H.J.R. 20

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MASTER STUDY RESOLUTION
2 2005 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Jeff Alexander
5
6 LONG TITLE
7 General Description:
8 This joint resolution of the Legislature gives the Legislative Management Committee
9 items of study it may assign to the appropriate interim committee.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This resolution:
12 . gives the Legislative Management Committee items of study it may assign to the
13 appropriate interim committee during the 2005 legislative interim;
14 . directs interim committees assigned these studies to study and make
15 recommendations for legislative action to the 56th Legislature prior to the 2006
16 Annual General Session; and
17 . suggests in approving studies the Legislative Management Committee give
18 consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity of staff
19 to respond.
20 Special Clauses:
21 None
22
23 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 WHEREAS, the Legislative Management Committee is created by law as a permanent
25 committee to receive and assign matters for the interim study of the Legislature; and
26 WHEREAS, the 56th Legislature has determined that certain legislative issues require
27 additional investigation and study:

28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee
29 is given the following items of study to assign to the appropriate interim committee with the
30 duty to study and make recommendations for legislative action to the 56th Legislature prior to
31 the 2006 Annual General Session.
32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee, in
33 making study assignments from this list and in approving study requests for individual
34 committees, give consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity
35 of staff to respond adequately to the number and complexity of the assignments given.
36 1. Appropriation Intent Language - to study moving nonlapsing authority from
37 appropriations intent language to statute.
38 2. Appropriations Processes - to study appropriations bill processes, appropriation
39 subcommittee procedures, and the analysis and review of department budgets.
40 3. Charter School Funding - to study the startup funding needs of charter schools.
41 4. Energy Efficiency in Buildings - to study issues related to the energy efficiency of
42 state buildings.
43 5. Jail Contracting - to study and review the process for contracting and how to
44 reimburse.
45 6. Jail Reimbursement - to study a method of determining and paying for jail
46 reimbursement.
47 7. Property Tax Formula - to study the adequacy of the formula defining the local
48 property tax replacement fund defined in Utah Code Subsection 53A-1a-513(4).
49 8. School Building Costs - to study the cost of constructing school buildings (H.B.
50 187).
51 9. State Budget - to study what happens if the Legislature fails to pass, or the Governor
52 vetoes, one or more appropriation acts to fund state government and fund other units of
53 government for the next fiscal year (1Sub. H.B. 97).
54 10. Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) - to study separating compensation from other
55 programs and elements.
56 11. WPU and Charter Schools - to study adjustment of the WPU formula for funding
57 charter school administration.
58 12. Zero Base Budgeting - to study whether an analysis of zero base budgeting should

59 be conducted by an entity outside of government.
60 13. Affordable Health Insurance Offer - to study facilitating the offer of affordable
61 health insurance by groups and associations to their members.
62 14. Amateur Sports Act - to study "right to participate" legislation in other states.
63 15. Bankruptcy Rate - to study why Utah has one of the highest bankruptcy rates in the
64 nation and what can be done to address the problem.
65 16. Blacklisting - to study whether to expand the state's blacklisting law (2nd Sub.
66 S.B. 233).
67 17. Caps on Interest Rates - to study the creation of caps on interest rates for credit
68 cards.
69 18. Caps on Loan Interest - to study the possibility of capping interest rates that can be
70 charged on deferred deposit loans.
71 19. Consumer Credit Requirements - to study Consumer Credit Bureau notice
72 requirements (H.B.100).
73 20. Consumer Rights Related to Vehicle Repairs - to study whether the law should be
74 changed governing consumer rights in motor vehicle repairs that are paid for by an insurance
75 company.
76 21. Contingent Payment - to study issues related to contingent payment provisions.
77 22. Controlled Business - to study controlled business issues as they relate to the title
78 insurance industry.
79 23. Corporate Accountability - to study issues related to corporate accountability (S.B.
80 171).
81 24. Credit Union Act - to study revisions to the Credit Union Act (H.B. 277).
82 25. Debt Collection Practices - to study needed changes to debt collection practices
83 and whether Utah needs state regulation to supplement the federal Fair Debt Collection
84 Practices Act.
85 26. Housing Management - to study the management of planned unit developments,
86 homeowners associations, and condominiums.
87 27. Insurance Notice When Test Driving - to study whether to require some form of
88 disclosure by automobile sellers that a person test driving a car is not covered by the car
89 dealer's insurance in case of an accident during the test drive.

90 28. Licensing of Body Artists - to study the licensing of body artists, including tattoos,
91 body piercing, etc.
92 29. Lien Recovery Fund - to study attorney fees interest paid.
93 30. Lien Waivers - to study issues related to uniform lien waivers.
94 31. Liens From Out-of-State - to study blanket liens from out-of-state vendors.
95 32. Minimum Wage - to study issues related to the minimum wage.
96 33. Mobile Home Park Property - to study the notice of sale of underlying property in
97 mobile home parks.
98 34. Noncompetition Contracts - to study instances where employee noncompetition
99 contracts should be permissible and instances where contracts should be unenforceable (S.B.
100 113).
101 H. [ 35. Price Gouging During Emergencies - to study the need for a price gouging statute
102 to protect consumers from excessive prices charged during federal and state-declared disasters
103 (S.B. 52). ] .H
104 36. Rental Restrictions in Law - to study rental restrictions under the Condominium
105 Ownership Act and the Community Association Act.
106 37. Response Time on Assessments - to study whether to lengthen the time frame in
107 which businesses have to respond to assessment notices before a penalty is incurred.
108 38. Travel Agents - to study issues related to the regulation of travel agents.
109 39. Usury Laws - to study caps on interest rates, caps on payday lenders, and the usury
110 laws of other states.
111 40. Workers' Compensation Coverage - to study workers' compensation coverage
112 provided to fire department employees.
113 41. Charter School Teaching - to study the use of innovative practices and new
114 teaching methods in charter schools (H.B. 206).
115 42. Charter Schools and Zoning - to study issues related to charter schools and local
116 zoning.
117 43. Education Achievement Gap - to study issues related to education achievement
118 among different groups (H.B. 175).
119 44. Glucagon Administration at School - to study the need to have school nurses and
120 other trained school personnel available at school and school-sponsored activities to administer

121 glucagon injections to a student with diabetes who is experiencing a low blood sugar
122 emergency.
123 45. Public School Nurses - to study the need to increase the number of nurses in public
124 schools.
125 46. Role of UCAT - to study the role of the Utah College of Applied Technology
126 within the state system of higher education.
127 47. School Buses and Disabled Students - to study school bus air conditioning and
128 other needs for students with disabilities.
129 48. School Nursing Policies - to study prescription drug medication and dispensing
130 policies, the number of nurses in public schools, and the number that are needed to serve
131 disabled students.
132 49. Security for Public Schools - to study requiring each local school board that
133 employs law enforcement officers on a full-time, permanent basis to evaluate the cost
134 effectiveness of methods of providing for school safety (3Sub. H.B. 153).
135 50. Special Needs High School Funding - to study special appropriations within the
136 public education budget for special needs high schools.
137 51. Teacher Compensation and Retention - to study beginning teacher compensation
138 and retention issues, including mentoring, salary competitiveness, signing bonuses, tuition
139 forgiveness, and special education shortages (H.B. 188, 1Sub. H.B. 188, and 2Sub. H.B. 74).
140 52. Technology-based Student Achievement Management System - to study the
141 current and future implementation of a technology-based student achievement management
142 system to provide K-12 classroom teachers with student-level assessment and diagnostic data
143 from which the teachers can prescribe effective instruction, and to provide school, district, and
144 state administrators with an intra and inter school and district information sharing and reporting
145 system.
146 53. Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Transportation Consolidation - to study
147 consolidation of Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind transportation with local school districts.
148 54. Vote Required for School Change - to study changing the voting threshold for
149 converting a regular public school to a charter school with a majority vote.
150 55. Writing Competency - to study and analyze competency, methods, and assessment
151 in phases: grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.

152 56. Ballots for Overseas Voters - to study and prepare legislation providing for the use
153 of electronic means to allow registered voters who are out of the state to vote in certain
154 elections.
155 57. Campaign Reform - to study issues related to campaign finance reform.
156 58. Citizenship and Voting - to study proof of citizenship before a person can register
157 to vote.
158 59. Digital Signatures Act - to study electrical authentication and preemption issues
159 with the federal E-sign laws.
160 60. Early Voting - to study issues related to early voting.
161 61. Electoral Systems - to study allowing counties, cities, special districts, and school
162 districts to use ranked-choice voting and full representation voting methods for their elections.
163 62. Email as Public Record - to study whether an email should be considered a public
164 record and, if so, under what circumstances.
165 63. Executive Orders - to study issues related to the issuance and publication of
166 executive orders.
167 64. Financial Disclosure - to study revisions to financial disclosure laws.
168 65. Government Efficiencies - to study and review the findings of a commission
169 formed by the Governor to examine effectiveness and efficiencies in government.
170 66. Legislator Email Addresses - to study the legal and policy questions regarding
171 legislator email addresses.
172 67. Local Election Campaign Contributions - to study whether to prohibit county merit
173 employees from making campaign contributions to the political campaigns of persons running
174 for county office.
175 68. Procurement Code Bidding and Contracts - to study modifications to the Utah
176 Procurement Code's bidding procedures and contractual requirements (S.B. 66).
177 69. Redistricting Commission - to study the establishment of a Redistricting
178 Commission (H.J.R. 14).
179 70. Referendums and Initiatives - to study the referendum and initiative processes,
180 statutory and constitutional conflicts, and special elections.
181 71. Voter Registration - to study issues related to election day voter registration.
182 72. Voting by Felons - to study, clarify, and update the felon voting law.

183 73. Voting Centers - to study the use of voting centers and whether the cost reductions
184 outweigh concerns related to reapportionment.
185 74. Voting Technology Changes - to study the updating of ballot definitions, counting
186 procedures, and other issues due to the purchase of new voting equipment.
187 75. Care of the Mentally Ill - to study community and institutional care for persons
188 with mental illness.
189 76. Child Welfare Code - to study evidentiary standards and whether they should be
190 changed, and review words that are used in the code that are undefined, such as "accidental,"
191 "nonaccidental," "threatened," "harm," and "emotional harm," to determine whether they
192 should be defined.
193 77. Deaf Community Issues - to study the Department of Human Services' approach to
194 the needs of the deaf community, whether it is meeting ADA requirements, and suggested
195 legislation.
196 78. Epinephrine - to study the emergency administration of epinephrine (H.B. 110).
197 79. Health and Medicaid Gaps - to study and review how the state addresses health
198 and Medicaid gaps.
199 80. Health Care Providers - to study access to health care providers and taxation of
200 private health care providers (S.B. 34 and S.B. 61).
201 81. Health Inspections of Child Care Centers - to study the Utah Department of Health
202 and local health departments' inspection processes for child care centers for the purpose of
203 eliminating duplication and inconsistent enforcement of standards.
204 82. Health Insurance Costs - to study issues related to health insurance costs to small
205 businesses.
206 83. Hospital Infection Rates - to study whether to require hospitals to make public
207 their infection rates.
208 84. Licensing Phlebotomists - to study whether to license phlebotomists (H.B. 344).
209 85. Medicaid Asset Test - to study the removal or adjustment of Medicaid asset test.
210 86. Medicaid Funding - to study options for addressing Medicaid funding demands.
211 87. Naturopathic Physician Prescriptions - to study prescription authority for licensed
212 naturopathic physicians to include controlled substance and legend medications.
213 88. Naturopathic Physician Sunset Review - to study and review the sunset of Title 58,

214 Chapter 71, Naturopathic Physician Practices Act.
215 89. Noncompete Agreements - to study issues related to Medicaid provider
216 noncompete agreements (H.B. 106, S.B. 113, and S.B. 145).
217 90. Nursing Shortage - to study the current shortage of nurses in the state.
218 91. Oversight of Assisted Living Facilities - to study the rationality and feasibility of
219 moving the regulatory oversight of assisted living facilities, including their potential removal
220 from the long-term care facilities statute or moving it from the Department of Health to the
221 Department of Human Services.
222 92. Prescription Drug Programs - to study prescription drug programs, including a
223 recently approved Virginia program.
224 93. Prescription Drug Purchasing - to study issues related to the aggregated purchasing
225 of prescription drugs.
226 94. Regulating Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors - to study whether to
227 require the use of drug pedigrees in certain circumstances and whether the Division of
228 Occupational and Professional Licensing should develop, by administrative rule, a list of drug
229 products that should be subject to pedigrees due to susceptibility to counterfeit and
230 misbranding (1Sub. H.B. 354).
231 95. Role of Dental Hygienists - to study whether the expanded role of dental hygienists
232 can be used to reduce Medicaid dental costs.
233 96. Rural Health Care Infrastructure - to study creating an administrative penalty for
234 licensed medical practitioners in rural areas who make a referral to a facility in which they have
235 a financial interest, and prohibiting licensed medical practitioners in rural areas from making a
236 referral to a facility in which they have a financial interest if the financial interest is created
237 after a certain date (H.B. 328).
238 97. Substance Abuse Impact - to study the impact of substance abuse on all state
239 departments, families, businesses, and society, and how best to address the problem.
240 98. Toxic Mold - to study the effects of toxic mold, laws in other states, the impact on
241 the insurance and real estate industries, the health impact, and suggested legislation.
242 99. Traumatic Brain Injury - to study issues related to traumatic brain injury.
243 100. Veterinary Technicians - to study whether to certify veterinary technicians.
244 101. Advertising Illegal Activities - to study amending the criminal code to provide

245 that advertising within Utah that is directed at Utah residents and that promotes gambling or
246 prostitution is unlawful (H.B. 123).
247 102. Attorney Fee Recovery - to study the recovery of attorney fees by the prevailing
248 party in a civil lawsuit (S.B. 92).
249 103. Child Support Collection - to study the collection of child support and alimony
250 when children are involved, the conflicts in those laws, and whether the law should be
251 changed.
252 104. Child Support Obligations - to study whether child support provisions should
253 take into account obligors that may be incarcerated or incapacitated in their ability to earn
254 (H.B. 248).
255 105. Civil Settlements - to study settlement offers in civil litigation (H.B. 127 and
256 1Sub. H.B. 127).
257 106. Commitment to Mental Health Authority - to study and review Utah law
258 governing designated examiners and involuntary commitment hearings (1Sub. H.B. 271).
259 107. Competition and Consumer Protection Legislation - to study amendments to the
260 Utah Antitrust Act to allow claims by indirect purchasers.
261 108. Court Verification of Day Care Costs - to study providing a court in a divorce
262 proceeding with verification from a day care provider establishing the cost of day care for a
263 custodial parent's family that can be used to determine the proper amount of withholding from
264 the noncustodial parent.
265 109. Group Homes and Communities - to study placement criteria as they apply to
266 community-based treatment centers, considering the balance between community safety and
267 the need for treatment in community placement, review of models for cooperation between
268 group homes, city governments, and neighborhood groups (1Sub. H.B. 94).
269 110. Guardian Ad Litem Audit - to study the results of the 2004-05 guardian ad litem
270 audit, and potential revisions to the statute based on the results of the audit.
271 111. Identity Theft Using Court Records - to study the feasibility of sealing all or part
272 of a court's records to prevent identify theft.
273 112. Impaneling Grand Juries - to study modifying the procedure for impaneling a
274 grand jury.
275 113. In Loco Parentis - to study and examine whether or not a state district court

276 should extend the doctrine of in loco parentis to grant visitation rights to persons who have not
277 been married to each other.
278 114. Involuntary Commitment - to study the impact of changes to the state's
279 involuntary commitment laws.
280 115. Justice Court Funds - to study the income and expenditure from justice courts,
281 including revenue from traffic citations, and compare to citation numbers prior to the justice
282 court.
283 116. Marriage Preparation - to study whether to provide a reduction in marriage
284 license fees for couples who voluntarily undergo marriage education that meets specified
285 criteria (H.B. 252).
286 117. Materials Harmful to Minors - to study conflicts with rights of free speech,
287 parental rights, and recommended legislation.
288 118. Mutual Protective Orders - to study whether to permit courts to issue mutual
289 protective orders (H.B. 360).
290 119. Veterans' Nursing Home - to study the establishment of a veterans' nursing home,
291 including public and private partnerships.
292 120. Critical Incident Shooting Provisions - to study prohibiting a peace officer from
293 being interviewed as part of an internal investigation until at least a 24-hour period after the
294 peace officer's involvement in a critical or fatal incident (1Sub. H.B. 134).
295 121. Fire Suppression - to study issues related to fire suppression at Camp Williams.
296 122. Gun Restrictions - to study eliminating the prohibition on carrying a loaded gun
297 in a vehicle (S.B. 175).
298 123. Hate Crimes - to study issues related to hate crimes.
299 124. Human Trafficking - to study issues related to human trafficking of women and
300 children.
301 125. Jail Contracting and Jail Reimbursement - to study the core rate adjustment,
302 equity throughout the state, and recommended legislation.
303 126. Licensing of Convicted Felons - to study removing barriers to professional
304 licensing of convicted felons, not in an area of licensing which may be related to the
305 conviction, who have been released from prison.
306 127. Penalty Enhancements - to study and review all crimes that have enhanced

307 penalties to determine whether the penalty is correct or should be increased, and whether there
308 should be penalty enhancements or whether penalties should be raised instead.
309 128. Prison Education Surcharges - to study state surcharges for education and training
310 programs at state prisons (H.B. 234).
311 129. Report of Death - to study the reporting of deaths at residential facilities and
312 penalties for failing to report.
313 130. Sex Offender Treatment - to study issues related to the funding of sex offender
314 treatment.
315 131. Street Racing Laws - to study tougher laws and penalties to address the increase
316 in street racing, and what would deter people from participating.
317 132. Youth Violence - to study issues related to dating violence among youth.
318 133. Allocation of Waste Tire Recycling Fee - to study whether to allow retailers to
319 keep a portion of the waste tire recycling fee.
320 134. Animal Feeding Responsibilities - to study the responsibility of land owners who
321 do not allow hunting on their lands to provide year-round feeding for the animals so they do
322 not eat food intended for livestock on the property of other land owners.
323 135. Apple Initiative - to study funding of education from income from federal lands
324 alternative.
325 136. Athletic Foundation Report - to study having the Utah Athletic Foundation report
326 yearly to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.
327 137. Branding Law Reciprocity - to study the branding laws of Idaho, Wyoming,
328 Utah, and other surrounding states, including a comparison of Utah's and Wyoming's branding
329 laws.
330 138. Division of State History Reorganization - to study the reorganization of the State
331 Antiquities Section, the archeologist portion of the Division of State History.
332 139. Irrigation Companies - to study issues related to water rights in irrigation
333 companies.
334 140. Local Water Rights - to study water rights held by political subdivisions.
335 141. Natural Resources Law Enforcement - to study the structure of law enforcement
336 within the Department of Natural Resources.
337 142. Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Litigation - to study how to address the hundreds of

338 oil and gas leases that have been awarded in Utah by the Bureau of Land Management but not
339 issued due to continuing litigation.
340 143. Raw Milk - to study issues related to raw milk sales.
341 144. Standing of Private Water Companies - to study whether private water companies
342 should have the same standing as cities or special service districts for water fillings, protesting
343 water rights, and sanitation standards and costs.
344 145. Uniform Environmental Covenants Act - to study how to address the problem of
345 vacant, abandoned, and underused sites with various forms of environmental contamination.
346 146. Water Banking - to study issues related to a water banking program.
347 147. Water Development - to study Bear River water development in Box Elder
348 County, including the Washakie Reservoir site.
349 148. Building Inspection and Removal Requirements - to study ways to ensure better
350 compliance with asbestos inspection and removal requirements in residential demolition and
351 reconstruction through local government building permit or other processes.
352 149. Density Credit for Lands Donation to School Districts - to study whether to
353 prohibit counties and municipalities from disapproving a subdivision plat for failure to comply
354 with density requirements if the plat includes land that is being donated to a school district for
355 future school building construction (H.B. 333).
356 150. Enforcement and Review of Building Standards - to study permitting building
357 inspectors to issue citations to enforce the Construction Trades Licensing Act, and review
358 building standards enforced by the Department of Health and local health departments.
359 151. Group Homes - to study group homes: location, oversight, the RFP process,
360 effectiveness, and community participation.
361 152. Impact of Land Use Restrictions - to study Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004):
362 whether governments must pay owners, or forgo enforcement, when certain land use
363 restrictions reduce property value.
364 153. Local Background Checks - to study issues related to background checks in local
365 government H. and school districts .H (H.B. 112).
366 154. Municipal H. Water and .H Electric Utility Earnings - to study how local
366a governments report
367 earnings from H. water and .H electric utilities owned by the local government (H.B. 312).
368 155. Prescriptive Easements - to study ways to provide notice to property owners of

369 prescriptive easement claims, recording of prescriptive easements, and fair compensation to a
370 property owner for an easement (1Sub. H.B. 207).
371 156. Removing Residential Housing Restrictions - to study whether restrictions on the
372 use of any property for residential housing, whether imposed by deed or otherwise, should be
373 removed.
374 157. Special Districts - to study and continue the rewrite of Title 17A, Special
375 Districts, to Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities.
376 158. Special Service District Liability - to study the fairness of having special service
377 districts be liable for legal fees if the final bid price for property is 10-15% below fair market
378 value (independently appraised value).
379 159. Water and Land Rights of Cities - to study whether cities should have the right to
380 chase water and land upstream, especially with water districts in place.
381 160. Changes in Utility Regulation - to study eliminating the Committee of Consumer
382 Services, folding Division of Public Utilities staff into the Public Service Commission, creating
383 the Office of Ratepayer Advocate, and allowing intervenor reimbursement in rate cases (H.B.
384 320).
385 161. Energy Administration Changes - to study the phase-out of the Utah Energy
386 Office (2Sub. S.B.199), how its former responsibilities and funds are being managed and
387 allocated, how the Petroleum Violations Escrow funds will be used, and review of a report
388 from the Governor's Office, to be received by April 1, 2005, containing a detailed, written
389 implementation report.
390 162. Energy Efficiency - to study policies that promote energy economy and
391 efficiency.
392 163. Energy Issues - to study energy-related issues, including current state energy
393 policy, utility affiliate relationships, transmission line access, and power line locations.
394 164. Energy Supplies - to study energy supplies, reliability, and transmission line
395 policies.
396 165. Impact of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) - to study the impact of VOIP on
397 telephone regulation by states, whether Utah classifies it as a telecommunication service
398 subject to state regulation or as an information service not subject to state regulation, how the
399 FCC and the federal courts treat the issue, what is needed to protect the public safety and health

400 and to guard against consumer fraud, determine Public Service Commission regulatory
401 authority in light of new federal laws, decisions, and technology.
402 166. Medical Technology - to study issues related to medical technology.
403 167. Municipal Utility Rates - to study the disclosure and enforcement of municipal
404 utility rates.
405 168. Technology Efficiency - to study and review technology efficiency within
406 nonexecutive areas of state government.
407 169. Utility Deregulation - to study the deregulation of utilities in Utah.
408 170. Administration of Personal Property Taxes - to study the administration,
409 assessment, and collection of property taxes on personal property, including a review of
410 minimum taxes for small businesses, exemption of supplies, filing requirements, forms, and
411 other aspects of administration.
412 171. Charitable Contributions on Income Tax Returns - to study the proliferation of
413 income tax return checkoffs and whether tax return design requirements impact checkoff
414 contributions.
415 172. Comprehensive Tuition Tax Credits Study - to study tuition tax credits with
416 objective measurement of certain criteria and an analysis of what other states have done and
417 what could be done in Utah.
418 173. Disposition of Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, and Convention Facilities Tax - to
419 study limiting the expenditure of revenues generated by the tourism, recreation, cultural, and
420 convention facilities tax relating to facilities that are predominantly used by tourists (S.B. 137).
421 174. Enterprise Zones Tax Credit - to study issues related to eligibility criteria for an
422 enterprise zone tax credit.
423 175. Equipment Tax Exemption - to study a sales and use tax exemption for material
424 handling equipment.
425 176. Fiscal Impact of Illegal Aliens - to study the fiscal impact of illegal aliens on state
426 taxes and expenditures.
427 177. Individual Income Tax Contributions - to study the current contributions that are
428 available under the individual income tax.
429 178. Parking Plates Linked to Disabled Tax Exemption - to study the feasibility of
430 linking eligibility for income tax deductions for the disabled with disabled parking license

431 plates.
432 179. Past Due Property Taxes - to study and review the interest and penalties on past
433 due property taxes.
434 180. Property Tax Burden on Seniors - to study whether to amend the Utah
435 Constitution to authorize the Legislature to adjust property tax laws so that the property taxes
436 paid by seniors do not become overly burdensome.
437 181. Property Tax on Propane Tanks - to study personal property taxes on propane
438 tanks and why some counties provide exemptions from personal property taxes and others do
439 not.
440 182. Sales and Use Tax Exemption - to study manufacturer's sales and use tax
441 exemption relating to materials used in production.
442 183. Tax Collections - to study how assessing and collecting taxes on personal
443 property is administered.
444 184. Tax Credits - to study issues related to earned income tax credits.
445 185. Taxing Practices of Special Districts for Water - to study the taxing practices of
446 special districts related to the purchase of water.
447 186. Insurance and Retirement for Firemen - to study insurance and retirement for
448 firemen from fire insurance premiums.
449 187. Retirement Consolidation - to study consolidation of retirement systems.
450 188. Retirement System Fund Operation - to study whether the Legislature should
451 require by statute that the Utah Retirement System Fund establish and operate a program
452 through which a portion of the fund is managed by locally domiciled asset management
453 companies.
454 189. Actual Costs of Roads - to study the real costs of building and maintaining roads
455 (Interstate, county, etc.), including not only out-of-pocket expenses but also overhead costs per
456 mile for different types of roads in the state.
457 190. Child Safety Seat Education - to study how to provide safety information to
458 purchasers of child safety seats, and how the effort can be funded.
459 191. Driver License Qualifications - to study repealing the use of a temporary
460 identification number issued by the IRS for purposes of obtaining a driver license or
461 identification card issued by the Driver License Division, and whether a driver license or

462 identification card obtained using a temporary identification number should not be renewed or
463 extended (H.B. 330).
464 192. Emissions Testing - to study whether vehicles with less than 60,000 miles should
465 be required to have an emissions test.
466 193. Grant Tower Railroad Reconfiguration - to study the reconfiguration of the Grant
467 Tower Railroad curves and how it will be financed (S.J.R. 12).
468 194. High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes - to study restrictions on high occupancy vehicle
469 lanes (H.B. 367, as amended).
470 195. Masking Convictions from Driving Records - to study what statutory changes, if
471 any, are needed to comply with federal regulatory requirements that prohibit the state from
472 masking or deferring a driver's conviction for a violation from appearing on the driving record
473 of anyone holding a commercial driver's license.
474 196. Nondriving Alcohol Offense On Driving Record - to study whether a nondriving
475 alcohol offense should be allowed to stay on a person's record, for auto insurance purposes,
476 after the delay period.
477 197. Traffic Enforcement - to study provisions relating to license plates requirements,
478 traffic enforcement systems, and photo radar (H.B. 219).
479 198. Transportation Funding Strategies - to study innovative transportation financing
480 strategies, including how to leverage and expand the public resources by encouraging private
481 investment in transportation solutions, how to create innovative financial structuring that
482 creates nontraditional funding sources rather than relying on state and federal gas tax revenues,
483 and how to accelerate transportation projects, reduce costs, and reduce risk to the state and to
484 the Department of Transportation.
485 199. Covered-At-Work Program - to study raising the premium subsidy for the
486 Covered-At-Work Program and directing the Department of Health to seek an amendment to
487 the state's Primary Care Network waiver granted by the federal government (1Sub. H.B. 304).
488 200. Funds Transfer to Industrial Assistance - to study requiring the Division of
489 Finance to transfer from the General Fund to the Industrial Assistance Fund each fiscal year
490 sufficient money to offset earned credits (1Sub. S.B. 234).
491 201. Immigrant Services Corporations - to study issues related to specialized
492 immigrant services corporations (H.B. 130).

493 202. Motion Picture Incentives - to study motion picture incentive funding issues.
494 203. Native American Economic Development - to study economic development
495 opportunities for Native American communities.
496 204. Small Business Investment Fund - to study how the Southeastern Utah Small
497 Business Investment Fund can facilitate the establishment of small businesses for
498 TANF-eligible or low-income individuals from Southeastern Utah.
499 205. Unemployment Insurance - to study providing an unemployment insurance wage
500 option.
501 206. Constitutional Questions Regarding Property Taxes - to study constitutional
502 questions raised by H.B. 193, Property Tax Changes, 2005 General Session, regarding
503 nonprofit entities.
504 207. Ranked Choice Voting - to study the use of ranked choice voting for the Senate
505 and House.
506 208. Services for Legislators - to study constituent services for legislators.
507 209. Staff for Legislators - to study providing legislative staff for individual
508 legislators.
509 210. Aerospace Technology - to study new technology developments in the aerospace
510 industry including related state development and training policies.
511 211. Biotechnology - to study the development of biotechnology, related training
512 programs, and BioSTAR technology research.
513 212. Information Technology Governance - to study and review the Chief Information
514 Officer's plan for implementation and other statutorily required progress reports and budgets
515 necessary to meet the statutory deadline of July 1, 2006, and review all aspects of the transition
516 and the resulting new department regarding funding, personnel, rates, and programs (H.B. 109).
517 213. Nanotechnology - to study the development of nanotechnology in Utah.
518 214. Utility and Trade Regulatory Authority - to study state regulatory authority
519 regarding the Utilities and General Agreements in Trades and Services Treaty being negotiated
520 by the United States Trade Representative to the World Trade Organization (H.J.R. 15).
520a H. 215. WPU Formula Related to Special Education - to study adjusting the WPU
520b formula in relation to funding for special education.
520c 216. Revision to Penalty for Late Tax Payment - to study and examine whether Utah's
520d 2% penalty for late property taxes should be altered to discourage delinquent payments.
520e 217. Technology Supporting Involvement in Education - to study the use of technology
520f to support community and family involvement in education. .H

520g H. 218. Repeal of Exemption from Nonresident Tuition - to study the repeal of the
520h provision that, if allowed under federal law, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, shall
520i be exempt from the nonresident portion of total tuition if the student attended high school in
520j this state for three or more years and graduated from a high school or received its equivalent
520k in this state (H.B. 239).
520l 219. Land Use Impacts - to study the land use impacts related to Camp Williams.
520m 220. Election Options - to study the use of ranked-choice voting for state executive
520n offices and full representation voting for the Utah Senate and the Utah House of
520o Representatives.
520p 221. Mortgage Fraud - to study mortgage fraud and identity theft related to mortgage
520q fraud.
520r 222. Teaching by Registered Sex Offenders - to study higher education teaching by
520s registered sex offenders.
520t 223. Electrical Qualifying Facility - to study applying for sales tax exemption for
520u electrical power plant equipment for electrical qualifying facilities under federal law.
520v 224. Guardian Ad Litem Operations - to study the full operations of the Guardian Ad
520w Litem's Office and potential statutory changes.
520x 225. Promotion of gaming on high school sports by newspapers publishing odds on ball
520y games and playoffs.
520z 226. Effects of minority reports on legislation. . H

Legislative Review Note
as of 3-1-05 2:00 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel