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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035         February 20, 2009

Mr. President:

    The Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 156, GIFTS AND MEAL PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS, by Senator G. Bell, with the following amendments:
1.    Page 7, Lines 201 through 203 :    

             201          (C) an expenditure made for food or beverage

{   including the public official's name   } , if

             202      the aggregate daily expenditures benefitting the public official are greater than [$50; and] $25
             203      unless the food or beverage is provided in connection with an event to which:
2.    Page 9, Lines 273 through 274 :    

             273          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), "gift" includes
  :

    (i)  
admission to a sporting,

             274      recreational, or artistic event whether as a spectator or a participant
  ; and

    (ii) cash  
.


        Respectfully,

        Peter C. Knudson
        Committee Chair

Voting: 5-0-2
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