecutor should Support AMENDS: Guidelines for A. Victims Guidelines for review this legislation 63G-2-305 Prosecutors Prosecutors, designates for guidance when a Form I-918 dealing with ENACTS: Supplement B as a individuals with a 77-38-501 protected record, Form I-918 77-38-502 provides uniform Supplement B. 77-38-503 guidelines for prosecutors and other entities related to immmigration status for a crime victim who provides assistance, and sets timelines for completion of certain forms. HB0300S01 Justice Court Stratton, If a district/county No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Jurisdiction K. attorney choose to refile 78A-7-105 Amendments cases in district court it may be refiled in either a county or city justice court.
HB0304 Citizen Owens, D. This bill provides state No action required. Neutral ENACTS: Feedback agencies (defined as 63G-24-101 Program executive branch 63G-24-201 departments, divisions, 63G-24-202 or offices) the option of gathering feedback from the public regarding the quality of agency services and identifying areas for improvement. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget shall prepare an annual report containing a summary of any feedback gathered during the preceding calendar year.
HB0305S05 Urban Pierucci, This bill prohibits a This legislation will Support. ULCT AMENDS: Development C. county from approving provide municipalities staff testified in 10-2-402 Amendments an “expansion area an opportunity to support of this urban development” discuss certain bill. unless the county unincorporated notifies and gives a city development within or town the opportunity the municipality’s to consent proposed expansion area. development.
In 2nd-6th class counties, an “expansion area urban development” means an urban development, as defined in 10-2-401, within the city or town’s expansion area. In a first class county, “expansion area urban development” means urban development within a city or town’s expansion area that consists of 50 or more acres, requires the county to change the zoning designation, and does not include commercial or industrial development that is located within a mining protection area.
HB0306 Planning Waldrip, S. This bill allows a 1st or No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Commission 2nd class county that 17-27a-301 Amendments includes more than one 63I-2-217 planning advisory area each with a separate planning commission to dissolve the planning commissions and establish a countywide planning commission that has jurisdiction over each planning advisory area within the county.
HB0333S01 Limited Handy, S. This bill extends from 30 No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Purpose Local days to 90 days the time 17B-1-414 Government for a local district board 17D-1-106 Entity to approve or reject a 17D-3-105 Amendments proposed annexation, prohibits the creation of ENACTS: a new basic local district, 17B-1-1403 and repeals requirements that certain REPEALS: limited purpose local 17B-1-112 government entities provide district contact information to a telephone directory.
HB0347S02 Inland Port Gibson, F. This bill authorizes the Board changes in the Support AMENDS: Modifications Port Authority to use bill apply to Salt Lake 10-9A-509.5 funds to incentivize City and Magna. A 10-9A-701 development with municipality within the 10-9A-708 reduced environmental Port Authority 11-58-102 impact. It adds the boundaries should 11-58-202 mayors of Salt Lake City review the legislation 11-58-203 and Magna to the board, for changes to land 11-58-205 eliminates language use authority, use of 11-58-301 related to an agreement revenues, and 11-58-302 for a municipality to municipal services. 11-58-303 provide municipal 11-58-305 services, modifies 11-58-505 provisions relating to the 11-58-601 authority’s receipt/use of 11-58-602 property tax differential, 54-17-806 and repeals provisions 63J-1-602.1 authorizing a separate appeal authority for land ENACTS: use. 11-58-103 11-58-104 11-58-105
REPEALS: 11-58-401 11-58-402 11-58-402.5 11-58-403
HB0348 Business McKell, M. This bill allows a Municipalities should, Support. ULCT AMENDS: Licensing municipality to charge an if necessary, modify staff testified in 31A-3-102 Amendments insurance company a ordinances or policies support of this business licensing fee. to allow collection of a bill. business license fee from an insurance licensee.
HB0356S02 Railroad Ferry, J. This bill repeals railroad No municipal action *This bill was AMENDS: Amendments fuel sales tax exemption required. vetoed by the 17-41-102 and creates funding for governor but in 26-36b-208 railroad crossings on A,B the April 35A-8-308 and C roads. special session 35A-8-309 a compromise 59-1-401 similar to the 59-12-102 to-108 original bill was passed in HB 4002, Rail Fuel Sales Tax Amendments.
HB0359S01 Municipal Musselma This bill allows a A municipality should Support. ULCT AMENDS: Annexation n, C.R. municipality to annex review and update its staff monitored 10-2-402 Revisions certain unincorporated annexation and testified to 10-2-418 areas within a county regulations. this bill. 10-2-421 other than a first class 17B-1-503 county that are not otherwise subject to annexation under specified circumstances; allows a municipality to annex certain unincorporated areas without an annexation petition under specified circumstances; and provides clarification regarding certain municipal reimbursement requirements.
HB0374S04 Building Ray, P. Under this legislation, Beginning April 1, Neutral. ULCT AMENDS: Regulation April 1-October 1, 2020 municipalities should associates 10-9a-403 Amendments each municipality is collect information on worked on and 15A-6-102 required to track timing the average number of testified to this 17-27a-403 of a land use plan business days from bill. 63I-2-210 review, building the day a plan review inspections, and other is requested to ENACTS: related information. This completion, the 10-6-160.1 information will be longest number of collected and reported to business days from the legislature by ULCT. the day on which the plan review is The bill adds reduced requested to the residential building completion, whether design elements as the municipality allows another option that a nonsubstantive planning commission changes to a plat may include in its without requiring moderate income resubmission, the housing strategies in the average number of general plan. business days it takes The bill also amended from a building Nitrogen Oxide emission inspection request to limits for natural completion, the gas-fired water heaters longest number of to the building energy business days from an code. inspection request to completion, reasons for any delay, and the number of hours an independent building inspector was used.
ULCT will provide a template for recording the above information for larger cities and send a survey later in the summer to others. Please contact ULCT for more information.
HB0382 Property Tax Ferry, J. This bill modifies A municipality should ULCT staff AMENDS: Records provisions of the review its GRAMA monitored this 63G-2-302 Amendments Government Records policies and legislation. Access and classification for Management Act. The compliance. bill classifies the following as private: an individual's email address, phone number, payment method information maintained by the county for purposes of administering property taxes, and records of an individual's eligibility for property tax relief.
HB0388S01 Land Use Wilde, L. This bill came from the A municipality should Support AMENDS: Development work of the Land Use review and update 10-9a-103 and Task Force. It modifies subdivision codes and 10-9a-302 Management the definition of appeal authority 10-9a-404 Revisions “municipal utility provisions. 10-9a-408 easement” and defines 10-9a-509 “subdivision 10-9a-603 amendment,” and makes 10-9a-604 more explicit the powers 10-9a-605 and duties of planning 10-9a-608 commission. 10-9a-609.5 10-9a-611 The bill clarifies that a 10-9a-701 land use application for 10-9a-703 development in 10-9a-704 unincorporated county 10-9a-801 has a right to move 10-9a-802 forward regardless of 17-27a-103 municipal annexation or 17-27a-302 incorporation. 17-27a-404 17-27a-408 The bill states that failure 17-27a-603 to record an approved 17-27a-604 plat within time specified 17-27a-605 by ordinance is voidable 17-27a-608 by land use authority 17-27a-609.5 only, and transfer of land 17-27a-611 under a void plat is also 17-27a-701 voidable by the land use 17-27a-703 authority. For 17-27a-704 subdivisions, the bill 17-27a-801 makes language 17-27a-802 consistent with current 63I-2-217 LUDMA provisions 63J-4-607 elsewhere on process for approval of divisions of up to 10 lots without requiring a plat. The bill directs that all changes to previously recorded plats are “subdivision amendments,” including plat vacating, and such plat amendments need only be to the property affected rather than redoing the entire plat.
Appeals to land use decisions may be made only by the applicant, a board or officer of the governmental entity, or an adversely affect party (AAP). AAP is defined as someone who owns real property adjoining the applicant’s property, or someone who will “suffer damage different in kind than, or an injury distinct from, that of the general community as a result of the land use decision.”
HB0389S03 Emergency Owens, D. This bill establishes the A municipality that is a Support AMENDS: Medical Emergency Medical licensed EMS provider 26-8a-207 Services Services System should review the 63I-2-226 Amendments Account to be legislation for terms of administered by the grant eligibility. ENACTS: Department of Health. 26-8a-108 The department shall A municipality that is 26-8a-210 award grants from the located within a 26-8a-211 fund to EMS providers. county of the 3rd-6th Grants are divided class should contact between block grants its emergency and competitive grants services liaison, when to providers in counties hired, for help with of the third through sixth emergency services. class.
The bill also directs the department to hire emergency services liaisons between the department and counties of the third through sixth class.
HB0393 Municipal Waldrip, S. This bill prohibits a party A municipality should Neutral AMENDS: Annexation from including in a review an annexation 10-2-403 Amendments petition to annex in any petition to ensure it 10-2-418 county an area that does not include an includes some or all of area also identified in an area proposed to be an incorporation incorporated in a request feasibility study. for a feasibility study if the feasibility study A municipality should request is filed before review a proposed the annexation petition annexation of an area and the feasibility study that is located in request is still pending. another municipality’s annexation expansion If an unincorporated area. island or peninsula is within the expansion area of more than one municipality, the bill also allows a municipality to annex without a petition if both municipalities agree.
The bill also changes hearing requirements for an annexation without a petition in a second class county. HB0400S01 National Peterson, This bill sets out the A municipality should Neutral AMENDS: Guard V. requirements for a public review requirements in 20A-1-513 Training official who is deployed this bill as they apply Amendments with the armed forces. to an employee who is deployed by the armed forces.
HB0407 Regulatory Roberts, The Regulatory Sandbox No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Sandbox M. is a program that was 13-55-103 Amendments created in 2019 in the Department of Commerce to enable a person to obtain limited access in the market to test an innovative product or service without obtaining a license or other authorization that might otherwise be required.
HB0425S03 Medical Dailey-Pro This legislation made a No action required. ULCT staff AMENDS: Cannabis vost, J. number of clean-up and monitored this 4-41a-102 Modifications technical changes. It legislation 4-41a-201 broadens the definition 4-41a-403 of a "research university" 4-41a-501 for purposes of 4-41a-802 academic medical 26-61a-102 cannabis research. 26-61a-107 It amends a provision 26-61a-201 regarding disclosure of 26-61a-301 ownership interest for 26-61a-502 cannabis and amends 26-61a-505 provisions regarding licensing agencies giving consideration to existing license holders when granting additional licenses in certain circumstances.
The bill removes a provision limiting the size of signage for cannabis production establishments and medical cannabis pharmacies, identifies the material cannabis cultivation facilities may acquire from industrial hemp cultivators and processors, and amends agency reporting requirements to include information regarding testing of cannabis and cannabis products.
It provides certain immunity from liability for employees and agents of healthcare facilities in certain circumstances and lengthens the validity of an initial medical cannabis card, and allows a patient to renew a medical cannabis card for a longer period.
Finally, it allows an individual physically present with a medical cannabis patient cardholder in an emergency medical condition to handle medical cannabis to assist the patient in the administration of the medical cannabis and allows an individual with a certain letter from a medical professional to purchase medical cannabis from a medical cannabis pharmacy during the 2020 calendar year.
HB0440S01 Homeless Eliason, S. This bill allocates A municipality with a Neutral AMENDS: Services revenues from the sale homeless shelter 35A-8-604 Funding of the Road Home in should review the 35A-8-605 Amendments downtown Salt Lake appropriations and City, splitting 50% of the study adopted in this proceeds toward paying bill. off the $17 million loan and using the other 50% toward the Homeless-to-Housing restricted account for homeless shelter operators. The bill also appropriates $75,000 to fund a study through the Gardner Policy Institute about the governance of the state’s homeless system.
HCR008 Concurrent Roberts, This resolution No action required. Neutral N/A Resolution M. commends Payson City Commending and Vineyard City, and Successful Utah County election Participation in officials, for conducting the Municipal the first instant runoff Alternative voting elections in Utah Voting and encourages other Methods Pilot municipalities to adopt Program instant runoff voting.
HCR009 Concurrent Perry, L. With the expansion of No action required. Neutral N/A Resolution Tier II public safety Authorizing retirement benefits in the State Pick up 2019 session, of Public employees will be paying Safety and into their retirement Firefighter since the system came Employee online. An employer has Retirement the ability to pick-up a Contributions portion or all of those costs. The IRS requires an employer to make a declaration. This is the State’s declaration: the state, after a specified date, will pick up and pay a portion of the required employee contributions for all state employees who are members of the New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement System.
HJR003 Proposal to Stratton, This is a technical No action required. Support N/A Amend Utah K. rewrite of HJR 1 from the Constitution -- 2019 session. Water Resources of Municipalities
HJR024 Joint Ray, P. This resolution extended No action required. Neutral. N/A Resolution the Governor’s March 6, Extending the 2020 executive order State of declaring a state of Emergency emergency due to the Due to COVID-19 virus. Infectious Disease Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus
SB0026 Water Banking Iwamoto, The Act is a 10-year pilot A municipality that Support AMENDS: Amendments J. project that promotes the leases portions of its 63I-1-273 creation of voluntary water may want to 73-1-4 local water banks to consider a contract 73-10-4 coordinate the temporary bank permitted under leasing and optimization the law. A contract ENACTS: of local water rights. To water bank is a 73-31-101 become a water bank contract that 73-31-102 under the Act, interested orchestrates water 73-31-103 water users must first deliveries between a 73-31-104 meet to determine the public entity and other 73-31-105 interest, scope, scale, parties to the contract. 73-31-106 and function of their local The goal of a contract 73-31-107 water bank. When ready, bank is to allow public 73-31-201 local water users entities more flexibility 73-31-202 complete an application in working with other 73-31-203 process with the Utah water users to meet 73-31-204 Board of Water the objectives of the 73-31-205 Resources (“Board”) Act. Contract banks 73-31-206 intended to notify the rely on the existing 73-31-301 public about the water legal framework 73-31-302 bank’s proposed governing the public 73-31-303 operations. Complete entity to ensure 73-31-304 applications are transparency. 73-31-305 approved by the Board. 73-31-401 The Act requires regular 73-31-402 reporting and addresses 73-31-501 how water users are 73-31-502 protected if a bank is 73-31-503 terminated or in default. 73-31-601 The Act also employs existing law, like the Change Application process, water users are familiar with and trust.
SB0028S03 Election Law Thatcher, This bill removes a A municipal clerk Neutral AMENDS: Revisions D. statement from the should review this 20A-6-301 unaffiliated portion of the legislation for 20A-9-101 ballot; and modifies the compliance. 20A-11-1602 definition of “filing officer” in relation to state legislators.
SB0029S03 Drug Disposal Thatcher, This bill expanded the A municipality may Support AMENDS: Program D. attorney general’s (AG) contact the AG’s office 67-5-24 authority to expend to find out more funds for a Drug information about the ENACTS: Disposal Program. The program and how the 67-5-36 AG is to develop and municipality may administer the program participate through its Program for controlled substances that must law enforcement comply with DEA services. requirements and be environmentally friendly. Any existing receptacles can remain if they also comply with DEA requirements. The AG can create and administer “home” drug disposal receptacles as well, ensuring the requirements of irretrievability and environmental friendliness are met. This Program is to be done in coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), to implement and administer a program for the secure, environmentally friendly disposal of a lawfully possessed controlled substance.
The bill directs the AG to work with law enforcement, pharmacies, and other entities, to establish a network of controlled substance disposal repositories, including home controlled-substance-dis posal receptacles.
SB0035S03 Circuit Davis, G. This bill amends the No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Breaker circuit breaker laws 59-2-1202 Amendments which provide property 59-2-1203 tax relief to low income 59-2-1206 homeowners and 59-2-1220 renters. The bill modifies the qualifications for this type of tax relief to include a claimant who is the grantor, trustor, settlor, or holder of similar role in a qualifying trust; and redefines “homeowner,” to mean an individual listed on the deed of a residence, or if a residence is owned in a qualifying trust, an individual who is a grantor, trustor, settlor, or holder of a similar role in the trust.
SB0039S04 Affordable Anderegg, This bill is a continuation No action required. Support AMENDS: Housing J. of the 2019 affordable 17C-1-102 Amendments housing bill, SB 34. This 17C-1-412 year, the bill 35A-8-504 appropriated $10 million 35A-8-505 in one-time funds for 59-7-607 housing programs and 59-10-1010 enacted stipulations for housing programs ENACTS: funding. 59-9-108
SB0047 Public Iwamoto, This bill classifies A municipal clerk Neutral AMENDS: Document J. signatures on election should review this 20A-7-206 Signature documents, petitions, legislation and current 20A-7-605 Classification and related documents GRAMA practices for 64G-2-305 as protected records compliance. under GRAMA, and ENACTS: takes additional steps to 63G-2-305.5 protect the signatures. It allows signatures on election materials to be viewed, but not copied. It also requires the use of voter identification numbers instead of precinct numbers and dates of birth to be used on certain election documents.
SB0050 Clean Energy Anderegg, This bill reenacts No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Act J. definitions in the 11-42a-102 Amendments Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Act that were mistakenly repealed last year.
SB0051S02 Secondary Anderegg, This legislation exempts No action is required. Support AMENDS: Water J. secondary water 73-10-34 Requirements providers in counties of the 3rd-6th class from being required to add meters to new connections. It also provides for an exemption for providers in counties of the 1st-2nd that are unable to get a warranty because of water quality.
SB0054 Mobile Home Mayne, K. This bill requires a No action required. Support AMENDS: Amendments mobile home park to 57-16-3 include in a lease 57-16-4 agreement information related to costs charged by the park for public utility services and requires a park to provide residents with an annual disclosure describing how the park calculated a resident’s public utility charges for the previous 12-month billing period.
SB0056S01 Public Safety Harper, W. Creates a funding If a municipality opts Support. AMENDS: and Firefighter source and restricted to pick-up some or ULCT staff 49-23-301 Tier II account for the State to even a portion of the worked 49-23-401 Retirement cover some of the costs Tier II Public Safety throughout the 49-23-503 Enhancement associated with new Tier employee portion of summer in II Public Safety the benefit in the conjunction ENACTS: retirement benefits. hybrid system, the with employee 49-11-904 Requires a participating municipality must associations on employer to make an make the same level the legislation. additional nonelective of contribution for contribution to an employees in the employee that is a defined benefit Tier II member of the Public Public Safety system. Safety and Firefighter Making additional Tier II Defined contributions is Contribution Plan, if the completely optional. participating employer elects to pay the required member contribution as an employer pick up for employees that are members of the Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Hybrid Retirement System. Amends the line-of-duty death benefits payable to the surviving spouse of an active member of the New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement System.
SB0066 Court Weiler, T. This bill, in certain No action is required. Neutral AMENDS: Resources circumstances, 78A-1-103 Reallocation decreases the number of 78A-1-104 Amendments juvenile court judges in the Third District and increases the number of district court judges for the Fifth District.
SB0080S01 Campus Iwamoto, This bill requires the No action is required. Support AMENDS: Safety J. State Board of Regents 53E-1-201 Amendments to study and make recommendations for ENACTS: providing public safety 53B-28-402 services on college and university campuses.
SB0090S01 Procurement Buxton, D. This bill made several Municipal Support AMENDS: Code G. technical and some procurement officers 63G-6A-103 Amendments substantive changes to and legal counsel 63G-6A-106 the procurement code, should review this 63G-6A-109 including applicability of legislation for changes 63G-6A-112 state statute to in procurement 63G-6A-114 municipalities. authority. 63G-6A-115 63G-6A-203 63G-6A-204 63G-6A-302 63G-6A-303 63G-6A-409 63G-6A-410 63G-6A-506 63G-6A-507 63G-6A-602 63G-6A-603 63G-6A-606 63G-6A-702 63G-6A-703 63G-6A-707 63G-6A-707.5 63G-6A-712 63G-6A-802 63G-6A-802.3 63G-6A-802.7 63G-6A-803 63G-6A-804 63G-6A-806 63G-6A-902 63G-6A-903 63G-6A-904 63G-6A-1002 63G-6A-1003 63G-6A-1102 63G-6A-1103 63G-6A-1105 63G-6A-1204.5 63G-6A-1205 63G-6A-1206 63G-6A-1208 63G-6A-1302 63G-6A-1303 63G-6A-1502 63G-6A-1503.5 63G-6A-1506 63G-6A-1603 63G-6A-1903 63G-6A-1911 63G-6A-2002 63G-6A-2003 63G-6A-2102 63G-6A-2103 ENACTS: 63G-6a-107.2 63G-6a-107.4 63G-6a-107.6 63G-6a-107.7 63G-6a-107.8 63G-6a-118 63G-6a-119 63G-6a-120 63G-6a-704.4 63G-6a-704.6 REPEALS & REENACTS: 63G-6a-604 63G-6a-608 63G-6a-704 REPEALS: 63G-6a-105 63G-6a-107 63G-6a-110 63G-6a-601 63G-6a-605 63G-6a-607 63G-6a-609 63G-6a-610 63G-6a-611 63G-6a-612 63G-6a-706 63G-6a-708 63G-6a-709 63G-6a-709.5 63G-6a-710
SB0095S03 Economic Sandall, S. This bill provides $200k Each city in a county Support AMENDS Development per year to rural counties of the third, fourth, fifth 53B-17-1101 Amendments for local projects as or sixth class should 53B-18-1601 allocated by a local carefully review this 59-7-610 board. It also creates a legislation and 59-10-1007 competitive grant potential program 63A-3-110 program for large participation through 63A-5-305 projects and creates their counties. 63C-10-103 flexibility for counties 63I-1-263 that have a quality plan 63J-1-602.2 in place. The bill phases 63N-1-501 out the Enterprise 63N-2-203 Zones. 63N-2-204 63N-2-208 63N-2-213 63N-4-104 67-19-15
ENACTS: 17-54-101 17-54-102 17-54-103 17-54-104 63N-4-701 63N-4-702 63N-4-703 63N-4-704
RENUMBERS AND AMENDS: 19-13-101 19-13-102 19-13-103 19-13-104 19-13-105 19-13-106 19-13-107 19-13-108 19-13-109 19-13-110 19-13-111
SB0112S02 Inland Port Escamilla, This bill requires the No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Amendments L. Inland Port Authority to 11-58-202 establish a community enhancement program for adjacent communities to address the impacts of development and inland port uses on adjacent communities and to use authority money to support the program.
SB0114S02 Sales and Use Cullimore, This bill clarifies existing No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Tax K. A. sales tax exemption 59-2-104 Exemption relating to data centers. Amendments
SB0115S03 Bonding Cullimore, This bill enacts lien Municipal bond ULCT staff AMENDS: Amendments K. A. requirements on political counsel should review monitored this 11-14-310 subdivision general the changes in this legislation. 11-14-501 obligation bonds and legislation for existing 63B-27-101 certain requirements on and future GO bonds. 63J-1-205.1 tax levy revenues used 72-2-121 for payment of bonds. 72-2-121.3 72-2-121.4 72-2-124 72-2-201 72-2-203 72-2-204
ENACTS: 63B-30-101
SB0121S02 Medical Vickers, E. This bill amends Neutral AMENDS: Cannabis provisions related to 4-41-102 Amendments medical cannabis. The bill 4-41-402 amends dosage 4-41a-102 requirements, use 4-41a-103 guidelines, provisions 4-41a-201 regarding access to the 4-41a-203 electronic verification 4-41a-204 system; allows for 4-41a-205 cannabis cultivation 4-41a-403 facilities. The bill alters 4-41a-404 provisions relating to the 4-41a-602 professional diagnosis of 4-41a-603 qualifying conditions, 26-61-202 medical provider 26-61a-102 qualifications and 26-61a-103 advertising, and the 26-61a-104 petition process before the 26-61a-105 Compassionate Use 26-61a-106 Board. The bill provides 26-61a-107 protections for state and 26-61a-111 political subdivisions, 26-61a-113 immunity for liability for 26-61a-201 employees and agents of 26-61a-202 healthcare facilities, and 26-61a-204 amends criminal penalties. 26-61a-301 The bill prohibits a 26-61a-303 municipality or county that 26-61a-305 imposes certain 26-61a-501 restrictions on a medical 26-61a-502 cannabis pharmacy from 26-61a-504 restricting operations 26-61a-505 within certain hours; 26-61a-506 provides that meetings of 26-61a-507 the Compassionate Use 26-61a-601 Board are closed 26-61a-603 meetings; amends the 26-61a-605 definition of marijuana; 41-6a-517 creates a rebuttable 52-4-205 presumption for 58-37-2 cannabidiol use; exempts 58-37-3.7 cannabis metabolite from 58-37-3.9 some driving-related 58-37-4 crime; adds to the 58-37-8 Controlled Substances 58-67-304 Act; amends the level of 58-68-304 negligence for certain 76-10-101 related vehicular injuries; 76-10-528 and provides for 77-40-103 expungement of 77-40-103 cannabis-related 77-40-107 convictions in certain 77-40-107 circumstances. 78A-2-231 78A-6-115
SB0122S02 Housing Loss Kitchen, D. This bill requires UDOT Neutral AMENDS: Mitigation to report the number of 35A-8-2201 Amendments MIH units lost in the 35A-8-2204 previous year to UDOT actions. It also requires the Commission on Housing Affordability, in consultation with local governments, to create recommendations to address those losses SB0130S01 911 Harper, W. Support AMENDS: Communica- 63H-7a-103 tions This bill modifies the Utah 63H-7a-202 Amendments Communication Authority 63H-7a-204 (UCA) and changes the 63H-7a-206 provisions relating to the 63H-7a-207 sales, leases, or trades of 63H-7a-208 public safety 63H-7a-302 communications network 63H-7a-303 capacity. The bill requires 63H-7a-304 the PSAP advisory 63H-7a-404 committee to recommend, 63H-7a-502 the UCA Board to adopt, 63I-2-263 and public safety 69-2-201 answering points to adopt 69-2-202 a statewide call handling 69-2-203 and 911 call transfer protocol.
SB0133S02 Public-private Hemmert, This bill requires the Neutral AMENDS: Partnerships D. Governor's Office of 63I-2-263 Amendments Economic Development (GOED) to engage a facilitator for public-private partnerships in the state and provides for oversight and monitoring of the facilitator's performance under the contract. The bill provides requirements for a facilitator under a contract with GOED. It defines "public-private partnership" as an arrangement or agreement between a government entity and one or more private persons to fund and provide for a public need the development or operation of a public project wherein the parties share the risk of developing, owning, maintaining, financing, or operating the project.
SB0139S01 Amendments Okerlund, This bill creates the Office Support AMENDS: to Indigent R. of Indigent Defense 78A-6-1111 Defense Services within the State 78B-6-112 Commission of Criminal 78B-22-102 and Juvenile Justice and 78B-22-201 establishes the duties of 78B-22-301 the office, including: an 78B-22-401 annual budget; statutory 78B-22-402 duties; data collection; 78B-22-403 oversight and compliance 78B-22-404 by indigent defense 78B-22-406 systems; provide reports; 78B-22-601 review of contracts; and establish procedures for complaints and grant awards; contracts. The bill addresses staffing qualifications and sets guidelines for the defense of indigent inmates. The bill creates the Indigent Appellate Defense Division within the Office of Indigent Defense Services and sets the powers and duties of the division.
SB0141S01 Multicounty Hemmert, This bill modifies the tax Neutral AMENDS: Assessing and D. rate of the multicounty 59-2-1601 Collecting assessing and collecting 59-2-1602 Levy levy; amends the 59-2-1606 Amendments allocation of revenue collected from the multicounty assessing and collecting levy by providing that 18% of collected revenue shall be deposited into the Property Tax Valuation Agency Fund up to $500,000 annually with all remaining revenue collected deposited into Multicounty Appraisal Trust.
SB0143 Fiscal Impact Henderson This bill modifies the Amend AMENDS: of Initiatives , D. length, form, and content 20A-7-202.5 of a fiscal impact 20A-7-203 statement for an initiative 20A-7-703 and provides that a fiscal impact statement be based on the time periods that are most useful in understanding the estimated fiscal impact of a proposed law and resulting taxes.
SB0144 Water Related Okerlund, Correct issues from No action required Neutral AMENDS: Process R. recent Utah Supreme 73-3-16 Amendments Court decision. The 73-3-17 legislation clarifies in law: 1) Who gets to and when the party gets to protest in an application process. 2) Who in a complaint has standing in a protest. Defines an aggrieved party. 3) Defines that a certification is not open to an entire adjudication process.
SB0145S02 Pharmacy Vickers, E. This bill impacts the Neutral AMENDS: Practice Act dispensing, ordering, and 26-41-102 Amendments refilling of epinephrine (Effective auto-injectors and stock 07/01/20) albuterol. The bill exempts 26-41-105 a physician from liability (Effective for civil damages for acts 07/01/20) or omission resulting from 31A-46-102 the dispensing of an 58-17b-605 epinephrine auto-injector 58-17b-608 or stock albuterol. The bill 58-17b-619 allows a pharmacy patient 58-37f-201 to obtain a prescription 58-37f-203 drug benefit from certain pharmacies, including one or more out-of-state mail service pharmacies for a drug or device not readily available; authorizes the dispensing of quantity or dosage form different from a prescription if the prescribed quantity or package size is not commercially available, or if in the professional judgment of the prescribing pharmacist it is in the best interests of the patient.
SB0150S02 Transportation Harper, W. The bill requires cities and Support AMENDS: Governance counties to notify 10-9a-206 and Funding transportation districts of 13-51-107 Amendments land use applications that 17-27a-206 may impact major 17B-2a-802 transportation investment 17B-2a-804 corridors. The bill amends 17B-2a-808.1 provisions related to public 41-1a-902 transit districts, including 41-1a-1206 removing caps on 59-12-2214 transit-oriented 59-12-2215 developments, defining 59-12-2217 terms related to public 72-1-102 transit infrastructure and 72-1-213.1 planning, and the powers 72-1-303 and responsibilities of the 72-1-304 board of trustees and local 72-2-107 advisory councils of a 72-2-108 large public transit district. 72-2-124 The bill amends provisions 72-3-104 related to local option 72-6-118 sales and use taxes; 72-10-207 amends electric vehicle registration fees and requires reports to the Legislature regarding the road usage charge program; amends provisions related to revenues generated by a tollway; amends provisions related to airport operators and the duties of peace officers.
SB0152S02 Search and Riebe, K. This bill amends Support AMENDS: Rescue provisions of the Search 53-2a-1102 Funding and Rescue Financial 59-12-103 Amendments Assistance Program; provides for an annual deposit of sales and use tax revenues into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to provide for reimbursement expenses relating to search and rescue and to promote the assistance card program. Each fiscal year, the Division of Finance shall deposit $200,000 into the General Fund as a dedicated credit for the use of the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program.
SB0154S01 Taxed Hinkins, D. Relates to IPA, UAMPS No municipal action AMENDS: Interlocal and UMPA - allows to required. 11-13-103 Entity applies for federal grants 11-13-602 Amendments for certain energy 11-13-604 projects
SB0158S01 Urban Bramble, This bill modifies This bill: allows a Support AMENDS: Renewal C. provisions related to the community 17C-2-207 Project Area extension of certain reinvestment agency Amendments urban renewal project to extend urban areas. renewal project area funds for a project area that includes an inactive industrial site without obtaining the taxing entity's approval. The legislation is site specific to the former Geneva Steel plant
SB0165 Emergency Escamilla, The bill requires the Response L. Homeless Coordinating Plans for Committee to develop Homelessness with the council of governments of a county a nonbinding emergency response plan to respond to emergency conditions that pose a risk to the health or safety of homeless individuals and families.
SB0169 Transportation Henderson Deletes the word “tax” A municipality with a Support AMENDS: Utility Fee , D. from existing law transportation utility 11-26-301 Amendments authorizing fee should modify transportation fees. local ordinances if necessary under this legislation.
SB0170S01 Indigent Weiler, T. This bill creates the Utah ULCT AMENDS: Defense Indigent Defense monitored this 78A-6-1111 Amendments Commission. The bill bill 78B-6-112 creates the Office of 78B-22-102 Indigent Defense 78B-22-201 Services, and establishes 78B-22-301 the powers and duties of 78B-22-401 this office. The bill creates 78B-22-402 a reporting requirement for 78B-22-403 indigent defense systems 78B-22-404 and protects certain 78B-22-405 records. 78B-22-406 78B-22-501 78B-22-502 78B-22-601 78B-22-602
SB0171S03 Nonprofit McCay, D. This bill prohibits a public ULCT AMENDS: Entities entity from disclosing or monitored this 63G-2-305 Amendments compelling the release of bill personal information that ENACTS: identifies a person as a 64G-24-101 donor to an entity exempt 63G-24-102 from federal income tax 63G-24-103 (political action groups). A 63G-24-104 person whose personal 63G-24-105 information is provided or disclosed in violation may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, damages, or both. A public agency may not require the registration or maintenance of a nonprofit entity that is more restrictive or expansive than the requirements authorized by Utah Code or federal law.
SB0173S05 Disorderly Ipson, D. This bill modifies the Municipal counsel Neutral AMENDS: Conduct elements of, and should review for 36-11-103 Amendments penalties for, disorderly applicability to public 36-11-401 conduct, and increased meetings. 76-3-203.1 penalties for violations 76-3-203.3 that occur at an official 76-8-304 meeting, which includes 76-9-102 a meeting of the 76-9-802 legislature or an entity 76-9-902 created by the Utah Constitution or Code.
SB0179S03 Public McCay, D. This bill modifies No municipal action Neutral AMENDS: Infrastructure requirements regarding required but 17B-2a-1202 District the creation of a public municipalities located 17B-2a-1204 Amendments infrastructure district near MIDA should 17B-2a-1205 (PID). The bill allows a review. 17B-2a-1207 PID to annex or withdraw property without the consent of the creating entity if authorized in the district's governing documents. The bill exempts a PID from certain notice and hearing requirements upon levying a property tax for payment of debt service on a limited tax bond issued in this section unless the rate exceeds the rate established in the governing document, the documents relating to the issuance of the limited tax bond, or Section 17B-2a-1209.
SB0192S03 Amendments Stevenson The Military Installation No action required. Neutral AMENDS: Relating to the , J. Development Authority: 11-42-102 Military A land use development 11-42-106 Installation authority created by the 11-42-202 Development legislature in 2008. 11-42-411 Authority This is the annual 11-42-502.1 adjustment bill to 17B-2a-1202 encompass the two new 17B-2a-1204 17B-2a-1205 projects in Davis and 17B-2a-1206 Wasatch County. 63H-1-102 This provides for 63H-1-201 intergovernmental 63H-1-202 contracting and extends 63H-1-206 the authority of MIDA to 63H-1-403 utilize public 63H-1-403.5 infrastructure districts. 63H-1-405 63H-1-501 63H-1-502
ENACTS: 63H-1-103 63H-1-207
SB0194 Special Anderegg, Clarifies who is required No municipal action AMENDS: Events Sales J. to collect sales tax at required. 59-12-106 Tax special events. Obligations
SB0205S01 Eminent Cullimore, This bill modified A municipality Neutral AMENDS: Domain K. A. provisions of the eminent planning to or in the 57-12-13 Modifications domain code to clarify process of 78B-6-505 that when negotiating for condemning property 78B-6-510 real property acquisition should review this 78B-6-511 or giving notice of a legislation to ensure condemnation, the that the municipality is political subdivision working with fee should negotiate with or simple holders and give notice to the fee other parties (e.g. simple owner. The bill tenants, lienholders, directs the court to value other claimants) property based on the appropriately. undivided interest of the Municipalities should property. Finally, the bill also change the notice also specified given during a information a political condemnation subdivision must provide about condemnation and proceeding to reflect the Office of the Property changes in the statute. Rights Ombudsman.
SB0209S02 Fire and Harper, W. Moves the responsibility No action required. Support AMENDS: Rescue of running a fire rescue 53-7-204 Training and training program to 53-7-204.2 Amendments Utah Valley University. 53-7-504 Defines the responsibility 53B-1-301 and obligations of the program.
SB0210S01 Body Camera McCay, D. This bill modifies This bill does have Support AMENDS: Amendments provisions related to law impact on municipal 77-7a-104 enforcement use of police, prosecutors ENACTS: body-worn cameras. and attorneys. 77-7a-104.1 This bill: modifies the list Attention needs to be of circumstances in given to the which an officer may amendment dealing deactivate a body-worn with the deactivation camera; defines terms; of a body worn requires a police officer camera in Section to document reasons 77-7a-104 and why the officer failed to Section 77-7a-104.1. comply with Adverse inference jury requirements related to instruction. body-worn cameras; and allows a presiding judge to provide an adverse inference instruction to a jury of a criminal trial if an officer failed to comply with requirements related to body-worn cameras. under specified circumstances. SB0214S01 Gambling Mayne, K. This bill: Municipal review Support AMENDS: Machine and defines terms; modifies should be given by 32B-3-303 Sweepstakes the crime of gambling; municipal 32B-5-301 Amendments increases criminal administration, 32B-9-204 penalties for an attorneys, 76-10-1101 individual convicted of a prosecutors, zoning 76-10-1102 gambling offense; compliance and 76-10-1104 prohibits placing a fringe business license 76-10-1105 gaming machine into officials. operation: authorizes a ENACTS municipality and county 76-10-1101.5 to seize gambling debts, 76-10-1110 proceeds, or a fringe 76-10-1112 gaming device under 76-10-1113 certain circumstances; provides a cause of action for a person who suffers economic loss as a result of a fringe gaming device, video gaming device, or gambling device or record; and makes technical and conforming changes. Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date.Section Effective date. If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override. SB 214 passed by a vote of 26 to 1 in the Senate and 63 to 8 in the House.
SB0216 Recreational Okerlund, Allows counties to No municipal action AMENDS: Vehicle Tax R. impose a tax on required 59-12-108 Amendments short-term rentals of 59-12-602 off-road vehicles 59-12-603 63N-2-502
SB0217 State Hemmert, A municipality should AMENDS: Retirement D. This bill provides that update policies to 49-11-1202 Amendments reemployment as a allow qualifying 49-11-1203 part-time appointed or retirees to serve on 49-11-1205 elected board member is boards and 49-12-401 not subject to post commissions. 49-13-401 retirement reemployment 49-14-401 restrictions under certain 49-15-401 circumstances. Provides 49-16-401 that a member is not 49-22-304 required to cease 49-23-303 service as a part-time appointed or elected board member of a participating employer under certain circumstances to be eligible to retire. SB0224S01 Dedication of Weiler, T. This bill modifies the Amend AMENDS: Public requirements for an 75-5-104 Highways interruption of the continuous use of a highway as a public thoroughfare. Continuous use of a public thoroughfare is interrupted when the person or entity interrupting gives at least 72 hours advance written notice; the property owner undertakes an overt act intended to interrupt the use; and, the overt act is reasonably calculated to interrupt the pattern and frequency of public use for a period no less than 24 hours. The bill provides that a property owner's interruption of a continuous use of a highway as a public thoroughfare restarts the running of the ten-year continuous period use. The bill provides that a property owner's interruption of a right-of-way created after dedication does not affect the validity of the state's or local highway authority's claim.
SB0234S01 Government Okerlund, Neutral AMENDS: Debt R. This bill addresses the 63A-3-301 collection of government 63A-3-302 Collection entities' delinquent 63A-3-307 Amendments accounts receivable by the 63A-3-310 Division of Finance to include an amount due as a result of tax; authorizes a political subdivision to enter into an agreement with a local agency for submitting accounts receivable; provides requirements for a political subdivision that enters into an agreement with a local agency for the collection of accounts receivable as well as for administrative and adjudicative hearings.
SB0239S02 Refinery Sales Okerlund, Modifies existing sales Neutral AMENDS: Tax R. tax exemption for 59-12-104 Exemption refineries producing 63M-4-701 certain fuels 63M-4-702
SB0244S02 Homeless Anderegg, This bill directs the Municipalities that Neutral AMENDS: Shelter and J. Housing and Community work with homeless 35A-8-101 Services Development Division service providers Sharing director to coordinate should encourage Amendments with the Homeless those providers to Coordinating Committee consider entering into homeless services and data sharing oversee a Homeless agreements to qualify Management Information for funding under this System. Service bill. providers may not receive funding if they fail to enter into a data sharing agreement with the division. The bill appropriated $1.5 million for the Homeless Management Information System.
SCR006S01 Concurrent Bramble, Resolution encouraging ULCT and other Support N/A Resolution for C. ULCT, UAC, UTA and entities will work on Study of Local transit authorities to developing applicable Option Sales study impact of point of information Tax sales change associated with internet sales
SJR012S01 Joint Escamilla, This resolution requests This resolution does Neutral N/A Resolution L. that ULCT and the Utah not require municipal Regarding Association of Counties action; however, Construction make recommendations ULCT will be reaching or Demolition to their members by out to its members for Material December 31, 2020, model ordinances and regarding ordinances recommendations. that a county or municipality may adopt or modify to require: (1) a range of diversion rates of construction or demolition materials from 50% to 75% as determined by the Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Association of Counties; and (2) a percentage of reuse of construction or demolition materials of 10%.