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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING Room 20, West Office Building January 24, 2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Kay McIff, Chair Rep. LaVar Christensen, Vice Chair Rep. Derek Brown Rep. Fred Cox Rep. Brian Doughty Rep. Chris Herrod Rep. Eric Hutchings Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Brian King Rep. V. Lowry Snow Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Rep. Brad Wilson MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Paul Ray STAFF PRESENT: Mr. Jerry D. Howe, Policy Analyst Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes. Chair McIff called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. H.B. 13 Offender Registry Review (Rep. J. Draxler) Rep. Draxler presented the bill to the committee. MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to amend the bill as follows: 1. Page 1, Lines 18 through 20: 18 C unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old; or 19 C unlawful sexual activity with a minor; { or 20 C a misdemeanor violation of voyeurism; } 2. Page 16, Lines 466 through 469: 466 (a) the offender was convicted of: 467 (i) Section 76-5- { 40 } 401 , unlawful sexual activity with a minor; 468 (ii) Section 76-5-401.2, unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old; or 469 (iii) { a misdemeanor violation of Section 76-9-702.7, voyeurism } any House Judiciary Standing Committee January 24, 2012 Page 2 offense substantially equivalent to an offense listed in Subsection (a)(i) or (a)(ii) and is required to register under Subsection (1)(p)(ii), or (1)(p)(iv) ; The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cox, Rep. Herrod, and Rep. Christensen absent for the vote. Spoke in favor of the bill: Ms. Jacey Skinner, Utah Sentencing Commission Mr. Brian Allen, Capitol Hill Advisors, Crime Investigator Spoke in opposition to the bill: Mr. Mel Wilson, Utah Crime Victim's Council Handouts - Rep. Eric Hutchings MOTION: Rep. Cox moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Herrod, Rep. Ivory, Rep. Snow, and Rep. Wilson voting in opposition. H.B. 17 Sex Offender Registry Chapter (Rep. J. Draxler) Rep. Draxler explained the bill to the committee. MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to replace H.B. 17 with 1st Substitute H.B. 17. The motion passed unanimously. MOTION: Rep. Herrod moved to pass out 1st Substitute H.B. 17 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Chair McIff relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Christensen. H.B. 38 Competency to Stand Trial Amendments (Rep. K. McIff) Chair McIff presented the bill to the committee. Spoke to the bill: Mr. Paul Boyden, Executive Director, Statewide Area Prosecutors Mr. Ed. Smart, citizen MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously. Chair McIff resumed the chair. H.B. 18 Kidnapping Offender Amendments (Rep. F. Cox) House Judiciary Standing Committee January 24, 2012 Page 3 Rep. Cox presented the bill to the committee. Spoke in favor of the bill: Ms. Jacey Skinner, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Hutchings voting opposition. H.B. 204 Expedited Jury Trial Act Amendments (Rep. B. King) Rep. King presented the bill to the committee. Spoke to the bill: Mr. Casey Hill, Utah Civil Justice League, Utah Medical Association MOTION: Rep. Ivory moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously. H.B. 57 Age Difference in Sexual Offenses (Rep. R. Greenwood) At the request of the sponsor, the bill was not considered. MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Chair McIff adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m. ___________________________________ Rep. Kay McIff, Chair .

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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE Room 445, State Capitol February 18, 2014 Members Present: Rep. Ryan Wilcox, Chair Rep. Jim Nielson, Vice Chair Rep. Jake Anderegg Rep. Joel Briscoe Rep. Tim Cosgrove Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Gage Froerer Rep. Francis Gibson Rep. Eric Hutchings Rep. Brian King Rep. John Knotwell Rep. Kay McIff Rep. Doug Sagers Rep. Jon Stanard Rep. Earl Tanner Members Absent: Rep. Mel Brown Staff Present: Mr. Leif G. Elder, Policy Analyst Ms. An Bradshaw, Secretary NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes. Chair Wilcox called the meeting to order at 2:11 p.m. MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to approve the minutes of February 12, 2014. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. McIff, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote. S.B. 155 Apportionment of Income Amendments (Sen. C. Bramble) Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee. MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote. MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to place SB155 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote. House Revenue and Taxation Standing Committee February 18, 2014 Page 2 H.B. 77 Tax Credit for Home-schooling Parent (Rep. D. Lifferth) Rep. Lifferth explained the bill to the committee. Spoke for the bill: Hannah DeForest, citizen Elaine Augustine, citizen Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute Spoke against the bill: Deon Turley, Utah Parent Teacher Association Mark Mickelsen, Utah Education Association MOTION: Rep.
Full Legislative Scorecard 2019

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Utah Grassroots

2020 Legislative Report GrassRoots Committed to Promoting the Principles of Limited Government, Constitution, Representative Government, Participatory Republic, Free Market Economy, Family, and Separation of Powers UtahGrassRoots.org Annual Report on Utah’s Legislature April 2020 The Citizens Strike Back Seegmiller Receives Top Overall Score, In December during a special session, the Utah Legislature Fillmore and McCay Lead Senate passed comprehensive tax reform which many felt would raise overall taxes. Shortly after passage of the bill a House Summary: Travis Seegmiller (R-WA), Cory citizens’ referendum to repeal the bill began. Citizens from Maloy (R-UT), Marc Roberts (R-UT), Mark Strong (R- throughout the state rose to sign the petition and were SL), Kim Coleman (R-SL), Stewart Barlow (R-DA) and successful. To save face, the legislature almost Kevin Stratton (R-UT) were in the top 10% of the House. unanimously repealed this measure. cay Senate Summary: Lincoln Fillmore (R-SL) and Dan This demonstrates the power citizens have in this state McCay (R-SL) received the top scores in the Senate. when they become involved. We would encourage readers to read through these bills and provide feedback (both Governor: Governor Herbert received a 28% compared good and bad to your representative) to your to his lifetime average of 41%. Herbert’s previous scores representatives. Informed citizen involvement is a good were: 71% (2010); 73% (2011); 75% (2012); 28% (2013); thing. 29% (2014); 41% (2015), 24% (2016), 27% (2017), 21% (2018), 40% (2019) While licking their wounds from the tax battle, legislators did successfully fight efforts on red-flag laws.
House Members Tell KUTV How They Voted on Medicaid Expansion, Mostly

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MINUTES HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, and TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE Thursday, February 21, 2019|9:00 A.M.|450 State Capitol

MINUTES HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE Thursday, February 21, 2019|9:00 a.m.|450 State Capitol Members Present: Rep. Elizabeth Weight Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair Members Absent: Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Patrice M. Arent Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Keven J. Stratton Rep. Joel Ferry Rep. Stephen G. Handy Staff Present: Rep. Angela Romero Ms. Mary Stringham, Session Secretary Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist Ms. Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov. Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. MOTION: Rep. Brooks moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 8 - 0 - 3. Yeas-8 Nays-0 Absent-3 Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. K. Stratton Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. E. Weight 1 . 1st Sub. H.B. 307 Utility Online Usage Data Amendments (Hutchings, E.) Rep. Eric Hutchings presented 1st Sub. H.B. 307. MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 307 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 307. The motion passed with a vote of 8 - 0 - 3. Yeas-8 Nays-0 Absent-3 Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. K. Stratton Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. E. Weight Mr. Jon Cox, Vice President of Government Affairs at Rocky Mountain Power, spoke to the bill.
2012 Utah Legislature Rated This Combines, Standardizes and Averages Rankings Issued by 6 Special-Interest Groups

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December 2020 Newsletter

Wireless Taxes and Government Fees Keep Increasing, and Utahns Pay Far More than the National Average Government entities at all levels levy a lot of taxes on fees on wireless services. As it becomes near ubiquitous, policymakers look at these services as a giant cash cow to collect revenue, while forcing wireless providers to collect and bear the brunt of the consumer’s anger. Cell phone taxes and government fees make up about 22.6% of the average customer’s bill, according to the national Tax Foundation. That’s up from 21.7% the year before. Wireless customers across the country will pay an estimated $17.5 billion in taxes and fees to federal, state, and local governments. th Utah ranks far higher than the national average, at 26.47%, which is 7 highest in the nation. Utah also far exceeds any of our surrounding states in levying taxes on this type of service. Three of Utah’s nearby states (Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada) all rank at the bottom of the list. As an example, let’s take a consumer with a single line of service, with the address based in Salt Lake City. If the service plan costs $80, taxes, fees, and surcharges that go to government total $4.12. While the amount and the taxes and fees differ from city to city, here are a few you might see when you examine your cell phone bill. •The Universal Service Fund (USF) fee - this levy is applied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help fund projects that make cell phone coverage and high-speed internet available across the entire country.
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2017 Legislative Report Grassroots

2017 Legislative Report GrassRoots Committed to Promoting the Principles of Limited Government, Constitution, Representative Government, Participatory Republic, Free Market Economy, Family, and Separation of Powers UtahGrassRoots.org Annual Report on Utah’s Legislature April 2017 One Party Another bill which allows individuals as young as 18 to conceal carry was also passed (HB 198). 535. Roberts Tops House; Dayton Leads Senate In 45 days our legislature passed 535 bills a new record. House Summary: Marc Roberts (R-UT) received the top Of the bills passed Utah Data Points (utahdatapoints.com) score for the House in this year’s report. Rounding out the showed on average 93% of House members voted top 10% were Brian Greene (R-UT), Ken Ivory (R-UT), together; while 97% of Senators voted together. This Dan McCay (R-SL), Kim Coleman (R-SL), John Knotwell demonstrates that the partisan divide between Republicans (R-UT) and Tim Quinn (R-Wasatch). and Democrats in the state is very narrow. Senate Summary : Margaret Dayton (R-UT) received the This year’s GrassRoots numbers demonstrate that the top score in the Senate. Also, finishing in the top 10% House was more partisan than the Senate. Average were David Hinkins (R-Emery) and Lincoln Filmore (R- GrassRoots scores in the House were 40%; while in the SL) Senate they were 32%. Overall House scores increased from 2016; while Senate scores fell dramatically. Governor: Governor Herbert received a 27% compared to his lifetime average of 44%. Herbert’s previous scores One of the areas which demonstrated the shift towards were: 71% (2010); 73% (2011); 75% (2012); 28% (2013); larger government is the number of tax and fee increases 29% (2014); 41% (2015), 24% (2016).
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2019 Legislative Report GrassRoots Committed to Promoting the Principles of Limited Government, Constitution, Representative Government, Participatory Republic, Free Market Economy, Family, and Separation of Powers UtahGrassRoots.org Annual Report on Utah’s Legislature May 2019 Growing Government Robertson Leads House; McKay Leads With the cost of building the Utah State prison going up Senate and up, it was disappointing to watch so many bills which increased government spending be passed during this Adam Robertson (R-UT) received the top score on this legislative session. As the cost of government increases, year’s GrassRoots report. Other top House members were the pressure to increase taxes will as well. Travis Seegmiller (R-WA), Kim Coleman (R-SL), Marc Roberts (R-UT), Mark Strong (R-SL), Brad Daw (R-UT), While an effort to increase taxes died under citizen John Knotwell (R-UT), Phil Lyman (R-SJ) pressure, it will be resurrected again whether during a special legislative session or next year’s session. Tax Senate Summary: Dan McKay (R-SL) received the top increases to balance the budget becomes more necessary as score in the Senate. the government continues to increase the number of programs it provides. This past session, programs were Governor: Governor Herbert received a 40% compared initiated to help citizens buy cars (H.B. 295) and wood to his lifetime average of 42%. Herbert’s previous scores stoves (H.B. 357) and for train companies to buy freight were: 71% (2010); 73% (2011); 75% (2012); 28% (2013); switchers (H.B. 98). Several new mandates were put on 29% (2014); 41% (2015), 24% (2016), 27% (2017), 21% school districts as new education initiatives were launched.