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2015 Legislative Wrap Up Utah League of Cities and Towns 2015 General Legislative Session Wrap Up General Legislative 1 Session 2015 2015 Legislative Update Welcome to the 2015 ULCT Legislative Wrap Up. Team ULCT tracked a record 256 bills (out of 831 total bills) during the 2015 session on topics ranging from transportation to water and from law enforcement to GRAMA. We had a successful and productive year on the Hill. Thanks to the ULCT Board of Directors and members of the Legislative Policy Committee for your involvement and insight. Thanks to the many elected officials, city attorneys, city managers, city recorders, town clerks, lobbyists, and city and town communication professionals who gave of your time and resources to assist in the Team ULCT effort. ULCT staff appreciates your expertise, dedication, and assistance. We dubbed the phrase (hashtag) #leaguearmy during the session. Your collective involvement is what makes ULCT effective on Capitol Hill. This book provides multiple resources for you. First, you can find any of the 143 priority bills by simply searching the table of contents. Each bill page will have an online link to the bill, ULCT analysis of the municipal impact, and a summary of ULCT action and a possible future trend for the bill topic. Additionally, each bill page may have a list of dates on the page too. Those dates correspond to emails or Legislative Policy Committee agendas or meetings. Second, each bill has an icon assigned to it and you can click the icon to go to a separate icon specific table of contents where all 143 priority bills are organized by icon. Third, the back of the booklet has every daily email that ULCT staff sent during the session including the action alert emails. The bills are linked throughout the document so that you can click back and forth between the bill page, the table of contents, and the email that references the bill. Fourth, the agendas and minutes for Legislative Policy Committee meetings are also included so that you can recall the discussion that led to ULCT positions on bills. Fifth, the end of the booklet also includes the list as of April 1, 2015 of the master study items on the legislative interim list. The interim list provides a general snapshot of what issues may arise during the interim and in the 2016 session. We hope you find this book useful. If you want to learn more about any bill or participate in any work groups on particular topics, please let us know. On behalf of ULCT staff, we appreciate the opportunity to serve you and advocate for local government. Utah League of Cities and Towns Want to see full text? Please visit www.ulct.org and follow the legislative links General Legislative 2 Session 2015 Table of Contents 1 2015 Legislative Update Introduction 8 ULCT Legislative Team 9 Icon Reference 18 HB 25 | Water Law–Application Revisions 21 HB 32 | Local Government Disclosure and Campaign Finance Amendments 22 HB 41S1 | Local Economic Development Amendments 23 HB 42 | Annexation Amendments 24 HB 43S4 | Water Rights–Change Application Amendments 25 HB 45S2 | Local Governing Body Amendments 26 HB 47 | Protection of Water Rights 27 HB 49S3 | Clean Fuel School Buses and Infrastructure 28 HB 51 | Voter Eligibility Amendments 29 HB 53 | Local Government Residential Reimbursement Authority 30 HB 58 | Change Application Modifications 31 HB 60S2 | Campaign Finance Amendments 32 HB 61 | Municipal Business Licensing Amendments 33 HB 63S2 | Distracted Driver Amendments 34 HB 70S1 | Posting Political Signs on Public Property 35 HB 72S1 | Ballot Publishing Amendments 36 HB 73S2 | Nepotism Amendments 37 HB 77S2 | Postretirement Employment Task Force 38 HB 79S1 | Safety Belt Law Amendments 39 HB 87 | Enterprise Zone Amendments Interim 40 HB 90 | Residential Building Inspections 41 HB 97 | Elections of Officials of New Municipality Utah League of Cities and Towns General Legislative 3 Session 2015 42 HB 105S1 | Antidiscrimination Modifications 43 HB 107S2 | Political Issues Committee Amendments 44 HB 115 | Public Safety Retirement for Dispatchers 45 HB 117 | Public Meeting Notice Requirements 46 HB 127S1 | Local Land Use Amendments 47 HB 129S1 | Economic Development Incentive Amendments 48 HB 131S3 | Tobacco Shop Amendments 49 HB 142 | Municipal Government Revisions 50 HB 150 | Prohibition on Electronic Data Collection Assistance 51 HB 151S1 | Affiliated Emergency Service Worker Postretirement Employment Amendments 52 HB 160 | Drive-through Service Usage Amendments 53 HB 177S2 | Modifications to Voting Law 54 HB 181 | Sales Tax on Vehicle Purchases 55 HB 190S2 | Assessment Area Act Modifications 57 HB 192 | Property Rights Ombudsman Amendments 58 HB 193S2 | Continuing Education for General Contractor Licensing 59 HB 204S1 | Tax Increment Amendments 60 HB 206 | Local District Service Amendments 61 HB 212 | Wildland Fire Liability Amendments 62 HB 216S2 | Workplace Abusive Conduct Amendments to Promote a Healthy Workplace 63 HB 219 | Election Day Voter Registration Pilot Project Amendments 64 HB 220 | Vote by Mail Amendments 65 HB 224 | Beekeeping Amendments 66 HB 226 | Air Quality Revisions 67 HB 228 | Appellate Bond Amendments Utah League of Cities and Towns Want to see full text? Please visit www.ulct.org and follow the legislative links General Legislative 4 Session 2015 68 HB 242 | State and Local Government Employee Policies 69 HB 245 | Incorporation Process for Cities and Towns 70 HB 246S3 | Amendments to Fire Code 71 HB 250 | Special Service Districts Amendments 72 HB 251 | Amendments to the Interlocal Act 73 HB 252 | Human Trafficking Amendments 74 HB 260 | Concealed Firearm Permit Amendments 75 HB 262 | Prison Relocation Commission Modifications 76 HB 266 | Vehicle Towing Amendments 77 HB 267 | Municipal Government Changes Interim 78 HB 268 | Good Landlord Program Amendments 79 HB 269 | Tourist-oriented Highway Signing Program 80 HB 276 | Agriculture Structure Amendments 81 HB 285S3 | Building Code Review and Adoption Amendments 82 HB 287 | Transferable Development Agreements 83 HB 288S3 | Line-of-Duty Death Benefits for Peace Officers and Firefighters 84 HB 290S2 | New Car Dealership Franchise Amendments 85 HB 303S2 | Legislative Approval of Land Transfers 86 HB 306 | Fees for Government Records Requests 87 HB 314S1 | Money Management Act Amendments 88 HB 315 | Building Permit Amendments 89 HB 321S1 | Vote by Mail Revisions 90 HB 323 | Resource Management Planning by Local Governments 91 HB 328S1 | Tax Changes 92 HB 332 | Local Transportation Corridor Preservation Fund Amendments 93 HB 338 | Resolving Government Record Disputes 94 HB 339 | Alcoholic Beverage Service Amendments 95 HB 343S2 | Utah Communication Authority Emergency Radio and 911 Amendments Utah League of Cities and Towns General Legislative 5 Session 2015 96 HB 347 | Retirement Window Amendments 97 HB 348S1 | Criminal Justice Programs and Amendments 98 HB 351S3 | Planning District Amendments 99 HB 355 | Utah Agricultural Code Amendments 100 HB 361 | Investigation Protocols for Peace Officer Use of Force 101 HB 362S6 | Transportation Infrastructure Funding 104 HB 386 | Body Cameras for Law Enforcement Officers 105 HB 394S2 | New Car Sales Amendments 106 HB 407S2 | Scenic Byway Amendments 107 HB 408S2 | Catastrophic Wildfire and Public Nuisance Amendments 108 HB 409S1 | Amendments to the Procurement Code 109 HB 414S1 | Utah Broadband Outreach Center 110 HB 415S5 | Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes 111 HB 420S2 | Revisions to Transportation Funding 112 HB 441 | Good Landlord Program Revisions 113 HB 454 | Prison Development Amendments 114 SB 15 | Water Law–Forfeiture Exemptions 115 SB 22 | Fire Code Amendments 116 SB 29 | School Planning and Zoning Process 117 SB 35 | Water Rights Amendments 118 SB 39 | Conditions of Probation 119 SB 40 | Water Law–Application Withdrawal 120 SB 55 | Community Development and Renewal Agencies Task Force 121 SB 56 | Wildland Fire Policy 122 SB 58S2 | Municipal and County Officials Attendance At School District Board Meetings 123 SB 60S2 | American Civics Education Initiative 124 SB 69 | Clean-burning Fuel for Motor Pools Utah League of Cities and Towns Want to see full text? Please visit www.ulct.org and follow the legislative links General Legislative 6 Session 2015 125 SB 70S1 | Geographic Diversity Amendments 126 SB 82S1 | Forcible Entry Amendments 127 SB 97S3 | Property Tax Equalization Amendments 128 SB 112 | Public Reporting Requirements 129 SB 119S1 | Prescription Database Revisions 130 SB 121S1 | Procurement Code Revisions 131 SB 124S3 | Land Use Amendments 132 SB 135 | Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Firefighters 133 SB 137S3 | Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements Revisions 134 SB 138S1 | Service District Modifications 135 SB 139S1 | Service District Amendments 136 SB 153 | Access to Health Care 137 SB 157S3 | Government Records Amendments 139 SB 160S2 | Transportation Funding Amendments 140 SB 162 | Distracted Driver Revisions 141 SB 164S1 | Access to Health Care Amendments 142 SB 165S1| Property Tax Valuation and Assessment Modifications 143 SB 172 | Emergency Medical Services Amendments 144 SB 176S2 | Governmental Immunity Act Amendments 145 SB 182S1 | Amendments to Sales and Use Tax Exemptions 146 SB 185 | Legal Notice Amendments 147 SB 193S1 | Local Government Amendments 148 SB 197 | Animal Shelter Amendments 149 SB 199S5 | Local Government Revisions 150 SB 205 | Assessment Area Revisions 151 SB 221S1 | Alcohol Amendments 152 SB 226 | Search and Seizure Amendments 153 SB 231S3 | Transportation Amendments Utah League of Cities and Towns General Legislative
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