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H.B. 114

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ABORTION LITIGATION TRUST ACCOUNT

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AMENDMENTS

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kenneth W. Sumsion

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Senate Sponsor: Mark B. Madsen

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends provisions of the Abortion Litigation Trust Account.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines the term, "account" as the Abortion Litigation Trust Account;
             14          .    provides that money may be deposited into the account, by private entities or by the
             15      Legislature, for the purpose of defending any law passed by the Legislature on or
             16      after January 1, 2009, and on or before July 1, 2014, that challenges the legal
             17      concept that a woman has the right to an abortion, even when the woman is not
             18      threatened with the loss of her life or substantial and irreversible impairment of a
             19      major bodily function;
             20          .    provides that money remaining in the account on May 11, 2009 that is not used to
             21      offset the monies expended by the state in connection with litigation regarding
             22      Senate Bill 23, passed in the 1991 General Session, shall be used for the purpose
             23      described in the preceding paragraph;
             24          .    provides that money in the account that is not used for the purposes described in this
             25      bill shall be used by the Division of Child and Family Services, within the
             26      Department of Human Services, for adoption assistance; and
             27          .    makes technical changes.


             28      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             29          None
             30      Other Special Clauses:
             31          None
             32      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             33      AMENDS:
             34          76-7-317.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 76-7-317.1 is amended to read:
             38           76-7-317.1. Abortion Litigation Trust Account.
             39          (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Abortion Litigation Trust Account
             40      created in this section.
             41          [(1) (a)] (2) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the
             42      Abortion Litigation Trust Account. [All money received by the state from private sources for
             43      litigation expenses connected with the defense of Senate Bill 23, passed in the 1991 Annual
             44      General Session, shall be deposited in that account.]
             45          [(b) On behalf of the Abortion Litigation Trust Account, the]
             46          (3) The Division of Finance may accept for deposit in the account:
             47          (a) grants, gifts, bequests, or any money made available from any private sources [to
             48      implement this section.] for the purpose described in Subsection (4); and
             49          (b) any money appropriated to the account by the Legislature.
             50          (4) Except as provided in Subsection (9), money deposited into the account on or after
             51      May 12, 2009, shall be retained in the account for the purpose of paying litigation and appellate
             52      expenses of the Office of the Attorney General to defend any law passed by the Legislature on
             53      or after January 1, 2009, that challenges the legal concept that a woman has the right to an
             54      abortion when the woman is not threatened with:
             55          (a) the loss of her life; or
             56          (b) substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
             57          [(2)] (5) Money shall be appropriated by the Legislature from the account to the Office
             58      of the Attorney General under Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act.


             59          [(3) The Abortion Litigation Trust Account]
             60          (6) The account may be used only for costs, expenses, and [attorneys] attorney fees
             61      connected with the defense of [the] an abortion law [identified] described in Subsection [(1)]
             62      (4).
             63          [(4)] (7) Any funds [remaining] in the [abortion litigation trust] account [after final
             64      appellate procedures shall revert to the General Fund, to] on May 11, 2009, shall be first used
             65      to offset the monies expended by the state in connection with litigation regarding Senate Bill
             66      23[.], passed in the 1991 General Session.
             67          (8) Any funds described in Subsection (7) that are not needed to offset the monies
             68      expended by the state in connection with litigation regarding Senate Bill 23, passed in the 1991
             69      General Session, shall be retained in the account for the purpose described in Subsection (4).
             70          (9) (a) If the Legislature does not pass a law described in Subsection (4) on or before
             71      July 1, 2014, the funds in the account shall be used by the Division of Child and Family
             72      Services, within the Department of Human Services, for adoption assistance.
             73          (b) If, on or before July 1, 2014, the Legislature passes a law described in Subsection
             74      (4), any funds remaining in the account after the litigation and appellate expenses to defend the
             75      law are paid shall be used by the Division of Child and Family Services, within the Department
             76      of Human Services, for adoption assistance.




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