Want proof that HB 12 was a bad bill? Well just ask the bills sponsor, Representative Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52) who is also sponsoring HB 462 – Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions.
Now HB 12 was the act of a zealot who could not think beyond sending a message to the arch-conservatives out there that Carl [...]
Archive for the ‘Bills I am For’ Category
Bills to Watch: HB 462 – Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions, C. Wimmer
Bills to Watch: SB 117 – Pete Suazo Memorial Highway, L. Robles
This time last year I discussed how Senator Luz Robles (D – Salt Lake, District 1) was sponsoring a bill to designate the portion of Redwood Road in Salt Lake City the “Pete Suazo Memorial Highway.” Sadly, the bill had the enacting clause struck and made it nowhere.
For those of you who don’t know, the [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 59 – At-Risk Student Provisions, L. Robles
I must commend my Senator, Luz Robles (D – Salt Lake, District 1) for proposing SB 59 – At-Risk Student Provisions.
Having grown up on the West-side of Salt Lake my entire life, I know first hand the effect gang activity can have on a school. Furthermore, as a volunteer with the Salt Lake Peer Court [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 58 – Transportation Expense for Defendants, S. Adams
The newest member of the Utah State Senate, Stuart Adams (R – Layton, District 22) is already starting to get his chops wet with SB 58, Transportation Expense for Defendants.
The bill itself would mandate that convicted defendants in criminal cases have to pay for any sort of transportation expenses incurred by the government if the [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 278 – Government Records Access and Management Amendments, C. Herrod
All too often, it seems as though I am attacking Republicans for the sake of attacking Republicans on the “Bills to Watch” series – but I am not above giving credit where credit is do. Indeed, Representative Christopher Herrod’s (R – Provo – District 62) HB 278 – Government Records Access and Management Amendments is [...]
Bill to Watch: HB 247 – Lobbyist Restriction Modifications, C. Moss
I always find ethics reform on the hill a rather fascinating exercise and I liken it to a wheel spinning in the mud – sure, there is a lot of noise and movement but, ultimately, nothing gets done. What makes this year interesting is that Republicans have vowed to put ethics reform on the agenda [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 237 – Restriction on Use of Wireless Telephones in Vechiles by Minors, P. Riesen
Representative Phil Riesen (D – Millcreek, District 36) continues to fight for a restriction on cell phones in cars. Last year he was unsuccessful in passing a bill that would eliminate cell phone use for everyone (the bill was substituted in committee and died there), so he is trying again with HB 237, a bill [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 144 – Medical Language Interpreter Amendments, R. Chavez-Houck
This time last year, I wrote about Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck’s (D – Salt Lake – District 24) HB 144, a bill that allowed medical language interpreters into hospitals so that those who speak little to no English can understand the medical procedures they (or those they love) will have.
Thankfully, this bill passed, and Representative Chavez-Houck [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting, S. Jenkins
This time last year, I wrote about Senator Scott Jenkins’ (R – Plain City – District 20) SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting. Sadly, the bill did not pass, mostly because it was low on totem-pole of bills the House and Senate had to vote on, and so died in the House before it could be [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 230 – Human Trafficking Amendments, J. Fisher
Every year, there are a few no brainer bills that sometimes have the hardest time passing. One example of this is Jen Seelig’s perennial strangulation bills. I hope, hope that Julie Fisher’s (R – Fruit Heights – District 17) HB 230 – Human Trafficking Amendments.
This bill is one of those bills that is straight forward [...]
