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H.J.R. 21

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MASTER STUDY RESOLUTION

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn

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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 staff
             20      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 and
             38      applicable expungement laws.
             39          2. Consortium - to study the loss of consortium.
             40          3. Construction Trades Licensing - to study whether to require contractors and
             41      subcontractors to hold construction funds in trust (H.B. 318).
             42          4. Discrimination in Employment - to study whether to prohibit military service as a
             43      basis for discrimination in employment (S.B. 194).
             44          5. DOPL Review - to study and review the responsibilities of the Division of
             45      Occupational and Professional Licensing and its efficiency.
             46          6. Elevator Services Licensing - to study the licensing of elevator contractors,
             47      mechanics, and inspectors (H.B. 369).
             48          7. Foreclosure Consultants Fraud - to study laws and rules governing foreclosure
             49      consultants and equity purchasers to ensure appropriate protections are in place, which may
             50      include requirements related to contracting and prohibiting certain wrongful acts.
             51          8. Foreclosure Impact - to study the effect of foreclosure on renters.
             52          9. Hospital Lien Law - to study whether to prohibit hospitals from filing liens under
             53      certain circumstances (H.B. 135).
             54          10. Hours Restrictions - to study hours restrictions in the Alcoholic Beverage Control
             55      Act (S.B. 168).
             56          11. HVAC Licensing - to study the licensing of heating, venting, and air conditioning
             57      (HVAC) technicians (H.B. 117 and 1st Sub. H.B. 117).
             58          12. Insurance Costs for Chemotherapy - to study whether to prohibit an insurer from


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


             90          26. Condition for Receiving School Building Equalization Funds - to study a
             91      requirement that school districts receiving school building equalization funds under Salt Lake
             92      County's law must utilize existing buildings year round to qualify to receive the funds.
             93          27. Driver's Education - to study the funding of driver's education.
             94          28. Education Plan - to study and review a long-term plan for education.
             95          29. Education Reports - to study and review the reports required by statute and the
             96      State Office of Education, including reports that local school districts must prepare.
             97          30. Educational Resources in the Public Domain - to study how curriculum materials
             98      and other learning resources created with state funds may be placed in the public domain.
             99          31. Educator Self-Reporting - to study whether to require educators to self-report
             100      certain arrests to the State Office of Education.
             101          32. Engineering Programs - to study ways to accelerate the number of engineers
             102      trained in the state.
             103          33. Extracurricular Activities Eligibility - to study and review private and home school
             104      students' eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities (S.B. 61).
             105          34. Funding Education - to study equity in education funding.
             106          35. Funding Local Schools - to study and make recommendations regarding alternative
             107      ways to provide funding to local schools, including studying efficiencies, whether to increase
             108      local control of education resources, and whether to implement a local funding pilot project for
             109      a school district (S.B. 109).
             110          36. Health Education - to study requirements for health education in schools (H.B.
             111      189).
             112          37. Property Tax Equalization for Education Needs - to study accountability in
             113      property tax equalization, including a review of the Capital Outlay Foundation Program for
             114      meeting school building needs.
             115          38. Public Education Governance - to study and clearly define the functions and roles
             116      of the Utah State Office of Education, local school boards, and school districts to find ways to
             117      strengthen local control of public education.
             118          39. Renewable Energy in Schools - to study the funding of renewable energy systems,
             119      including solar, geothermal, and wind for school buildings.
             120          40. School Buses - to study a proposal for school bus fleet conversion.


             121          41. School Community Councils - to study the structure and effectiveness of school
             122      community councils.
             123          42. School District Division - to study voting procedures and the allocation of school
             124      district property following the creation of a new school district, and the effective date of the
             125      new school district (H.B. 186).
             126          43. School Employee Termination - to study modifications to the "Utah Orderly
             127      School Termination Procedures Act," including certain time and notice provisions (1st Sub.
             128      H.B. 260).
             129          44. School of Veterinary Medicine Partnership - to study whether to establish a school
             130      of veterinary medicine at Utah State University, in partnership with an established school, with
             131      Utah State University providing the first two years and the partnering school providing the
             132      clinicals.
             133          45. Teacher Performance Pay - to study whether to add a performance component to
             134      the formula used to determine teacher pay.
             135          46. Campaign Finance Reports - to study what statutory steps would discourage
             136      amendments to campaign finance reports, which do not provide transparency for the public.
             137          47. Candidate Eligibility - to study the effect of making election candidates ineligible
             138      to run if they miss filing one financial disclosure report.
             139          48. Consolidating State Functions - to study ways to consolidate various state agencies
             140      and functions.
             141          49. Daylight Savings - to study the need for Daylight Savings Time.
             142          50. Election Laws - to study changes to election laws, including providing a single
             143      ballot on election day for all election races.
             144          51. Eligibility for Legislative Office - to study ways to clarify eligibility to fill a
             145      mid-term vacancy in the Legislature.
             146          52. For and Against Votes for Referendum - to study whether greater clarity can be
             147      achieved (UCA Section 20A-7-309 of S.B. 27).
             148          53. GRAMA Issues - to study a balancing test for the release of records and other
             149      GRAMA issues (H.B. 122).
             150          54. Post Office Box Addresses - to study whether to include post office box numbers
             151      on all state forms.


             152          55. Presidential Vote - to study a compact agreement with other states to elect the
             153      President of the United States by the nation's popular vote (H.B. 406).
             154          56. Quality Improvement Program - to study the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality
             155      Improvement Program for possible implementation by the state.
             156          57. Redistricting Commission - to study the establishment of a Bipartisan
             157      Redistricting Commission (H.B. 172).
             158          58. Returned Mail - to study the policies of state agencies regarding returned mail.
             159          59. State Vehicle Fleet - to study the reduction of the state's vehicle fleet and the cost
             160      savings in capital and operating costs.
             161          60. Unfunded Federal Mandates - to study the 1995 House Joint Resolution on federal
             162      government mandates and its effect on the number of unfunded mandates received by the state
             163      since its adoption (H.J.R. 3, 1995 General Session).
             164          61. Abusive Work Environment Prohibition - to study the development of a Health
             165      Care Provider Abusive Environment Prohibition Act (H.B. 224).
             166          62. Adoption - to study adoption code definitions and needed changes.
             167          63. Ambulance Issues - to study intermodal facility transport and licensing (2nd Sub.
             168      H.B. 273).
             169          64. Assertive Community Mental Health Treatment Program - to study the
             170      establishment of an assertive mental health treatment pilot program for people with a severe
             171      mental disorder who are not receiving or are transitioning out of other mental health services,
             172      and for their families (H.B. 101).
             173          65. Changing Medical Services Responsibilities - to study whether to move the
             174      Medical Examiner's Office and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services from the
             175      Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety (H.B. 395).
             176          66. CHIP Enrollment - to study disenrollment in the state's CHIP program.
             177          67. Consumer Health Care Affordability - to study what percentage of a family's or
             178      individual's gross annual income can reasonably be expected to go towards health insurance
             179      and health care, and at what level of income subsidies are needed.
             180          68. Digital Health Communities - to study whether to authorize at least one area of the
             181      state to develop a digital health community pilot project to implement the use of digital health
             182      records and other technology-based health care exchanges to promote effective health care,


             183      increase patient safety, eliminate errors, and reduce health care costs.
             184          69. Health Disparities - to study how to address health disparity issues through policy
             185      (S.B. 55).
             186          70. Health Policy Options - to study changing health policies in Utah.
             187          71. Health Reform Impacts - to study how changes in federal health policy dovetail or
             188      impact health care reform efforts in Utah.
             189          72. Hospital Admissions Related to Drug Overdose - to study the best way to report
             190      and track hospital admissions for drug overdose.
             191          73. Hospital Emergency Services - to study incentives to decrease the inappropriate
             192      use of emergency rooms and other issues related to the cost and quality of emergency services
             193      use (S.B. 119).
             194          74. Insurance for Autism - to study whether the state should contract with an insurance
             195      company to provide an autism policy, available for purchase before a child is born, to pay the
             196      costs of treatment if the child has an autism spectrum disorder.
             197          75. Medicaid Asset Test - to study the elimination of the Medicaid asset test (H.J.R.
             198      22).
             199          76. Meningitis Prevention - to study ways to prevent bacterial meningitis in the state.
             200          77. Prescription Drug Disposal - to study ways to expand current efforts to properly
             201      dispose of unused over-the-counter and prescription drugs and how to facilitate, as a method of
             202      disposal, a reverse distribution process pharmacists use for returning drugs to 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 abuse.
             207          80. Use of Tobacco Monies - to study and review the use of tobacco monies from the
             208      1998 Master Settlement Agreement and the 1997 and 2002 cigarette tax increases for tobacco
             209      prevention, reduction, cessation, and control, and review program outcomes, funding and
             210      evaluation processes, and the adequacy of statutory requirements.
             211          81. Address Verification - to study the verification of addresses of residence submitted
             212      by a sex offender for the sex offender registry.
             213          82. Alimony - to study the size of alimony awards, rehabilitation issues, cohabitation


             214      as a method to terminate, and whether the length of time alimony is paid should be limited.
             215          83. Alimony Incentives - to study whether alimony should have an incentive for the
             216      receiving spouse to begin working, and how to define cohabitation that ends alimony.
             217          84. Concealed Firearm Permits - to study fees to obtain a concealed firearm permit,
             218      including resident and nonresident fees and renewal, replacement, and late fees, and whether
             219      fee monies collected in excess of the amount necessary to cover the cost of issuing concealed
             220      firearm permits should be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety (S.B. 227).
             221          85. Court Fees - to study imposing a court fee for the filing of answers in civil suits.
             222          86. Criminal Charge Reductions - to study whether to require that a prosecuting
             223      attorney obtain a defendant's consent before reducing a misdemeanor charge to an infraction
             224      (H.J.R. 27).
             225          87. Debt Collection - to study the statute of limitations for writing bad checks, and the
             226      Family Expense statute interpretation in N.A.R., Inc. v. Destani (CA 2006).
             227          88. Divorce Filing Fee Waiver - to study whether to waive the divorce filing fee for
             228      victims of domestic violence.
             229          89. Eminent Domain - to study whether litigation expenses should be awarded in
             230      condemnation actions where the final award exceeds the written offer by 5% (H.B. 414).
             231          90. Exceptions to Adoption Prohibitions - to study whether to allow adoption by a
             232      person cohabitating in a relationship that is not a legally valid and binding marriage if the
             233      parent or parents of the child give consent or if the child is in the legal custody of the Division
             234      of Child and Family Services (H.B. 288).
             235          91. Fees for Filings - to study court filing fees for certain motions.
             236          92. Fire Liability - to study making a railroad owner, operator, and lessor jointly and
             237      severally liable and strictly liable for certain fires and establishing evidence standards and
             238      penalties for an abandoned campfire (S.B. 80).
             239          93. Juvenile Access to Counsel - to study whether to require that a lawyer be
             240      appointed to represent the child in all formal delinquency proceedings.
             241          94. Parental Rights in Adoptions - to study when it is appropriate to allow an adoption
             242      to proceed without terminating the existing parental rights, like when a grandparent is adopting.
             243          95. Surveillance Devices - to study whether permits should be necessary to purchase
             244      electronic devices that could be used for illegal surveillance.


             245          96. Tolling Statutes - to study tolling of statute of limitations Sections 78B-2-104 and
             246      78B-3-205.
             247          97. Trespass - to study and comprehensively review Utah's trespass laws.
             248          98. Workplace Drug Testing - to study and review current law regarding drug testing
             249      in the workplace.
             250          99. Wrongful Death - to study the definition of "wrongful death designee" and
             251      whether to provide minor children with priority over other heirs in the event of a wrongful
             252      death settlement (S.B. 32).
             253          100. Ambulance Service and 9-1-1 - to study 9-1-1 and an interfacility ambulance
             254      service.
             255          101. Compensation for Meth Lab Investigations - to study whether to provide
             256      compensation in cases where police officers die as a result of meth lab investigations.
             257          102. Controlled Substances - to study whether to add salvia divinorum to the statutory
             258      list of controlled substances and designate it as a Schedule I controlled substance (H.B. 277).
             259          103. Funding for Tattoo Removal - to study whether to fund tattoo removal for
             260      ex-convicts.
             261          104. Illegal Prescription Drug Use - to study illegal possession of prescription drugs,
             262      including drugs obtained by mail or the Internet without a valid prescription.
             263          105. Inmate Health Coverage - to study whether to require insurance companies to pay
             264      the health care cost of inmates covered by their policies.
             265          106. Interagency Coordination on Gang Activity - to study interagency coordination,
             266      including local, state, and federal governments, and school and community-based
             267      organizations, in addressing prevention, intervention, and suppression of gang-related activity.
             268          107. Moving Violation Liability - to study left-hand turn liability related to moving
             269      traffic violations (H.B. 73).
             270          108. Novelty Cigarette Lighter Sales - to study and review model legislation banning
             271      the sale of novelty cigarette lighters.
             272          109. Origin of 9-1-1 Calls - to study and address how emergency personnel cannot
             273      determine the origin of 9-1-1 calls from office buildings with PBX systems.
             274          110. Smoking in Vehicles - to study a ban on smoking in vehicles when children are in
             275      the vehicle (H.B. 284).


             276          111. Temporary License Plate Information - to study ways to make temporary permit
             277      license plate information more accessible to law enforcement (H.B. 359).
             278          112. Agency and Board Changes in Department of Environmental Quality - to study
             279      whether to add two members to the Air Quality Board and update the Utah Code chapters the
             280      Division of Environmental Response and Remediation is responsible to administer (H.B. 434).
             281          113. Agricultural Services Area - to study the need for an agricultural services area
             282      parallel to a municipal services area in counties.
             283          114. Approving Water Rights Form - to study whether to adopt the water rights
             284      addendum to land deeds and the water rights addendum to water rights deeds (H.J.R. 24).
             285          115. Coal Mining and Reclamation Fees - to study whether to authorize the Board of
             286      Oil, Gas, and Mining and the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to adopt and assess application
             287      and annual permit fees and limit the application fee amount to the division's costs (S.B. 44).
             288          116. Fire Funding - to study wildland fire funding methodologies.
             289          117. Funding Fires with Premiums - to study whether to use the insurance premium
             290      tax to fund fires.
             291          118. Impact of Oil Gas Lease Cancellations - to study the cost to the state of the
             292      cancellation of 77 oil and gas leases by the Secretary of the Interior.
             293          119. Improving Water Availability and Land Condition - to study the distribution of
             294      Bison and Elk permits to grazing associations for sale, with the proceeds used to improve water
             295      availability and land condition on the association's permitted federal lands.
             296          120. Keystone Species Recognition - to study and consider naming Groundhog Day
             297      "Prairie Dog Day" in recognition, and for protection, of a keystone species.
             298          121. Livestock Practices Board - to study whether a Livestock Practices Board should
             299      be created to review husbandry practices and mistreatment complaints, and whether a
             300      certification program should be established to verify the proper treatment of livestock.
             301          122. Private and Public Fish Hatcheries - to study fish hatcheries, both private and
             302      state owned, including the effect of state-owned hatcheries on private hatcheries, markets
             303      available to private hatcheries in the state system, and other markets.
             304          123. Recycling - to study glass recycling in the state.
             305          124. Scarce Water Priorities - to study whether there should be a preference for people
             306      before crops or other water uses in times of scarcity.


             307          125. SITLA Fire Funding - to study fire funding by the School and Institutional Trust
             308      Lands Administration.
             309          126. Small Boat Fee Exemptions - to study whether the state should exempt boats up
             310      to eight feet from registration and from a uniform fee in lieu of a property tax.
             311          127. Snake Valley Water Issues - to study the export of water from the Snake Valley
             312      on the Nevada side of the state line to Las Vegas, including water mining and other issues.
             313          128. Use of Public Waters - to study public access to specified public waters for
             314      certain recreational activities (S.B. 187).
             315          129. Water Rights Accountability - to study ways to bring more accountability to
             316      water rights determinations by adjudication and decisions of the state engineer.
             317          130. Water Rights Addendum - to study water rights addendum to the deed in transfers
             318      of real estate involving water rights.
             319          131. Water Rights Addendum to Deeds - to study whether to require that a person
             320      recording a deed conveying title to land include information on the grantor's water rights, and
             321      to require the person recording a deed conveying title to water rights to include information on
             322      the grantor's water rights (H.B. 366).
             323          132. Water Rights Transfer - to study the transfer of water rights from basins which
             324      are over-appropriated to basins which are under-appropriated.
             325          133. Wildlife Damage Mitigation - to study the duties and make-up of the Wildlife
             326      Board, the damage to fences by wildlife, the numbers of Elk and Bison in comparison to the
             327      number being counted by the Division of Wildlife Resources, mitigation for Bison damage,
             328      grazing permits, and other Bison and Elk issues.
             329          134. Carbon Credits for Sequestration - to study ways for municipalities to receive
             330      carbon credits for sequestration of waste stream materials (S.B. 223).
             331          135. Federal Money to Local Jurisdictions - to study how the federal PILT money
             332      should be divided within jurisdictions in a county.
             333          136. Impact Fees - to study impact fees on building development by cities, towns, and
             334      counties.
             335          137. Inter-County Competition - to study local government extra-territorial service and
             336      competition (H.B. 374).
             337          138. Local Districts Property Tax Levy Authority - to study the current policy


             338      authorizing local districts with appointed boards to levy property taxes as part of the revenue
             339      for the operation of the district to determine whether any modification in taxing authorization is
             340      needed.
             341          139. Municipal Service Tax Issues - to study whether it is constitutional for a
             342      governing board to impose a tax on a district in which it does not reside.
             343          140. Definition of Renewable Energy Source - to study changing the definition of
             344      "renewable energy source" to include certain energy derived from methane gas (H.B. 420).
             345          141. Fuel Infrastructure - to study issues related to NGV fueling infrastructure.
             346          142. Nuclear Power Corporation Compliance - to study requirements that a nuclear
             347      power corporation must meet before constructing or operating a nuclear power plant (S.B. 42,
             348      H.B. 440).
             349          143. Renewable Energy from Trust Lands - to study ways to encourage school trust
             350      lands to generate revenue for public education through development of renewable energy
             351      systems, solar, geothermal, and wind on school trust lands, where viable.
             352          144. Universal Service Fund Contributions - to study broad base equalization of
             353      telecommunications contributing to the Universal Service Fund.
             354          145. Caffeine Taxation and Policy - to study a tax on products containing caffeine,
             355      which is responsible for a number of serious disorders and diseases.
             356          146. Charitable Organizations - to study whether the definition of "Charitable
             357      Organization" should be changed, for purposes of receiving a property tax exemption, to
             358      include a HUD investor or organization.
             359          147. Delinquent Tax Penalties - to study interest rates and penalties imposed on
             360      delinquent property taxes.
             361          148. Dual Rate Return - to study whether to add a dual rate option to the state tax
             362      return.
             363          149. Earned Income Tax Credit - to study whether to enact a refundable earned
             364      income tax credit (H.B. 133).
             365          150. Escaped Property Taxes and Errors - to study whether the state should equalize
             366      the treatment of escaped property taxes and errors.
             367          151. Greenbelt Rollback - to study whether rollback taxes should be imposed when
             368      property in agricultural use is donated to a nonprofit entity and then removed from agricultural


             369      use (H.B. 193).
             370          152. Manufacturing Incentive - to study whether to provide a tax credit for
             371      manufacturing capital investments in the state.
             372          153. Mining Tax Exemption Repeal - to study the repeal of a sales and use tax
             373      exemption for certain machinery, equipment, or parts related to mining (H.B. 255).
             374          154. Property Tax Assessment - to study the assessment of property taxes on the
             375      purchase price (H.B. 363).
             376          155. Property Tax Exemption for Water-related Property - to study whether to exempt
             377      water treatment plants, and other property associated with water-related infrastructure facilities,
             378      from property taxes (H.J.R. 6).
             379          156. Property Tax on Intangible Property - to study Utah Constitution provisions
             380      regarding imposition of a property tax on intangible property.
             381          157. RAP and ZAP Taxes - to study whether RAP or ZAP taxes be restructured to
             382      reflect overall attendance, and whether vouchers to event performances, on a space-available
             383      basis, should be required of RAP or ZAP agencies.
             384          158. Residential Exemption - to study modifications to residential exemptions from
             385      property tax (2nd Sub. H.B. 246).
             386          159. Sales Tax Exemptions - to study a sales tax exemption on ski resort equipment,
             387      arcade games, and sales of fuel to private planes.
             388          160. School Funding Modifications - to study the statewide equalization of property
             389      taxes (H.B. 199).
             390          161. Tanning Facilities Tax for Cancer Education Fund - to study the creation of a
             391      melanoma cancer research and education fund that would be funded by a tax on tanning
             392      facilities (H.B. 419).
             393          162. Tax Credit for Contributions Generating Federal Matching Funds - to study
             394      whether to offer a state individual income tax credit for contributions that involve matching
             395      federal government grants (S.B. 130).
             396          163. Tax Credits and the Sales and Use Tax Act - to study whether to limit claiming,
             397      carrying forward, or carrying back certain tax credits and the value of tax credits (H.B. 415).
             398          164. Tax Impact - to study the impact of the flat tax and the removal of deductions on
             399      fixed income families.


             400          165. Taxes on Small Businesses - to study the tax burden on small businesses,
             401      including the tax on personal property.
             402          166. Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, Convention, and Airport Facilities Tax - to study
             403      the repeal of the Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, Convention, and Airport Facilities tax.
             404          167. Transaction Tax - to study the desirability of a constitutional prohibition on a
             405      transaction tax.
             406          168. Dedication and Abandonment of a Highway - to study circumstances under
             407      which a highway is, and is not, dedicated and abandoned to the use of the public (S.B. 221).
             408          169. Railroad Walkways - to study ballast standards for railroad walkways.
             409          170. Scenic Byway Designation - to study and review the scenic byway designation
             410      process (H.B. 272).
             411          171. Vehicle Towing and Impound Governance - to study the possibility, and benefit,
             412      of consolidating vehicle towing governance into one agency rather than the current system
             413      where both the Tax Commission and UDOT govern parts of the towing industry.
             414          172. Community Development and Renewal - to study the modification of community
             415      development and renewal agencies (S.B. 205).
             416          173. Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients - to study whether to require welfare
             417      recipients to periodically undergo a drug test.
             418          174. Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund - to study permanent funding sources,
             419      including designating a portion of the state liquor tax profits.
             420          175. Unemployment Insurance - to study and review changes to the qualifications for
             421      unemployment benefits, including causes for denial of benefits and disqualifications from
             422      receiving benefits (H.B. 428).
             423          176. Work Programs for Higher Education Students Without Lawful Immigration
             424      Status - to study the creation of a work program or work opportunities for students without
             425      lawful immigration status who have graduated from high school and are attending, or plan to
             426      attend, in-state higher education institutions.
             427          177. Change in Geographical Terminology - to study a request from Utah Native
             428      Americans to eliminate the use of "squaw" from Utah geographical names.
             429          178. Tribal Sales Tax Issues - to study deliveries of new purchase equipment to job
             430      sites instead of delivery to tribal headquarters or to the reservation.


             431          179. Tribal Water Rights - to study the settlement of Paiute Tribe water rights issues.
             432          180. Appropriations Priorities - to study appropriations priorities among the State
             433      Water Development Commission, the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
             434      Interim Committee, and the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee (Utah Code Section
             435      73-3-21).
             436          181. Arts Funding - to study statewide funding for the arts.
             437          182. Online Access to Audits and Budgets - to study whether to require that budgets
             438      and audits of government entities be posted online.
             439          183. Rules on Fiscal Notes - to study the need for rules reform regarding fiscal notes
             440      for substitutes and amendments.
             441          184. State Employee Pay Issues - to study the state's ability to do across-the-board pay
             442      cuts for state employees rather than furloughs.
             443          185. Diversity and Sensitivity Training - to study diversity and sensitivity training for
             444      new legislators.
             445          186. Ethics - to study provisions related to legislative ethics (H.B. 159).
             446          187. Ethics Committee Members - to study procedures for Ethics Committee
             447      membership selection (H.J.R. 26).
             448          188. Ethics Complaints - to study an ethics process for complaints against lobbyists.
             449          189. Legislative Pay - to study whether the Legislature should be salaried.
             450          190. Lifting a Bill from Committee - to study and rewrite provisions governing lifting
             451      a bill from a standing committee, including the Rules Committee.
             452          191. Lobbying by Former Employees or Legislators - to study whether Utah should
             453      adopt the federal rule that bars lobbying by former employees or legislators for a period after
             454      leaving employment or service.
             455          192. Motion to Reconsider - to study ways to reform and rewrite senate rules regarding
             456      the motion to reconsider.
             457          193. Reporting Gifts - to study legislator reporting of gifts and other items (H.B. 268).
             458          194. Rules of Order - to study whether to provide refresher training for all committee
             459      chairs, co-chairs, and vice-chairs regarding the rules for the conduct of meetings.
             460          195. State Ethics Commission - to study the establishment of a state Ethics
             461      Commission (S.B. 101, H.B. 93).


             462          196. Priority of Water Rights - to study whether to repeal certain water rights priorities
             463      in times of scarcity (H.B. 241).




Legislative Review Note
    as of 3-10-09 6:39 PM


Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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