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1 | Priority: Priority Level 1: the bill is a top priority with potentially significant or direct impacts to WFRC. Priority Level 2: the bill is a mid-level priority with potentially significant or indirect impacts to WFRC. Priority Level 3: the bill is important to track but is not a top priority with significant or direct impacts to WFRC. | ||||||||
2 | Position: WFRC positions include "support", "monitor", or "oppose" legislation. Our position reflects the consensus of Council members who choose to participate in informal discussions that are held during the legislative session when WFRC does not have a regularly scheduled meeting. The unofficial positions do not necessarily reflect the views of any individual Council member or organization represented on the Council. Italicized positions are staff recommendations. | ||||||||
3 | Bill # | Bill Title | Bill Description | Primary Sponsor | Status / Notes | Position | Priority | ||
4 | TRANSPORTATION | ||||||||
5 | PASSED BILLS | ||||||||
6 | HB 96 S04 | Nighttime Highway Construction Noise | Requires local governments to issue nighttime highway construction permits in certain circumstances. | Rep. Christofferson, Kay (R-Dist 56) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Transportation Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 75-0 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 25-1 Passed Senate 3rd reading 27-0 Concurrence with Senate Amendment 70-0 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 2 | ||
7 | HB 101 S01 | Autonomous Vehicle Amendments | Defines terms related to autonomous vehicles; allows the operation of a vehicle in the state by an automated driving system; exempts a vehicle with an engaged automated driving system from licensure; provides protocol in case of an accident involving an autonomous vehicle; requires a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system to be properly titled, registered, and insured; preempts political subdivisions from regulating autonomous vehicles in addition to regulation provided in state statute. | Rep. Spendlove, Robert (R-Dist 49) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Transportation Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 70-0 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 23-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 23-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 2 | ||
8 | HB 107 S03 | Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan | Expands the Sustainable Transportation Plan Act to include a large-scale natural gas utility. Includes a pilot program and provides for air quality improvements. | Rep. Handy, Stephen (R-Dist 16) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 70-0 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 23-1 Passed Senate 3rd reading 23-0 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 2 | ||
9 | HB 208 | Safe Routes to School Program | Requires UDOT to establish a program to promote safe routes for walking and bicycling to schools; allows the department to use available funds as prioritized by the Transportation Commission; allows UDOT to give priority to routes in areas of low income schools; and grants rulemaking authority to UDOT to implement the program. | Rep. Harrison, Suzanne (D-Dist 32) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Transportation Committee 9-3 Passed House 3rd reading 62-7 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 23-2 | monitor | 2 | ||
10 | HB 353 | Reduction of Single Occupancy Vehicle Trips Pilot Program | Provides funding for free-fare transit on select poor air quality days. Appropriates $500k one-time funds in FY20 to Department of Environmental Quality, Trip Reduction Program from General Fund. Dedicates credits to reduce motor vehicle emissions' contribution to inversions by determining an alternative transportation and work day and designating a geographic area; funding alternative transportation and work days; and paying administrative costs of the fund. | Rep. Briscoe, Joel (D-Dist 25) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 47-26 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 3-1 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 2 | ||
11 | SB 36 | Department of Transportation Procurement Authority | The Transportation Interim Committee recommended this bill. Broadens the UDOT executive director's procurement authority. | Sen. Buxton, Gregg (R-Dist 20) | GOVERNOR SIGNED UDOT bill Passed House Transportation Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 73-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 2 | ||
12 | SB 72 S03 | Transportation Governance and Funding Revisions | This bill is a follow up to SB136 (2018) and addresses some policy and some technical issues, including making the allowable uses of location option sales taxes for transportation more flexible and consistent across the "quarters"; adjusting UTA and UDOT governance and nomination process; authorizing state transportation capital funds to be used for active transportation projects; establishing guidelines for the road usage charge program; and further describing TRZs. Here are a few of the key changes in the first substitute bill: Modifies process for nominations to UTA Board, requiring more nominations, more engagement from COGs, and a process for Governor to request additional nominations, while retaining the counties' primary role in making the nominations. Removes the requirement or "encouragement" to counties to form an advisory committee for the use of their share of the "4th quarter" local option transportation sales tax. Retains current law requirement that "3rd quarter" local option must be used for new capacity or congestion mitigation projects, in 1st and 2nd class counties. | Sen. Harper, Wayne (R-Dist 6) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 7-0 Passed Senate 3rd Reading 27-0 Passed House Transportation Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 68-1 Conference Committee Report 5-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 1 | ||
13 | SB 84 S01 | Safety Inspection Fee Amendments | Removes provisions limiting amount may be charged for performing a vehicular safety inspection. | Sen. Hemmert, Daniel (R-Dist 14) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 6-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 27-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 25-0 Passed House Transportation Committee 8-0 Passed House 3rd reading 51-20 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 3 | ||
14 | SB 139 S02 | Motor Assisted Scooter Amendments | Prohibits certain activities with regard to an alcohol product and a motor assisted scooter; clarifies that a motor assisted scooter is a vulnerable user of a highway; and provides that a motor assisted scooter is subject to provisions for a bicycle, and not a moped or a motor-driven cycle. | Sen. Cullimore, Kirl (R-Dist 9) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 6-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 25-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 29-0 Passed House Transportation Committee 11-1 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 2 | ||
15 | SB 268 S01 | Transportation Infrastructure Bond Amendments | This bill would authorize the issuance of $1.6 billion in general obligation bonds to pay for transportation infrastructure projects prioritized by the Transportation Commission, "giving priority consideration for projects with a regional significance or that support economic development within the state, including: (i) projects that are prioritized but exceed available cash flow beyond the normal programming horizon; or (ii) projects prioritized in the state highway construction program." The bill further specifies how $164 million of that total amount would be spent through UDOT, and includes the following projects (not a complete list of projects): 12M for Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) underpasses, $10M for 1600 North in Orem City, $10M for U-111 south of Old Bingham Highway in SLCo, $15M for corridor preservation and land acquisition for a transit hub at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, $20M for an underpass on I-80 related to the inland port, and other specific projects. | Sen. Cullimore, Kirl (R-Dist 9) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 5-0 Passed 2nd & 3rd readings 24-4 Passed House 3rd reading 72-0 Senate concures with House amendment 20-7 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 1 | ||
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17 | HB 41 | Transportation Sales Tax Amendments | Combine two state sales tax transfers to UDOT TIF into one rate; 17%+3.68%=20.68%. | Rep. Christofferson, Kay (R-Dist 56) | Passed House 3rd reading 73-0 Sent to Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Sent to Rules | monitor | 2 | ||
18 | HB 339 S01 | Legacy Parkway Truck Ban Amendments | Extends the date of the automatic repeal of the truck ban on Legacy Parkway to July 1, 2025. | Rep. Ballard, Melissa (R-Dist 20) | FAILED in House Transportation Committee 5-6 Sent to Rules | monitor | 2 | ||
19 | SB 119 | Legacy Parkway Truck Ban Amendments | Extends the date of the automatic repeal of the truck ban on Legacy Parkway and makes technical changes. | Sen. Weiler, Todd (R-Dist 23) | FAILED out of Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 1-4 Sent to Rules | monitor | 2 | ||
20 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||||||||
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22 | HB 84 | Economic Development Programs Amendments | Amends provisions related to the Rural Fast Track Program and the Business Expansion and Retention Initiative. Reduces the number of months from 24 to 12 in determining the creation of a company's new incremental job under the Rural Fast Track Program; Removes the $30k cap on the amount of money the Board of Business and Economic Development may grant to a single rural economic development entity as part of the Business Expansion and Retention Initiative. | Rep. Watkins, Christine (R -Dist 69) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 6-0 Passed House 3rd reading 70-1 Passed Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 27-0 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 3 | ||
23 | HB 110 | Rural Economic Development Incentives | Modifies the maximum grant amount that GOED may award a business entity as part of the rural employment expansion grant program. | Rep. Albrecht, Carl (R-Dist 70) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 68-0 Passed Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 21-0 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 3 | ||
24 | SB 56 S01 | Community Reinvestment Agency Report | Requires each county to create a publicly accessible database to track certain information about each community reinvestment agency located with the county; requires each community reinvestment agency to annually upload required information to the database of the county in which the agency operates, and allows a county to contract with a third party to create and administer the database. | Sen. Henderson, Diedre (R-Dist 7) | GOVERNOR SIGNED UAC bill Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 6-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 27-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 25-0 Passed House Government Operations Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 68-0 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 2 | ||
25 | SB 98 S02 | Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments | Prohibits a taxing entity that is not the community that created an agency from charging the agency certain administrative fees; limits an agency's reporting requirements to only the reports required by law. | Sen. Harper, Wayne (R-Dist 6) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 6-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 26-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 28-0 Passed House Revenue and Taxation Committee 11-0 Passed House 3rd reading 68-0 Senate concurs with House Amendment 22-0 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 3 | ||
26 | HCR 7 | Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the Economic Importance of Outdoor Recreation for Utah | Recognizes the importance of outdoor recreation for Utah and the economic importance of Utah's natural assets to Utah's people, and expresses the intention to continue the legacy of supporting and growing the broad economic value of Utah's natural assets to benefit the people of Utah. | Rep. Spendlove, Robert (R-Dist 49) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 11-0 Passed House 3rd reading 72-0 Passed Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 28-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 27-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 3 | ||
27 | HJR 12 | Joint Resolution Directing Tax Review Commission to Study Tax Incentives | Directs the Utah Tax Review Commission to study the state's current tax incentive structure; examine the positive and negative effects of the current incentives on the state's economy; and identifies any overlapping or redundant tax credits, tax exemptions, or other incentives. | Rep. Christofferson, Kay (R-Dist 56) | Passed House 3rd reading 69-0 Passed Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 27-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 26-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 3 | ||
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30 | HB 139 S01 | Motor Vehicle Emissions Amendments | Amends penalties for a vehicle that violates the emission standards by creating visible emissions (rolling coal) and requires reporting to county emissions programs. | Rep. Romero, Angela (D-Dist 26) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Transportation Committee 10-2 Passed House 3rd reading 52-19 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 17-6 Passed Senate 3rd reading 21-5 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 2 | ||
31 | HB 148 S04 | Vehicle Idling Revisions | Repeals provisions limiting a local highway authority's ability to enact restrictions on vehicle idling. | Rep. Arent Patrice (D-Dist 36) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Government Operations 9-0 Passed House 3rd reading 40-29 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 16-10 Passed Senate 3rd reading 15-11 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 3 | ||
32 | HCR 3S01 | Concurrent Resolution Urging The Environmental Protection Agency to Update Switcher Locomotive Emission Standards | Urges the Environmental Protection Agency to update switcher locomotive emission standards. This resolution recognizes the railroad's economic impact in Utah, describes the EPA emission standards for switcher locomotives, urges the EPA to develop and make more stringent emission standards. | Rep. Handy, Stephen (R-Dist 16) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Government Operations Committee 9-0 Passed House 3rd reading 46-25 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 3-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 24-3 | monitor | 3 | ||
33 | HCR 11 | Concurrent Resolution Encouraging the Purchase of Tier 3 Gasoline | Recognizes impacts of air quality on the state; impact of vehicle emissions on air quality; recognizes lower-sulfur Tier 3 gasoline standards are crucial to improving the safety, health, and welcome of Utah's citizens. | Rep. Harrison, Suzanne (D-Dist 32) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 6-0 Passed House 3rd reading 74-0 Passed Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 26-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 2 | ||
34 | HCR 13 | Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Utah Refiners to Manufacture Tier 3 Gasoline to Improve Air Quality | Recognizes how vehicle emissions impact Utah's air quality; recognizes that the lower-sulfur gasoline in the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 3 Gasoline Standards are crucial to improving Utah's air quality; and recognizes that three out of five Utah refineries have committed to manufacturing Tier 3 compliant lower-sulfur gasoline for sale in Utah. | Rep. Arent Patrice (D-Dist 36) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Committee 13-0 Passed House 3rd reading 72-0 Passed Senate Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 28-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 27-0 Awaiting action by Governor | support | 2 | ||
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36 | HB 98 | Freight Switcher Emissions Mitigation | Amends requirements for grants issued under the Clean Air Retrofit, Replacement, and Off-road Technology Program to reduce freight switcher locomotive emissions. | Rep. Handy, Stephen (R-Dist 16) | Passed House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 38-35 Sent to Rules | monitor | 3 | ||
37 | HB 295 S01 | Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program | Enacts the Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program as part of the Air Conservation Act. | Rep. Stenquist, Jeffrey (R-Dist 51) | Passed House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee 8-4 Passed House 3rd reading 40-28 Passed Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee 4-1 House file for bills not passed | monitor | 2 | ||
38 | HOUSING | ||||||||
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40 | HB 245 S03 | CRA Revisions | Amends provisions related to community reinvestment agencies. Beginning May 14, 2019, prohibits an agency from creating a taxing entity committee for a community reinvestment project area; requires an agency that allocates the agency's community reinvestment project area funds for housing to: adopt a housing plan, implement the housing plan that the community that created the agency adopted, amends requirements for an agency's notice when the agency considers and executes an interlocal agreement for a community reinvestment project area, and makes technical and conforming changes. | Rep. WInder, Mike (R-Dist 30) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 10-0 Passed House 3rd reading 69-0 Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 5-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 28-0 | monitor | 2 | ||
41 | SB 34 S04 | Affordable Housing Modifications | The bill updates how cities and counties prepare their land use, transportation, and housing elements of the general plan, including enhanced coordination of housing development with transportation investment. The bill enhances reporting requirements on the moderate income housing element; provides that annual reports sent to DWS and MPOs/AOGs by December 1, 2019; local governments select three items from a menu of 22, and four if they have a transit station, a city or county can use to promote housing affordability; changes the quorum and membership requirements of and increases funding (one-time and ongoing ) for the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. It also provides that if a city or county is not in compliance with the moderate income housing plan requirements, that community is not eligible for project funding from UDOT’s Transportation Investment Fund and Transit Transportation Investment Fund (TIF/TTIF). | Sen. Anderegg, Jacob (R-Dist 13) | GOVERNOR SIGNED 4th substitute removes all funding from this bill. Passed Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 7-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 18-10 Passed Senate 3rd reading 20-9 House Committee - Refer to Committee 7-1 Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 10-0 Returned to Rules due to fiscal impact | support | 1 | ||
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43 | HB 70 | CRA Modifications | Allows the creation of an economic development project area; requires a community that creates an agency having a housing allocation to create an affordable housing plan; does not require a housing set aside; requires a description of how an agency used the agency's housing allocation in the agency's annual budget report; imposes certain requirements on jobs that will be created for post-performance distribution; for urban renewal project areas, removes the option to reduce the agency's housing set aside allocation; requires an agency to start distributing the agency's housing allocation held from project areas created in the past (or be incorporated into the housing plan). | Rep, Coleman, Kim (R-Dist 42) | Introduced in House Political Subdivisions Committee Sent to Rules | monitor | 2 | ||
44 | HB 386 S01 | Economic Development and Affordable Homes Amendments | Creates and appropriates $3M in ongoing funds from General Fund to Department of Workforce Services, Affordable Housing Preservation Fund. Modifies how money from the Economic Revitalization and Investment Fund may be used. | Rep. Briscoe, Joel (D-Dist 25) | FAILED out of Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 2-2Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 7-4 Passed House 3rd reading 47-26 Sent to Rules | monitor | 2 | ||
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47 | HB 50 | County Classification Changes | Delays action by the lieutenant governor in changing a county's classification. | Rep. Wilde, Logan (R-Dist 53) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Political Subdivisions Committee 9-0 Passed House 3rd reading 69-2 Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 27-0 Passed Senate 3rd reading 26-0 | support | 3 | ||
48 | HB 119 S04 | Initiatives, Referenda, and Other Political Activities | Provides for the publication of a proposition information pamphlet to inform voters of arguments for and against proposed and pending local initiatives and referenda; requires the lieutenant governor to create instructional materials regarding local initiatives and referenda; enacts provisions relating to determining whether a proposed initiative or referendum is legally referable to voters. | Rep. Daw, Brad (R-Dist 60) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Held House Government Operations Committee 9-0 House Committee - Held 9-0 Passed House Government Operations Committee 10-1 Passed House 3rd reading 64-7 Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 5-1 | monitor | 3 | ||
49 | HB 288 S02 | Critical Infrastructure Materials | Provides for the creation of critical infrastructure materials protection area, and addresses adding land to or removing land from a critical infrastructure materials protection area | Rep. Wilde, Logan (R-Dist 53) | GOVERNOR SIGNED House Committee - Held 12-0 Passed House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Committee 9-3 Passed House 3rd reading 51-20 Passed Senate Business and Labor Committee 5-2 | monitor | 3 | ||
50 | HB 387 S06 | Boards and Commission Amendments | This bill limits the ability of legislators to serve on boards and commissions, including WFRC. | Rep. Knotwell, John (R-Dist 52) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Government Operations Committee 8-0 Passed House 3rd reading 66-1 Passed Senate Education Committee 3-1 Passed Senate 2nd and 3rd readings 25-0 | monitor | 2 | ||
51 | HB 433 S01 | Inland Port Amendments | Prohibits a political subdivision from challenging the creation, existence, funding, powers, project areas, or duties of the Utah Inland Port Authority and prohibits the use of public money for any challenge; modifies the date by which an executive director of the Inland Port Authority is to be hired; modifies property tax provisions; extends to the Inland Port Authority the applicability of provisions relating to tax credit incentives for economic development. Extends the previously allowed terms of 25 years to an additional 15 years for all property tax growth and half of all sales taxes from construction materials transported from out of state. | Rep. Gibson, Francis (R-Dist 65) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 6-2 Passed House 3rd reading 61-11 Passed Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 2nd and 3rd readings 21-5 House concurs with Senate amendment 57-10 Awaiting action by Governor | monitor | 2 | ||
52 | HB 495 S01 | Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force | This task force will study state and local revenue systems to address the structural imbalance in the tax system. It must solicit public feedback and report on progress during interim sessions in June and August. It is anticipated that the task force will explore property tax, sales tax on food, sales tax base expansion including currently untaxed services and the impact on state and local rates, and the constitutional mandate to dedicate income tax to education. | Rep. Schultz, Mike (R-Dist 12) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed House 3rd reading 73-0 | monitor | 2 | ||
53 | SB 187 | County Planning and Services Amendments | Amends a provision regarding the membership on a county mountainous planning commission; allows a county to fund fire, paramedic, and police services within a municipality that is located within an area that the county has designated as a recreation area. | Sen. Sandall, Scott (R-Dist 17) | BECAME LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 5-0 | monitor | 3 | ||
54 | SB 228 S02 | Public Infrastructure District Act | Allow local entities to create public infrastructure districts, impose property taxes within those districts, and bond for infrastructure expenses. | Sen. McCay, Dan (R-Dist 11) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate Business and Labor Committee 4-0 Passed Senate 2nd and 3rd readings 25-0 | monitor | 2 | ||
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56 | HB 93 S05 | County Formation Amendments | This bill would allow South West Salt Lake County to disconnect from Salt Lake County. | Rep. Coleman, Kim (R-Dist 42) | FAILED out of House Passed House Government Operations Committee 7-2 | monitor | 2 | ||
57 | HB 297 | Long Term Planning Subcommittee | Creates the long term planning subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee; defines the membership and responsibilities of the subcommittee; and provides that staff within the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall prepare and report on requests from the subcommittee. | Rep. Moss, Jefferson (R-Dist 2) | Passed House Government Operations Committee 8-0 Passed House 3rd reading 71-0 Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 3-0 Passed Senate 2nd reading 16-11 | monitor | 2 | ||
58 | HB 441 S01 | Tax Equalization and Reduction Act | Broadens the state's sales tax base by adding services to the list of taxable items; lowers the state sales tax rate from 4.75% to 3.10%; maintains local sales taxes (the municipal 1% and county 0.25%); does not change the 50/50 distribution formula; during the phase in, any excess revenues will be set aside to be used to mitigate any negative impacts on local entities from the reduction in the tax rates; reduces the local option sales tax rates; lowers state income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.75%; implements an earned income tax credit for low-income Utahns who are on a fixed income; expands the retirement tax credit to help Utahns who are on a fixed income; fixes the tax exemptions from the 2019 Federal Tax Reform; and adds 1% excise tax on private health insurance premiums. Reduces local option transportation sales taxes and other "boutique" taxes to 83% of current rates and then to 66% of current rates. | Rep. Quinn, Tim (R-Dist 54) | Action will resume during interim Passed House Revenue and Taxation Committee 12-2 | monitor | 1 | ||
59 | SCR 10 S01 | Concurrent Resolution Urging Solutions for the Central Wasatch Mountains | Recognizes the tremendous value of the Central Wasatch Mountains and acknowledges the work of the Central Wasatch Commission to develop solutions that address significant transportation and land management issues. Urges the President of the US, Congress, and Utah's congressional delegation to propose and secure passage of legislation that implements the Central Wasatch Commission's recommendations and reflects the desires of the local and state governments to work with all parties to further solutions to longstanding issues and desires of the parties of the Mountain Accord. | Sen. Cullimore, Kirk (R-Dist 9) | Passed Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee 6-0 Passed 2nd and 3rd readings 20-7 | support | 2 | ||
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61 | HB 0006 | Infrastructure and General Government Base Budget | Base budget for several state agencies including UDOT, for FY20. | Rep. Sagers, Douglas (R-Dist 21) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed 3rd reading 74-0 Passed 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension 27-0 | support | 3 | ||
62 | SB 6 | Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Base Budget | Supplements or reduces appropriations previously provided for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019; appropriates funds for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020. | Sen. Anderegg, Jacob (R-Dist 13) | GOVERNOR SIGNED Passed Senate 2nd and 3rd readings/suspension 27-0 Passed House 3rd reading 74-0 Passed Senate 2nd and 3rd readings 27-0 | support | 1 | ||
63 | Approp | UDOT budget -- $2M ongoing General Funds to UDOT, partnering with local governments and regional planning organizations, for statewide technical planning assistance. | State partner with regional planning organizations (AOGs, MPOs) to provide technical planning assistance grants and resources tailored to communities' needs. TLC program is an example of such a technical assistance program. Click here for one-pager summary. | support | 1 | ||||
64 | Approp | Point of the Mountain TRAX Environmental Impact Study | State partnering with local government and private sector to fund a TRAX EIS study at Point of the Mountain. | support | 2 | ||||
65 | Approp | Air Quality Initiatives | One time $100M funds for air quality improvements. | monitor | 2 | ||||
66 | Approp | Regional Parks and Open Space | $25M for regional parks and open space programs. | monitor | 2 | ||||
67 | Approp | Olene Walker | $20M one time amount, and $4M ongoing appropriation for housing affordability. | monitor | 2 | ||||
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