Utah Association of Counties - A Unifying Voice for County Government

Legislative Issues

Approved yearly at the Utah Association of Counties' November Annual Convention, the Utah Association of Counties Position Statements give county officials, state legislators, and the public at large a clear view on the counties' positions regarding several legislative issues. Click here to view the UAC 2008 Approved Position Statements.

Current Legislative Issues
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Year	Bill Number	Short Title	Sponsor	UAC Position
2008	HB 016	Medicaid Coverage for Certain Telehealth Services	Bradley G. Last	for
2008	HB 029 s2	Election Law - Financial Reporting	Bradley M. Daw
2008	HB 040 s2	Safe Drinking Water Revisions	Sylvia Andersen
2008	HB 043	Allowance of Polling Places for Early Voting	Glenn A. Donnelson	for
2008	HB 051 s5	Water Right Forfeiture Protection	Patrick Painter
2008	HB 054 s3	Property Tax Assessment Revisions	Wayne Harper	against
2008	HB 058 s3	Severance Tax Amendments	John Dougall
2008	HB 076	Government Competition and Privatization Act	Craig A. Frank	against
2008	HB 077 s2	Personal Property Tax Amendments	John Dougall	for
2008	HB 100	Amendments to Prescribing Schedule II Drugs	Mark A. Wheatley	against
2008	HB 104 s3	Urban Trails Appropriation	Kory Holdaway	for
2008	HB 121 s1	County Charges for Services to Incarcerated Persons	Richard Greenwood	for
2008	HB 124	Changes to Municipal Annexation Provisions	Lou Shurtliff
2008	HB 132	Waste Tire Recycling Amendments	Neil Hendrickson	against
2008	HB 133 s2	Health System Reform	David Clark
2008	HB 142	Absentee Ballot Amendments	John G. Mathis
2008	HB 150	Authorization for Counties to Provide Supplemental Law Enforcement Services	Jackie Biskupski	for
2008	HB 155	Property Tax - Residential Exemption	Gage Froerer
2008	HB 156 s1	DNA Sample - Felony and Certain Misdemeanor Arrests	Kerry W. Gibson	for
2008	HB 164 s5	Town Incorporation Process Amendments	Melvin R. Brown	for
2008	HB 166 s2	Minutes of Open and Public Meetings	Melvin R. Brown
2008	HB 175	Election Law Reforms	Neil A. Hansen
2008	HB 177	County and Municipal Land Use Regulation of Potential Geologic Hazard Areas	Michael T. Morley	for
2008	HB 183	Sales and Use Tax Amendments	Wayne Harper
2008	HB 186	Property Tax - County Assessment and Collection Amendments	Kay L. McIff	for
2008	HB 197	Residential Mortgage Loan Closing Act	Larry B. Wiley	against
2008	HB 211	Property Tax Amendments on Agricultural Land	Brad Winn	against
2008	HB 223 s1	Exemption from Licensure by Division of Real Estate	Mark Walker	for
2008	HB 235	County Merit System Amendments	Brad Dee	for
2008	HB 237	Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act	Glenn A. Donnelson	against
2008	HB 238	Campaign Finance Filing Requirements	Gregory H. Hughes	for
2008	HB 242 s1	Local Option Transportation Corridor Preservation Fee Amendments	Wayne Harper	against
2008	HB 264	Prohibition of Citation Quotas	Neil A. Hansen	against
2008	HB 291	Off-highway Vehicle Amendments	Mike Noel	for
2008	HB 292	Legislative Task Force to Study Radio Communication System in Utah	Brad Dee	for
2008	HB 296	Voting Machines Used by Municipalities	Neil A. Hansen	for
2008	HB 305	County Sheriff Qualification Amendments	Richard Greenwood	for
2008	HB 316 s1	Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant Minors	Eric K. Hutchings	against
2008	HB 317	Election Day Voter Registration	Neil A. Hansen	against
2008	HB 322	Local Health Department Funding	Stephen D. Clark	against
2008	HB 323 s1	Eminent Domain Amendments	Aaron Tilton	against
2008	HB 333 s2	Property Tax Revisions	Gage Froerer
2008	HB 357	Public Associations Subject to Government Records Access and Management Act	Mike Noel
2008	HB 362	Motor Fuel Tax - Off-highway Vehicle Refund Amendments	Ben Ferry	for
2008	HB 365	Aviation Amendments	Wayne Harper	against
2008	HB 367	Property Tax Assessment of Cable Television Companies	Wayne Harper
2008	HB 435	Public Hearings on Property Tax Increases	Gage Froerer	against
2008	HB 447	Government Entity Changes	Kory Holdaway	for
2008	HB 481	Subdivision Approval Amendments	Mike Noel	for
2008	HJR 09	Resolution Amending Property Tax Provision	Paul Ray	against
2008	SB 012	Election Law Modifications	Peter C. Knudson	for
2008	SB 019	Enhanced Public Safety Retirement Systems Cola Option	Carlene M. Walker	for
2008	SB 022	Timing of Ballot Items	Peter C. Knudson
2008	SB 025 s5	Municipal Incorporation Amendments	Dennis Stowell	for
2008	SB 029 s1	Truth in Taxation Amendments	Wayne Niederhauser
2008	SB 032 s2	Local Government Bonding Act - Public Hearings	Scott K. Jenkins
2008	SB 038 s6	Transparency in Government Finance	Wayne Niederhauser	against
2008	SB 045 s2	Inventory for Competitive Activities of Local Entities	Howard A. Stephenson	against
2008	SB 046 s3	Anti-flow Control Amendments	Dan Eastman	against
2008	SB 054 s1	Initiative and Referendum Petition Submission Amendments	Brent Goodfellow
2008	SB 072 s1	Justice Court Amendments	Lyle W. Hillyard	for
2008	SB 078 s1	County Personnel Management Act Amendments	Wayne Niederhauser	for
2008	SB 086	Economic Analysis and Reporting of Cost of Land Use Regulation	Mark Madsen
2008	SB 090	Payment in Lieu of Property Taxes Act	Gene Davis	against
2008	SB 092 s1	Real Property Recording Amendments	Dennis Stowell	for
2008	SB 105 s2	Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission	D. Chris Buttars	for
2008	SB 109	Poll Worker Neutrality	Scott D. McCoy
2008	SB 129	Changes to County Surveyor	Kevin VanTassell	against
2008	SB 153	Revision to County Elected Offices	Gregory S. Bell	against
2008	SB 160	Candidate Replacement Deadline for General Election	Peter C. Knudson
2008	SB 168 s1	Highway Funding Amendments	Dennis Stowell	for
2008	SB 169	Renewable Energy Zone Task Force	Dennis Stowell
2008	SB 177	Local Government Disposal of Real Property Acquired by Exaction	Wayne Niederhauser	against
2008	SB 178	Senior Citizen Property Tax Safe Harbor	D. Chris Buttars	against
2008	SB 181 s1	Off-highway Vehicle Use on Public Highways	Scott K. Jenkins	for
2008	SB 196	County and Municipal Land Use Amendments	Wayne Niederhauser
2008	SB 203	Highway Abandonment Amendments	Darin Peterson
2008	SB 208 s1	Transportation Corridor Preservation Amendments	Sheldon L. Killpack
2008	SB 209	Methamphetamine Decontamination Standards and Funding	D. Chris Buttars	for
2008	SB 210	Proof of Citizenship Required to Vote	Mark Madsen	against
2008	SB 218	Amendments to Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, and Convention Facilities Tax	Wayne Niederhauser	against
2008	SB 229	Privatization of State Hospital	Sheldon L. Killpack	against
2008	SB 253	County Law Enforcement Duties	Michael G. Waddoups	against
2008	SB 258	Property Tax Committee	Wayne Niederhauser
2008	SB 285	Sales and Use Tax Modifications	Gene Davis	against
2008	SJR 10	Joint Resolution Amending Constitution Regarding Taxes of the Elderly	Gene Davis	against

Archived Legislative Issues