H.B. 274

             1     

COMMITTEE SUBPOENA POWERS AMENDMENT

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Jim Bird

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Aaron Osmond

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill allows chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee and any
             10      appropriations subcommittee to issue a subpoena.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    adds chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee and any appropriations
             14      subcommittee to the list of those who may issue legislative subpoenas.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21           36-14-2 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, First Special Session, Chapter 1
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 36-14-2 is amended to read:
             25           36-14-2. Issuers.
             26          (1) Any of the following persons is an issuer, who may issue legislative subpoenas by
             27      following the procedures set forth in this chapter:


             28          (a) the speaker of the House of Representatives;
             29          (b) the president of the Senate;
             30          (c) a chair of any legislative standing committee;
             31          (d) a chair of any legislative interim committee;
             32          (e) a chair of any special committee established by the Legislative Management
             33      Committee, the speaker of the House, or the president of the Senate;
             34          (f) a chair of any subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee;
             35          (g) a chair of a special investigative committee;
             36          (h) a chair of a Senate or House Ethics Committee;
             37          (i) a chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee as created in JR3-2-401 ;
             38          (j) a chair of an appropriations subcommittee as created in JR3-2-302 ;
             39          [(i)] (k) the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;
             40          [(j)] (l) the legislative auditor general;
             41          [(k)] (m) the director of the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and
             42          [(l)] (n) the legislative general counsel.
             43          (2) A legislative body, a legislative office, an issuer, or a legislative staff member
             44      designated by an issuer may:
             45          (a) administer an oath or affirmation; and
             46          (b) take evidence, including testimony.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-15-14 11:23 AM


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