HB 89 – Protection of Children Riding in Motor Vehicles has been kicked around in one form or another for many years now. This time, Representative Patrice Arent (D – Salt Lake City, District 36) has decided to take up the call and attempt to pass a bill that makes it an infraction to smoke [...]
Archive for the ‘Bills I am For’ Category
Bills to Watch: SB 35 – Construction Licensees Related Amendments, K. Mayne
If there is one thing I can’t stand, it is when an individual or company purposefully tries to skirt the law by taking advantage of loopholes. The willful disregard for the rules to gain a buck simply makes me sick. One area where this is happening with a sad amount of regularity is in the construction industry. [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 60 – Prohibiting Contributions During Special Session, P. Arent
As unpopular as it may sound, campaign contributions are a sort of necessary evil in our political system – there is simply no realistic way to run a campaign with out some sort of budget, and if contributions were not allowed, only the richest of the rich would be able to simply drop the $5,000-$30,000 [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 58 – Emission Testing Modifications, D. Butterfield
This weekend, MRW and I decided to get out of Dodge and head down to Southern Utah. One of the first things I noticed was just how bad the air was in Salt Lake and Utah Counties. As we rounded the bend near Nephi, we finally saw the mysterious yellow orb known as the sun. [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 42 – Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Retail License Quotas, G. Froerer
It is always somewhat shocking for a Republican such as Representative Gage Froerer (R – Huntsville, District 8) to come out with a liquor law that is actually somewhat progressive and addresses the demands of the community. Furthermore, it is a pleasant surprise when a legislator, such as he, sees this less as a morality issue, and more [...]
Bills to Watch: SJR 9 – Joint Resolution – Governance of Public and Higher Education, S. Reid
It is rare that both MRW and I agree so strongly on public policy, but when we both have such a visceral reaction to a policy like we did when I told her about SJR 9 – Joint Resolution – Governance of Public and Higher Education as proposed by Senator Stuart Reid (R – Ogden, District 18). [...]
Bills to Watch: SJR 6 – Joint Resolution Urging Congress to Limit the Freeze on Longer Combination Vehicle Use in the Western States, S. Jenkins
Whew! First of all, I think Senator Scott Jenkins (R – Plain City – District 20) was simply trying to win the award for longest title of a bill. Sadly, he seems to have lost to Representative Clarks’ HJR 2 by only seven characters. Alas, I suppose SJR 6 – Joint Resolution Urging Congress to [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 34 – Department of Transportation Settlement Agreement Amendments, J. Fisher
Remember that small, little, ency-wency $13 million payout to Flatiron/Skanska/Zachry after their failed bid on the I-15 CORE project? I know, it was no big deal, but Representative Julie Fisher (R-Fruit Heights, District 17) seems to think that it was. I know, right? I suppose some of the provisions outlined in HB 34 – Department [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 195 – Debt Service Obligations of a Divided School District, K. Sumsion
You may recall the dustup associated with splitting of the Jordan School District and the very painful headaches it caused up and down the chain. One of the biggest problems associated with a split such as this is the question of financial obligations and how to fairly divide divide them in the event of a [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 220 – Civics Education Amendments, M. Morley
One of the sad, simple, facts is that many people simply do not understand our democracy or how it works, and one of the reasons is that we simply do not invest enough time and resources into educating students about our system in the first place. Thankfully Representative Morley (R – Spanish Fork, District 66) [...]