H.J.R. 21 Enrolled

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MASTER STUDY RESOLUTION
2 2009 General Session
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn
5 Senate Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This joint resolution of the Legislature gives the Legislative Management Committee
10 items of study it may assign to the appropriate interim committee.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 . gives the Legislative Management Committee items of study it may assign to the
14 appropriate interim committee during the 2009 legislative interim;
15 . directs interim committees assigned these studies to study and make
16 recommendations for legislative action to the 58th Legislature before the 2010
17 Annual General Session; and
18 . suggests that the Legislative Management Committee, in approving studies, give
19 consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity of
20 staff to respond.
21 Special Clauses:
22 None
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24 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 WHEREAS, the Legislative Management Committee is created by law as a permanent
26 committee to receive and assign matters for the interim study of the Legislature; and
27 WHEREAS, the 58th Legislature has determined that certain legislative issues require
28 additional investigation and study:
29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee

30 is given the following items of study to assign to the appropriate interim committee with the
31 duty to study and make recommendations for legislative action to the 58th Legislature before
32 the 2010 Annual General Session.
33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee, in
34 making study assignments from this list and in approving study requests for individual
35 committees, give consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity
36 of staff to respond adequately to the number and complexity of the assignments given.
37 1. Anesthesiologist Assistants - to study the licensing of anesthesiologist assistants.
38 2. Consortium - to study the loss of consortium.
39 3. Construction Trades Licensing - to study whether to require contractors and
40 subcontractors to hold construction funds in trust (H.B. 318).
41 4. Discrimination in Employment - to study whether to prohibit military service as a
42 basis for discrimination in employment (S.B. 194).
43 5. DOPL Review - to study and review the responsibilities of the Division of
44 Occupational and Professional Licensing and its efficiency.
45 6. Elevator Services Licensing - to study the licensing of elevator contractors,
46 mechanics, and inspectors (H.B. 369).
47 7. Foreclosure Consultants Fraud - to study laws and rules governing foreclosure
48 consultants and equity purchasers to ensure appropriate protections are in place, which may
49 include requirements related to contracting and prohibiting certain wrongful acts.
50 8. Foreclosure Impact - to study the effect of foreclosure on renters.
51 9. Hospital Lien Law - to study whether to prohibit hospitals from filing liens under
52 certain circumstances (H.B. 135).
53 10. Hours Restrictions - to study hours restrictions in the Alcoholic Beverage Control
54 Act (S.B. 168).
55 11. HVAC Licensing - to study the licensing of heating, venting, and air conditioning
56 (HVAC) technicians (H.B. 117 and 1st Sub. H.B. 117).
57 12. Insurance Costs for Chemotherapy - to study whether to prohibit an insurer from

58 requiring a cancer patient to pay more for chemotherapy treatment that is administered orally
59 rather than intravenously (S.B. 217).
60 13. Interest on Escrow - to study whether to require mortgage holders to pay interest
61 on escrow collected to mortgage accounts.
62 14. Landlord Disclosure - to study whether to require that a landlord provide annual
63 notice to a tenant of any amount that may be owed by the tenant (S.B. 267).
64 15. Licensure Exemptions - to study the removal of an exemption allowing a
65 professional engineer to practice architecture and an exemption allowing an architect to
66 practice engineering or structural engineering (H.B. 99).
67 16. Passenger Carriers - to study state law and regulation governing contract
68 passenger carriers.
69 17. Reinsurance Risk Pool - to study the establishment of a reinsurance risk pool for
70 the small employer group health insurance and defined contribution arrangement market (H.B.
71 454).
72 18. Reserve Studies - to study the need for reserve studies and minimum amounts for
73 condominiums and planned unit developments.
74 19. Resolving Residential Construction Defects - to study mediation processes that
75 other states require or strongly recommend for resolving residential construction disputes.
76 20. Seismic Evaluation Requirements - to study a requirement that a seismic
77 evaluation for a condominium conversion must be performed by a licensed professional
78 structural engineer (H.B. 416).
79 21. Sole Proprietors in Small Group Market - to study the impact on the small group
80 market if it included sole proprietors, and the impact on sole proprietors.
81 22. Uniform Law Changes - to study adopting changes to Uniform Commercial Code
82 Articles 3, 3a, and 4.
83 23. Worker Access to Job-based Health Insurance - to study how many, and what
84 type, of employers do and do not offer health benefits to their employees, and what percentage
85 of employees do not take advantage of employers' benefits and why.

86 24. Achievement Results - to study and compare achievement results between Utah
87 and other states.
88 25. Class Size - to study class size reduction strategies.
89 26. Condition for Receiving School Building Equalization Funds - to study a
90 requirement that school districts receiving school building equalization funds under Salt Lake
91 County's law must utilize existing buildings year round to qualify to receive the funds.
92 27. Driver's Education - to study the funding of driver's education.
93 28. Education Plan - to study and review a long-term plan for education.
94 29. Education Reports - to study and review the reports required by statute and the
95 State Office of Education, including reports that local school districts must prepare.
96 30. Educational Resources in the Public Domain - to study how curriculum materials
97 and other learning resources created with state funds may be placed in the public domain.
98 31. Educator Self-Reporting - to study whether to require educators to self-report
99 certain arrests to the State Office of Education.
100 32. Engineering Programs - to study ways to accelerate the number of engineers
101 trained in the state.
102 33. Extracurricular Activities Eligibility - to study and review private and home
103 school students' eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities (S.B. 61).
104 34. Funding Education - to study equity in education funding.
105 35. Funding Local Schools - to study and make recommendations regarding
106 alternative ways to provide funding to local schools, including studying efficiencies, whether
107 to increase local control of education resources, and whether to implement a local funding
108 pilot project for a school district (S.B. 109).
109 36. Health Education - to study requirements for health education in schools (H.B.
110 189).
111 37. Property Tax Equalization for Education Needs - to study accountability in
112 property tax equalization, including a review of the Capital Outlay Foundation Program for
113 meeting school building needs.

114 38. Public Education Governance - to study and clearly define the functions and roles
115 of the Utah State Office of Education, local school boards, and school districts to find ways to
116 strengthen local control of public education.
117 39. Renewable Energy in Schools - to study the funding of renewable energy systems,
118 including solar, geothermal, and wind for school buildings.
119 40. School Buses - to study a proposal for school bus fleet conversion.
120 41. School Community Councils - to study the structure and effectiveness of school
121 community councils.
122 42. School District Division - to study voting procedures and the allocation of school
123 district property following the creation of a new school district, and the effective date of the
124 new school district (H.B. 186).
125 43. School Employee Termination - to study modifications to the "Utah Orderly
126 School Termination Procedures Act," including certain time and notice provisions (1st Sub.
127 H.B. 260).
128 44. School of Veterinary Medicine Partnership - to study whether to establish a school
129 of veterinary medicine at Utah State University, in partnership with an established school,
130 with Utah State University providing the first two years and the partnering school providing
131 the clinicals.
132 45. Teacher Performance Pay - to study whether to add a performance component to
133 the formula used to determine teacher pay.
134 46. Campaign Finance Reports - to study what statutory steps would discourage
135 amendments to campaign finance reports, which do not provide transparency for the public.
136 47. Candidate Eligibility - to study the effect of making election candidates ineligible
137 to run if they miss filing one financial disclosure report.
138 48. Consolidating State Functions - to study ways to consolidate various state
139 agencies and functions.
140 49. Daylight Savings - to study the need for Daylight Savings Time.
141 50. Election Laws - to study changes to election laws, including providing a single

142 ballot on election day for all election races.
143 51. Eligibility for Legislative Office - to study ways to clarify eligibility to fill a
144 mid-term vacancy in the Legislature.
145 52. For and Against Votes for Referendum - to study whether greater clarity can be
146 achieved (UCA Section 20A-7-309 of S.B. 27).
147 53. GRAMA Issues - to study a balancing test for the release of records and other
148 GRAMA issues (H.B. 122).
149 54. Post Office Box Addresses - to study whether to include post office box numbers
150 on all state forms.
151 55. Presidential Vote - to study a compact agreement with other states to elect the
152 President of the United States by the nation's popular vote (H.B. 406).
153 56. Quality Improvement Program - to study the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality
154 Improvement Program for possible implementation by the state.
155 57. Redistricting Commission - to study the establishment of a Bipartisan
156 Redistricting Commission (H.B. 172).
157 58. Returned Mail - to study the policies of state agencies regarding returned mail.
158 59. State Vehicle Fleet - to study the reduction of the state's vehicle fleet and the cost
159 savings in capital and operating costs.
160 60. Unfunded Federal Mandates - to study the 1995 House Joint Resolution on federal
161 government mandates and its effect on the number of unfunded mandates received by the state
162 since its adoption (H.J.R. 3, 1995 General Session).
163 61. Abusive Work Environment Prohibition - to study the development of a Health
164 Care Provider Abusive Environment Prohibition Act (H.B. 224).
165 62. Adoption - to study adoption code definitions and needed changes.
166 63. Ambulance Issues - to study intermodal facility transport and licensing (2nd Sub.
167 H.B. 273).
168 64. Assertive Community Mental Health Treatment Program - to study the
169 establishment of an assertive mental health treatment pilot program for people with a severe

170 mental disorder who are not receiving or are transitioning out of other mental health services,
171 and for their families (H.B. 101).
172 65. Changing Medical Services Responsibilities - to study whether to move the
173 Medical Examiner's Office and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services from the
174 Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety (H.B. 395).
175 66. CHIP Enrollment - to study disenrollment in the state's CHIP program.
176 67. Consumer Health Care Affordability - to study what percentage of a family's or
177 individual's gross annual income can reasonably be expected to go towards health insurance
178 and health care, and at what level of income subsidies are needed.
179 68. Digital Health Communities - to study whether to authorize at least one area of
180 the state to develop a digital health community pilot project to implement the use of digital
181 health records and other technology-based health care exchanges to promote effective health
182 care, increase patient safety, eliminate errors, and reduce health care costs.
183 69. Health Disparities - to study how to address health disparity issues through policy
184 (S.B. 55).
185 70. Health Policy Options - to study changing health policies in Utah.
186 71. Health Reform Impacts - to study how changes in federal health policy dovetail or
187 impact health care reform efforts in Utah.
188 72. Hospital Admissions Related to Drug Overdose - to study the best way to report
189 and track hospital admissions for drug overdose.
190 73. Hospital Emergency Services - to study incentives to decrease the inappropriate
191 use of emergency rooms and other issues related to the cost and quality of emergency services
192 use (S.B. 119).
193 74. Insurance for Autism - to study whether the state should contract with an
194 insurance company to provide an autism policy, available for purchase before a child is born,
195 to pay the costs of treatment if the child has an autism spectrum disorder.
196 75. Medicaid Asset Test - to study the elimination of the Medicaid asset test (H.J.R.
197 22).

198 76. Meningitis Prevention - to study ways to prevent bacterial meningitis in the state.
199 77. Prescription Drug Disposal - to study ways to expand current efforts to properly
200 dispose of unused over-the-counter and prescription drugs and how to facilitate, as a method
201 of disposal, a reverse distribution process pharmacists use for returning drugs to
202 manufacturers.
203 78. Relationships Between Surgical Centers and Health Insurers - to study
204 reimbursement levels and contracting relationships between ambulatory surgical centers and
205 health insurers in the state.
206 79. Substance Abuse - to study strategies to address the prevention of substance
207 abuse.
208 80. Use of Tobacco Monies - to study and review the use of tobacco monies from the
209 1998 Master Settlement Agreement and the 1997 and 2002 cigarette tax increases for tobacco
210 prevention, reduction, cessation, and control, and review program outcomes, funding and
211 evaluation processes, and the adequacy of statutory requirements.
212 81. Address Verification - to study the verification of addresses of residence
213 submitted by a sex offender for the sex offender registry.
214 82. Alimony - to study the size of alimony awards, rehabilitation issues, cohabitation
215 as a method to terminate, and whether the length of time alimony is paid should be limited.
216 83. Alimony Incentives - to study whether alimony should have an incentive for the
217 receiving spouse to begin working, and how to define cohabitation that ends alimony.
218 84. Concealed Firearm Permits - to study fees to obtain a concealed firearm permit,
219 including resident and nonresident fees and renewal, replacement, and late fees, and whether
220 fee monies collected in excess of the amount necessary to cover the cost of issuing concealed
221 firearm permits should be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety (S.B. 227).
222 85. Court Fees - to study imposing a court fee for the filing of answers in civil suits.
223 86. Criminal Charge Reductions - to study whether to require that a prosecuting
224 attorney obtain a defendant's consent before reducing a misdemeanor charge to an infraction
225 (H.J.R. 27).

226 87. Debt Collection - to study the statute of limitations for writing bad checks, and
227 the Family Expense statute interpretation in N.A.R., Inc. v. Destani (CA 2006).
228 88. Divorce Filing Fee Waiver - to study whether to waive the divorce filing fee for
229 victims of domestic violence.
230 89. Eminent Domain - to study whether litigation expenses should be awarded in
231 condemnation actions where the final award exceeds the written offer by 5% (H.B. 414).
232 90. Exceptions to Adoption Prohibitions - to study whether to allow adoption by a
233 person cohabitating in a relationship that is not a legally valid and binding marriage if the
234 parent or parents of the child give consent or if the child is in the legal custody of the Division
235 of Child and Family Services (H.B. 288).
236 91. Fees for Filings - to study court filing fees for certain motions.
237 92. Fire Liability - to study making a railroad owner, operator, and lessor jointly and
238 severally liable and strictly liable for certain fires and establishing evidence standards and
239 penalties for an abandoned campfire (S.B. 80).
240 93. Juvenile Access to Counsel - to study whether to require that a lawyer be
241 appointed to represent the child in all formal delinquency proceedings.
242 94. Parental Rights in Adoptions - to study when it is appropriate to allow an
243 adoption to proceed without terminating the existing parental rights, like when a grandparent
244 is adopting.
245 95. Surveillance Devices - to study whether permits should be necessary to purchase
246 electronic devices that could be used for illegal surveillance.
247 96. Tolling Statutes - to study tolling of statute of limitations Sections 78B-2-104 and
248 78B-3-205.
249 97. Trespass - to study and comprehensively review Utah's trespass laws.
250 98. Workplace Drug Testing - to study and review current law regarding drug testing
251 in the workplace.
252 99. Wrongful Death - to study the definition of "wrongful death designee" and
253 whether to provide minor children with priority over other heirs in the event of a wrongful

254 death settlement (S.B. 32).
255 100. Ambulance Service and 9-1-1 - to study 9-1-1 and an interfacility ambulance
256 service.
257 101. Compensation for Meth Lab Investigations - to study whether to provide
258 compensation in cases where police officers die as a result of meth lab investigations.
259 102. Controlled Substances - to study whether to add salvia divinorum to the statutory
260 list of controlled substances and designate it as a Schedule I controlled substance (H.B. 277).
261 103. Funding for Tattoo Removal - to study whether to fund tattoo removal for
262 ex-convicts.
263 104. Illegal Prescription Drug Use - to study illegal possession of prescription drugs,
264 including drugs obtained by mail or the Internet without a valid prescription.
265 105. Inmate Health Coverage - to study whether to require insurance companies to
266 pay the health care cost of inmates covered by their policies.
267 106. Interagency Coordination on Gang Activity - to study interagency coordination,
268 including local, state, and federal governments, and school and community-based
269 organizations, in addressing prevention, intervention, and suppression of gang-related activity.
270 107. Moving Violation Liability - to study left-hand turn liability related to moving
271 traffic violations.
272 108. Novelty Cigarette Lighter Sales - to study and review model legislation banning
273 the sale of novelty cigarette lighters.
274 109. Origin of 9-1-1 Calls - to study and address how emergency personnel cannot
275 determine the origin of 9-1-1 calls from office buildings with PBX systems.
276 110. Smoking in Vehicles - to study a ban on smoking in vehicles when children are
277 in the vehicle (H.B. 284).
278 111. Temporary License Plate Information - to study ways to make temporary permit
279 license plate information more accessible to law enforcement (H.B. 359).
280 112. Agency and Board Changes in Department of Environmental Quality - to study
281 whether to add two members to the Air Quality Board and update the Utah Code chapters the

282 Division of Environmental Response and Remediation is responsible to administer (H.B. 434).
283 113. Agricultural Services Area - to study the need for an agricultural services area
284 parallel to a municipal services area in counties.
285 114. Approving Water Rights Form - to study whether to adopt the water rights
286 addendum to land deeds and the water rights addendum to water rights deeds (H.J.R. 24).
287 115. Coal Mining and Reclamation Fees - to study whether to authorize the Board of
288 Oil, Gas, and Mining and the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to adopt and assess application
289 and annual permit fees and limit the application fee amount to the division's costs (S.B. 44).
290 116. Fire Funding - to study wildland fire funding methodologies.
291 117. Funding Fires with Premiums - to study whether to use the insurance premium
292 tax to fund fires.
293 118. Impact of Oil Gas Lease Cancellations - to study the cost to the state of the
294 cancellation of 77 oil and gas leases by the Secretary of the Interior.
295 119. Improving Water Availability and Land Condition - to study the distribution of
296 Bison and Elk permits to grazing associations for sale, with the proceeds used to improve
297 water availability and land condition on the association's permitted federal lands.
298 120. Keystone Species Recognition - to study and consider naming Groundhog Day
299 "Prairie Dog Day" in recognition, and for protection, of a keystone species.
300 121. Livestock Practices Board - to study whether a Livestock Practices Board should
301 be created to review husbandry practices and mistreatment complaints, and whether a
302 certification program should be established to verify the proper treatment of livestock.
303 122. Private and Public Fish Hatcheries - to study fish hatcheries, both private and
304 state owned, including the effect of state-owned hatcheries on private hatcheries, markets
305 available to private hatcheries in the state system, and other markets.
306 123. Recreational Use of Public Waters on Private Property - to study public access to
307 specified public waters for certain recreational activities (H.B. 187).
308 124. Recycling - to study glass recycling in the state.
309 125. Scarce Water Priorities - to study whether there should be a preference for people

310 before crops or other water uses in times of scarcity.
311 126. SITLA Fire Funding - to study fire funding by the School and Institutional Trust
312 Lands Administration.
313 127. Small Boat Fee Exemptions - to study whether the state should exempt boats up
314 to eight feet from registration and from a uniform fee in lieu of a property tax.
315 128. Snake Valley Water Issues - to study the export of water from the Snake Valley
316 on the Nevada side of the state line to Las Vegas, including water mining and other issues.
317 129. Water Rights Accountability - to study ways to bring more accountability to
318 water rights determinations by adjudication and decisions of the state engineer.
319 130. Water Rights Addendum - to study water rights addendum to the deed in
320 transfers of real estate involving water rights.
321 131. Water Rights Addendum to Deeds - to study whether to require that a person
322 recording a deed conveying title to land include information on the grantor's water rights, and
323 to require the person recording a deed conveying title to water rights to include information on
324 the grantor's water rights (H.B. 366).
325 132. Water Rights Transfer - to study the transfer of water rights from basins which
326 are over-appropriated to basins which are under-appropriated.
327 133. Wildlife Damage Mitigation - to study the duties and make-up of the Wildlife
328 Board, the damage to fences by wildlife, the numbers of Elk and Bison in comparison to the
329 number being counted by the Division of Wildlife Resources, mitigation for Bison damage,
330 grazing permits, and other Bison and Elk issues.
331 134. Carbon Credits for Sequestration - to study ways for municipalities to receive
332 carbon credits for sequestration of waste stream materials (S.B. 223).
333 135. Federal Money to Local Jurisdictions - to study how the federal PILT money
334 should be divided within jurisdictions in a county.
335 136. Impact Fees - to study impact fees on building development by cities, towns, and
336 counties.
337 137. Inter-County Competition - to study local government extra-territorial service

338 and competition (H.B. 374).
339 138. Local Districts Property Tax Levy Authority - to study the current policy
340 authorizing local districts with appointed boards to levy property taxes as part of the revenue
341 for the operation of the district to determine whether any modification in taxing authorization
342 is needed.
343 139. Municipal Service Tax Issues - to study whether it is constitutional for a
344 governing board to impose a tax on a district in which it does not reside.
345 140. Definition of Renewable Energy Source - to study changing the definition of
346 "renewable energy source" to include certain energy derived from methane gas (H.B. 420).
347 141. Fuel Infrastructure - to study issues related to NGV fueling infrastructure.
348 142. Nuclear Power Corporation Compliance - to study requirements that a nuclear
349 power corporation must meet before constructing or operating a nuclear power plant (S.B. 42,
350 H.B. 440).
351 143. Renewable Energy from Trust Lands - to study ways to encourage school trust
352 lands to generate revenue for public education through development of renewable energy
353 systems, solar, geothermal, and wind on school trust lands, where viable.
354 144. Universal Service Fund Contributions - to study broad base equalization of
355 telecommunications contributing to the Universal Service Fund.
356 145. Caffeine Taxation and Policy - to study a tax on products containing caffeine,
357 which is responsible for a number of serious disorders and diseases.
358 146. Charitable Organizations - to study whether the definition of "Charitable
359 Organization" should be changed, for purposes of receiving a property tax exemption, to
360 include a HUD investor or organization.
361 147. Delinquent Tax Penalties - to study interest rates and penalties imposed on
362 delinquent property taxes.
363 148. Dual Rate Return - to study whether to add a dual rate option to the state tax
364 return.
365 149. Earned Income Tax Credit - to study whether to enact a refundable earned

366 income tax credit (H.B. 133).
367 150. Escaped Property Taxes and Errors - to study whether the state should equalize
368 the treatment of escaped property taxes and errors.
369 151. Greenbelt Rollback - to study whether rollback taxes should be imposed when
370 property in agricultural use is donated to a nonprofit entity and then removed from agricultural
371 use (H.B. 193).
372 152. Manufacturing Incentive - to study whether to provide a tax credit for
373 manufacturing capital investments in the state.
374 153. Mining Tax Exemption Repeal - to study the repeal of a sales and use tax
375 exemption for certain machinery, equipment, or parts related to mining (H.B. 255).
376 154. Property Tax Assessment - to study the assessment of property taxes on the
377 purchase price (H.B. 363).
378 155. Property Tax Exemption for Water-related Property - to study whether to exempt
379 water treatment plants, and other property associated with water-related infrastructure
380 facilities, from property taxes (H.J.R. 6).
381 156. Property Tax on Intangible Property - to study Utah Constitution provisions
382 regarding imposition of a property tax on intangible property.
383 157. RAP and ZAP Taxes - to study whether RAP or ZAP taxes be restructured to
384 reflect overall attendance, and whether vouchers to event performances, on a space-available
385 basis, should be required of RAP or ZAP agencies.
386 158. Residential Exemption - to study modifications to residential exemptions from
387 property tax (2nd Sub. H.B. 246).
388 159. Sales Tax Exemptions - to study a sales tax exemption on ski resort equipment,
389 arcade games, and sales of fuel to private planes.
390 160. School Funding Modifications - to study the statewide equalization of property
391 taxes (H.B. 199).
392 161. Tanning Facilities Tax for Cancer Education Fund - to study the creation of a
393 melanoma cancer research and education fund that would be funded by a tax on tanning

394 facilities (H.B. 419).
395 162. Tax Credit for Contributions Generating Federal Matching Funds - to study
396 whether to offer a state individual income tax credit for contributions that involve matching
397 federal government grants (S.B. 130).
398 163. Tax Credits and the Sales and Use Tax Act - to study whether to limit claiming,
399 carrying forward, or carrying back certain tax credits and the value of tax credits (H.B. 415).
400 164. Tax Impact - to study the impact of the flat tax and the removal of deductions on
401 fixed income families.
402 165. Taxes on Small Businesses - to study the tax burden on small businesses,
403 including the tax on personal property.
404 166. Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, Convention, and Airport Facilities Tax - to study
405 the repeal of the Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, Convention, and Airport Facilities tax.
406 167. Transaction Tax - to study the desirability of a constitutional prohibition on a
407 transaction tax.
408 168. Dedication and Abandonment of a Highway - to study circumstances under
409 which a highway is, and is not, dedicated and abandoned to the use of the public (S.B. 221).
410 169. Railroad Walkways - to study ballast standards for railroad walkways.
411 170. Scenic Byway Designation - to study and review the scenic byway designation
412 process (H.B. 272).
413 171. Vehicle Towing and Impound Governance - to study the possibility, and benefit,
414 of consolidating vehicle towing governance into one agency rather than the current system
415 where both the Tax Commission and UDOT govern parts of the towing industry.
416 172. Community Development and Renewal - to study the modification of
417 community development and renewal agencies (S.B. 205).
418 173. Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients - to study whether to require welfare
419 recipients to periodically undergo a drug test.
420 174. Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund - to study permanent funding sources,
421 including designating a portion of the state liquor tax profits.

422 175. Unemployment Insurance - to study and review changes to the qualifications for
423 unemployment benefits, including causes for denial of benefits and disqualifications from
424 receiving benefits (H.B. 428).
425 176. Work Programs for Higher Education Students Without Lawful Immigration
426 Status - to study the creation of a work program or work opportunities for students without
427 lawful immigration status who have graduated from high school and are attending, or plan to
428 attend, in-state higher education institutions.
429 177. Change in Geographical Terminology - to study a request from Utah Native
430 Americans to eliminate the use of "squaw" from Utah geographical names.
431 178. Tribal Sales Tax Issues - to study deliveries of new purchase equipment to job
432 sites instead of delivery to tribal headquarters or to the reservation.
433 179. Tribal Water Rights - to study the settlement of Paiute Tribe water rights issues.
434 180. Appropriations Priorities - to study appropriations priorities among the State
435 Water Development Commission, the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
436 Interim Committee, and the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee (Utah Code Section
437 73-3-21).
438 181. Arts Funding - to study statewide funding for the arts.
439 182. Online Access to Audits and Budgets - to study whether to require that budgets
440 and audits of government entities be posted online.
441 183. Rules on Fiscal Notes - to study the need for rules reform regarding fiscal notes
442 for substitutes and amendments.
443 184. State Employee Pay Issues - to study the state's ability to do across-the-board pay
444 cuts for state employees rather than furloughs.
445 185. Diversity and Sensitivity Training - to study diversity and sensitivity training for
446 new legislators.
447 186. Ethics - to study provisions related to legislative ethics (H.B. 159).
448 187. Ethics Committee Members - to study procedures for Ethics Committee
449 membership selection (H.J.R. 26).

450 188. Ethics Complaints - to study an ethics process for complaints against lobbyists.
451 189. Legislative Pay - to study whether the Legislature should be salaried.
452 190. Lifting a Bill from Committee - to study and rewrite provisions governing lifting
453 a bill from a standing committee, including the Rules Committee.
454 191. Lobbying by Former Employees or Legislators - to study whether Utah should
455 adopt the federal rule that bars lobbying by former employees or legislators for a period after
456 leaving employment or service.
457 192. Motion to Reconsider - to study ways to reform and rewrite senate rules
458 regarding the motion to reconsider.
459 193. Reporting Gifts - to study legislator reporting of gifts and other items (H.B. 268).
460 194. Rules of Order - to study whether to provide refresher training for all committee
461 chairs, co-chairs, and vice-chairs regarding the rules for the conduct of meetings.
462 195. State Ethics Commission - to study the establishment of a state Ethics
463 Commission (S.B. 101, H.B. 93).
464 196. Priority of Water Rights - to study whether to repeal certain water rights
465 priorities in times of scarcity (H.B. 241).
466 197. Drinking Water Quality - to study issues related to drinking water chemicals,
467 including those added for treatment or for other purposes, the safety and efficacy of chemical
468 feed systems, the safety of the chemical supply chain, the occurrence of contaminants in
469 drinking water chemicals, and the need for legislative and regulatory fixes.
470 198. Electronic Communication Policies - to study policies governing electronic
471 communication between teachers and students.
472 199. Study of Expungement Laws.