Week 5 Updates
Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne
Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne's SB175 Gang Awareness Week passed the Senate today and moves to the house. The bill creates an annual Utah Gang Awareness Week the third week of September.
“These officers need to be celebrated for their efforts to help cut the often-generational gang life cycle,” said Senator Mayne. “They’re helping young men and women escape gang life, bringing them together for activities such as team sports, support classes and social gatherings.” Read more about this event here.
BILL REQUESTS: 16
BILLS IN SENATE:
SJR10 Joint Resolution Encouraging More Training and Resources for Municipal Code Enforcement Officers
SB156 Construction Trades Licensing Amendments
SB167 Public Safety and Firefighter Planned Retirement Program
SB169 Political Action Committee Amendments
SB176 Railroad Safety Amendments
SB208 National Certification Teacher Incentive Amendments
SB217 Gang Prevention Funding Amendments
BILLS PASSED OUT OF SENATE:
SB43 Criminal Provisions Modifications
BILLS PASSING THE LEGISLATURE:
IN THE NEWS:
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Senate gives preliminary support to inject $5.3 million into police and firefighter retirement that some say were hurt by 2010 reforms
Deseret News Tie vote in committee stops Utah bill to require animal shelters to publish statistics
Senate Minority Whip Luz Escamilla
Senator Luz Escamilla was honored by the Children's Service Society as Child Advocate of the Year. Read more here.
This week, Sen. Escamilla's SB161S03 Medical Cannabis Amendments and SB143 Public Education Vision Screening bills both unanimously passed the Senate and moved to the House for consideration.
BILL REQUESTS: 10
BILLS IN SENATE:
BILLS PASSED OUT OF SENATE:
BILLS PASSING THE LEGISLATURE:
IN THE NEWS:
The Salt Lake Tribune Sen. Mike Lee believes 1) there is a border crisis and 2) the White House has too much power. He doesn’t know how he’ll vote on blocking Trump’s emergency order
Senate Minority Assistant Whip Jani Iwamoto
BILL REQUESTS: 14
BILLS IN SENATE:
SB126 Motor Vehicle Insurance Minimums Amendments
BILLS PASSED OUT OF SENATE:
SB89S01 Conflict Disclosure Amendments
SB134 Campus Safety Amendments
SB162 Corrections Officer Certification Amendments
BILLS PASSING THE LEGISLATURE:
SJR1 Joint Resolution Supporting the Study of Water Banking in Utah
SCR2 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Navajo Code Talkers
SB61 Poll Hours for Early Voting
SB62S01 Campaign Finance Revisions
SB65 Utah Noxious Weed Act Amendments
SB81S01 Substitute Native American Remains Amendments
SB88 Crime Victims Restitution Amendments
SB101 Navajo Code Talker Recognition
IN THE NEWS:
The Salt Lake Tribune Campus safety bill spurred by Utah student Lauren McCluskey’s killing passes in the Utah Senate
Senate Minority Caucus Manager Derek Kitchen
This week Senator Kitchen voted for SB132, which would raise the alcohol by weight content of beer sold outside of state-run liquor stores from 3.2% to 4.8%. "I'm just excited to see us normalize our alcohol a little bit and I think this will be good for the state of Utah,” Sen. Kitchen said on Tuesday, speaking to competition being a part of the ethos in economics we see in Utah. Bills that made it out of committee this week that he opposes include HB133, a bill that would delay the implementation of citizen-passed initiatives, and HB320, which would prohibit municipalities from banning plastic bags in their communities. In photo, Sen. Kitchen with his session intern, Sierra McNeil.
BILL REQUESTS: 3
BILLS IN SENATE:
SB146 Sales Tax Exemption Modifications
BILLS PASSING THE LEGISLATURE:
SJR5 Joint Rules Resolution -- Ethics Commission Amendments
IN THE NEWS:
The Salt Lake Tribune Rural Utah counties seek a slice of the state’s inland port development, while a new bill in the Legislature reignites concerns by Salt Lake City
Deseret News & KSL.com Carter Williams, KSL.com, File'Yet another power grab?' Bill filed to give Utah Port Authority more reach, power to block lawsuits
The Salt Lake Tribune Push for stronger beer in Utah stores clears Senate but now faces higher hurdle in House
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Senate adds its name to a group of states calling for constitutional convention
Senator Gene Davis
Senator Davis’ Homeless Shelter Funding Amendments bill passed the House and will be signed into law. This bill proposes a clarification on how the State Tax Commission calculates a county’s or municipality’s contribution to the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account.
On Wednesday, Senator Davis welcomed the ambassador from Azerbaijan, Elin Suleymanov, to the Senate and House Floor. The Ambassador had a wonderful visit to the Capitol and is working with Senator Davis on how to use Utah as an international resource. In photo, Ambassador Suleymanov and Senator Davis meet with Senate President Adams and Senate Majority Leader Vickers.
BILL REQUESTS: 10
BILLS IN SENATE:
SB238 Asset Protection Trust Amendments
BILLS PASSING THE SENATE:
SB49 Homeless Shelter Funding Amendments
IN THE NEWS:
KSL.com Cora Mueller, ShutterstockBill seeking to designate improper shelter for dogs as animal cruelty awaits review
The Salt Lake Tribune Senators say it could be ‘dangerous’ or ‘divine,’ but vote to add Utah to the call for a constitutional convention
Senator Kathleen Riebe
Over the course of the week, Senator Riebe met five times on three different committees to pass out more than 20 bills with a favorable recommendation.
She was honored to speak at the Women in Business Day at the Capitol, and to share advice with women and students.
Last Saturday, Senator Riebe was excited to support Shireen Gorbhani at the special election for Salt Lake County Councilor.
BILL REQUESTS: 3
BILLS PASSING THE SENATE:
IN THE NEWS:
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah senators approve one-year, $5M-plus boost to police and firefighter retirement
