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 [...]
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Bills to Watch: HB 462 – Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions, C. Wimmer
Bills to Watch: SB 275 – Removing Signature From Initiative and Referendum Petition, H. Stephenson
Do you want proof that the legislature hates to be challenged? Want proof that the powers that be don’t like to hear the people speak up? Wonder if they like to throw their weight around and get upset when they don’t get their way? Well I would like to direct you to SB 275 – [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 432 – Hate Crime Amendments, S. Sandstrom
I wish I could sit down with legislators from time to time and explain to them the concept of federalism – I honestly don’t think that Representatives such as Stephen Sandstrom (R – Orem – District 58) understand the concept of local, state, and federal laws.
You see, Sandstrom is proposing HB 432 – Hate Crime [...]
Bills to watch: SB 93 – Gubernatorial Appointment Powers Amendments, C. Bramble
If there is one thing I can’t stand, it is the legislature making even more power grabs in an attempt to offset the balance of the three branches of government.
Well, enter Senator Curt Bramble (R – Provo, District 16). He is proposing SB 93 – Gubernatorial Appointment Powers Amendments, a bill that would give unprecedented [...]
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 [...]
Bills to Watch: HJR 15 – Joint Resolution on Legislative Ethics Commission, D. Clark
There has been much hullabaloo concerning ethics reform in this legislative session. Indeed, it is quite obvious that the Utahns for Ethical Government have gotten under the skin of many-a-legislator. In an attempt to quell some of this, none other than the Speaker of the House, Representative Dave Clark (R – Santa Clara – District [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 288 – Daylight Saving Time, K. Sumsion
Ok, this one is just a little odd.
For some reason Representative Kenneth Sumsion (R – American Fork – District 56) wants to do away with daylight savings time with the aptly named HB 288 – Daylight Saving Time.
Yup, for some reason Sumsion wants to join Arizona and Hawaii in doing away with daylight savings time [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 114 – Disclosure of Donations to Higher Education Institutions, C. Wimmer
You know, I should institute a new policy, just don’t write posts about Representative Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52) – he is just so diametrically opposite from me that it is not even funny, and I am convinced that he would not know how to propose a good bill if we were to sit him down [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 112 – Supreme Court Review of an Initiative or Referendum – B. Dee
As many of you may know, I am the Director of Operations for the Fair Boundaries Imitative, and I want to be very clear that the views I express in this blog (or any blog, for that matter) are my own and do not represent the views of any organization I work for.
That being said, [...]
