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JOINT RESOLUTION -- POTENTIAL INTERIM STUDY

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ITEMS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

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House Sponsor: ____________

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This joint resolution of the Legislature gives the Legislative Management Committee
11     items of study it may assign to the appropriate interim committee.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This resolution:
14          ▸     gives the Legislative Management Committee items of study it may assign to the
15     appropriate interim committee during the 2016 legislative interim; and
16          ▸     suggests that the Legislative Management Committee, in approving studies, give
17     consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity of staff
18     to respond to the assigned studies.
19     Special Clauses:
20          None
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22     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23          WHEREAS, the Legislative Management Committee is created by law as a permanent
24     committee that may receive and assign matters for interim study by committees of the
25     Legislature; and
26          WHEREAS, the 61st Legislature has identified potential issues for possible additional
27     investigation and study:

28          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Utah that
29     the Legislative Management Committee may select from the following items of study to assign
30     to the appropriate interim committee to study and make recommendations for legislative action
31     to the 61st Legislature before the 2017 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. Alcoholic Beverage Control Budget - to study issues related to the budget of the
37     Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
38     (S.B. 83).
39          2. Effects of Exemptions and Credits on Education Fund - to study the effect of tax
40     exemptions and credits from 1995-2015 on the Education Fund and the claims that these
41     exemptions generate a greater return over time than the potentially collected taxes.
42          3. Public Education Funding Methods - to study the value of earmarked funding
43     compared to prioritizing the weighted pupil unit.
44          4. Alcohol Service - to study alcoholic beverage service requirements.
45          5. Alcoholic Beverage Control Facilitator - to study whether to establish a facilitator
46     with ombudsman-like duties within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (S.B. 84).
47          6. Apprenticeship Authorization - to study and develop a pathway for apprenticeships
48     in any area of industry in addition to the trades (H.B. 171).
49          7. Barrier Required for Dispensing and Serving Alcoholic Product - to study issues
50     related to the current statutory requirement that a solid, translucent, permanent barrier be
51     placed between locations where an alcoholic product is dispensed and locations where the
52     alcoholic product is served to a patron (S.B. 141).
53          8. Building Code - to study amendments to the Utah Building Code.
54          9. Clean Energy Financing - to study residential property assessed clean energy
55     (R-PACE) financing, which is similar to the voluntary commercial property assessed clean
56     energy (C-PACE) financing in current Utah law.
57          10. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Retail Stores - to study and discuss
58     better management of the state's alcoholic beverage control retail stores.

59          11. Discretionary Authority Clauses - to study a prohibition on discretionary authority
60     clauses in insurance policies.
61          12. Hospital Liens - to study whether to allow a hospital that provides medical care to
62     a patient in an emergency room to assert a lien, and to limit the amount of a hospital lien to an
63     amount equal to 50% of a patient's liability insurance policy limit (H.B. 231).
64          13. Interior Design - to study interior design scope of practice.
65          14. Licensing Amendments - to study whether to allow an applicant for licensure
66     under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, to receive a deferral of fees, under certain
67     circumstances, if the applicant agrees to pay the fees within six months of receiving a license
68     (H.B. 108).
69          15. Living Wage - to study increases to the minimum wage (H.B. 195).
70          16. Professional Licensing System Transition - to study the transition of the state's
71     professional licensing system from a time-based system to a
72     competency-and-qualification-based system (H.B. 467).
73          17. Rental Application Fees - to study issues related to rental application fees.
74          18. Revised Business Corporate Act Amendments - to study whether to modify
75     provisions regulating business corporations (H.B. 387).
76          19. Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act - to study modifications to the Utah Revised
77     Nonprofit Corporation Act that would allow for the transfer of water shares in a mutual benefit
78     corporation and clarify the property rights of a member of a nonprofit corporation (H.B. 218).
79          20. Short-Term Rental Ordinances - to study short-term rental ordinances as they
80     relate to private property, municipal zoning, and taxation.
81          21. Substandard Housing - to study solutions to problems associated with substandard
82     housing.
83          22. Zion Curtain Impacts - to study the impact of the Zion Curtain on businesses and
84     tourism.
85          23. Article V Conventions - to study the reasons for and against calling for an Article
86     V Convention to amend the United States Constitution.
87          24. Assessment Scores and Teacher Evaluations - to study and determine whether
88     year-end assessment scores should be a determining factor for teacher evaluations.
89          25. Board of Education - to study issues related to employees of the State Board of

90     Education (2nd Sub. S.B. 176).
91          26. Comprehensive Sex Education - to study and review information relating to the
92     effectiveness of abstinence only versus comprehensive sex education in terms of prevention of
93     sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancies, reproductive concerns, and sexual
94     violence (H.B. 246).
95          27. Educational Opportunities Grant Program - to study the Educational Opportunities
96     Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program (S.B. 125).
97          28. Educator Ethics - to study the creation of a grant program for educator ethics
98     training for school employees (H.B. 456).
99          29. ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Implementation - to study assessments,
100     requirements, parental involvement plan requirements, accountability systems, standards, and
101     implementation.
102          30. In-State Tuition - to study the cost and efficiency of providing in-state tuition for
103     students who are members of tribes native to Utah.
104          31. Peer Assistance and Review - to study amendments to the Peer Assistance and
105     Review Program (H.B. 312).
106          32. Proceeds of Public Lands Sales - to study whether 5% of the proceeds of all sales
107     of public lands by the federal government have been paid to the state of Utah to support the
108     public schools and whether the federal government has appropriated to its own use, or
109     otherwise disposed of, public lands that would amount to a "deemed sale" without paying 5%
110     to the state of Utah to support the public schools.
111          33. Public Education Curriculum - to study amendments to provisions relating to
112     certain public education curriculum and instructional materials (H.B. 335).
113          34. SAGE Testing - to study the use of Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence
114     (SAGE) testing in student grades.
115          35. School District Flexibility - to study how to provide flexibility to local school
116     districts when program requirements are not a good fit (H.B. 94).
117          36. Statutory Changes Needed to Help Meet the Requirements of the Elementary and
118     Secondary Education Act - to study , with feedback from the State Board of Education, the
119     recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and the Every
120     Student Succeeds Act, including provisions related to accountability and assessments,

121     particularly those related to assessment participation and ways of implementing innovative
122     assessments. The purpose of the study is to specifically learn what measures the Legislature
123     should implement in statute to allow the State Board of Education to accomplish the
124     requirements of the ESEA.
125          37. Student Data Collection - to study parental notification of student data collected by
126     schools and parental ability to opt out of the student's data collection or retention.
127          38. Testing in Utah Schools - to study the need to reduce the testing burden in Utah
128     schools.
129          39. Enterprise Zone Amendments - to study amendments to the Enterprise Zone Act,
130     including adding nonprofit corporations to the act (H.B. 31).
131          40. Housing and Economic Revitalization Funds - to study options for a permanent
132     revenue stream for the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund and the Economic Revitalization and
133     Investment Fund provided in H.B. 474, 2016 General Session.
134          41. Low-Income Housing Loans - to study the use of Community Development Block
135     Grants to assist in matching Fair Isaac Company (FICO) approvals of Federal Housing
136     Administration loans.
137          42. Paid Family Leave - to study whether to require executive agencies to provide paid
138     parental leave upon the birth or adoption of an employee's child (H.B. 188, 2nd Sub. H.B. 188).
139          43. State Funding for the Arts - to study the way the state funds arts programs through
140     the Division of Heritage and Arts.
141          44. Candidate Financial Disclosure - to study whether to amend penalties for failure of
142     a candidate to timely file certain financial disclosure reports (H.B. 278).
143          45. Caucus and Primary Processes - to study amendments to the caucus and primary
144     processes.
145          46. County Election Administration - to study a county's constitutional and statutory
146     obligations related to administering an election, including who should bear the cost of the
147     election.
148          47. Election Day Voter Registration Pilot Project - to study and evaluate the data
149     gathered from the three-year Election Day Voter Registration Pilot Project (1st Sub. H.B. 156,
150     2014 General Session).
151          48. Elections - to study financial reports, deadlines, and penalties related to elections.

152          49. Governmental Nonprofit Entity Compliance - to study whether the Open and
153     Public Meetings Act and the Government Records Access and Management Act should apply
154     to a governmental nonprofit corporation and to study the state auditor's authority to audit the
155     accounts of a governmental nonprofit corporation (H.B. 432).
156          50. Private Security Licensing Board Amendments - to study modifications to the
157     membership of the Private Investigator Hearing and Licensure Board (S.B. 227).
158          51. Private Use of Drones - to study the regulation and use of unmanned aircraft (S.B.
159     211).
160          52. Redistricting Advisory Commission - to study the creation of a Redistricting
161     Advisory Commission (S.B. 81).
162          53. Redistricting Commission - to study the establishment of an Advisory
163     Redistricting Commission (H.B. 313).
164          54. Specie Legal Tender Amendments - to study modifications to the State Money
165     Management Act related to specie legal tender (H.B. 429).
166          55. Voter Eligibility - to study whether to allow an individual 17 years of age to
167     register to vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the general
168     election (H.B. 70).
169          56. Baby Watch Early Intervention - to study the current location of the Baby Watch
170     Early Intervention Program and whether it should be relocated.
171          57. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Waiver - to study and seek a Centers for
172     Medicare and Medicaid Services waiver for family planning services for adults in the Medicaid
173     gap (H.B. 246).
174          58. Code Revision - to study the replacement, in state statute, of the term "hearing
175     impaired" with a more appropriate term.
176          59. E-Cigarette Use - to study issues related to e-cigarettes, including teen use, and
177     whether to revoke a teen's driver license for violations of rules governing e-cigarette use.
178          60. End of Life Options - to study the creation of an End of Life Options Act (H.B.
179     264).
180          61. Homelessness in Salt Lake City - to study and comprehensively review
181     homelessness in Salt Lake City, including reasons for its growth, personal circumstances
182     leading to homelessness, and other issues.

183          62. Medical Bills - to study out-of-network medical bills.
184          63. Medical Devices - to study online prescribing and dispensing of medical devices.
185          64. Medical Language Interpreter Act - to study and evaluate the existing Medical
186     Language Interpreter Act to determine whether to implement improvements (H.B. 144, 2009
187     General Session).
188          65. Opioid Replacement Treatment Centers - to study the operation and efficacy of
189     opioid replacement treatment centers (H.B. 400).
190          66. Opioid Use Disorder - to study cognitive behavioral interventions for treatment of
191     opioid use disorder.
192          67. Organ Donation Funding - to study the funding of organ donations for
193     Intermountain Donor Services.
194          68. Public Employees Health Plan (PEHP) Health Benefits - to study the removal of
195     restrictions on mental health benefits for PEHP beneficiaries.
196          69. Reducing Opioid Addictions and Overdoses - to study what the Legislature should
197     do to reduce the amount of opiates prescribed in Utah to prevent opioid addiction and overdose
198     deaths.
199          70. School Meal Program Enrollment - to study ways to automatically enroll children
200     on Medicaid in the free and reduced school meal program.
201          71. Tobacco Age Limit - to study issues related to the age limit for tobacco use.
202          72. Traumatic Brain Injury - to study traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and research.
203          73. Adoptions - to study adoption ethics reform (S.B. 183, 2013 General Session).
204          74. Appeals Process in Death Penalty Cases - to study and compare Utah to other
205     states that have the death penalty to determine what options are available to shorten the appeals
206     process.
207          75. Child Support Regarding Rape Offenders - to study a requirement that offenders
208     convicted of sexual assault pay child support if a child results from the assault and the
209     nonconvicted parent requests an order from the court or requests assistance from the Office of
210     Recovery Services (H.B. 426).
211          76. Competency Restoration - to study and address problems resulting from excessive
212     delays or waiting times related to restoring competency for people charged, but not convicted,
213     of a crime.

214          77. Court Fee Refund - to study a requirement that a court or administrative tribunal
215     refund all fees incurred by citizens who fight a parking ticket and win.
216          78. Deeds Registered in Transfer-On-Death (TOD) form - to study deeds to be
217     registered in TOD form in order to bypass probate.
218          79. Drunk Driving Penalty - to study whether to make drunk driving a felony.
219          80. Enhanced Penalties Related to Marketing and Distribution of Vaping Products to
220     Underage Users - to study ways to increase the severity of penalties for the marketing or
221     distribution of vaping products to minors, facilitating the use of vaping products by minors, and
222     the use of vaping products by minors.
223          81. Interest Rates - to study statutory pre-judgement and post-judgement interest rates.
224          82. Marijuana Impairment and Penalties - to study marijuana impairment standards
225     and possession penalties.
226          83. Meeting "Least Restrictive Means" Test - to study and report on the current and
227     ongoing status of the extent to which the Division of Child and Family Services system and the
228     courts are meeting the constitutionally required "least restrictive means" test in parental rights
229     enforcement and termination, and to study applicable audits.
230          84. Parent Time/Custodial Time Interference - to study how to make it easier and less
231     expensive to enforce parent time orders issued by a court and to give the court guidance on
232     sanctions for parents who violate parent time orders.
233          85. Parentage Laws - to study amendments to parentage laws for same-sex couples.
234          86. Rural Lawyer Cooperative - to study the creation of a rural lawyer cooperative to
235     meet the legal needs of small to medium-sized communities away from the Wasatch Front.
236          87. Sexual Conduct with a Minor Amendments - to study whether to amend
237     provisions relating to sexual offenses against minors and children (H.B. 407).
238          88. Spousal Elective Share - to study changes to Utah Code Section 75-2-201 and
239     subsequent sections to eliminate the separate property provisions and create a ratcheting
240     spousal right in the augmented estate.
241          89. Termination of Parental Rights - to study amendments to the Juvenile Court Act
242     relating to petitions for termination of parental rights (H.B. 307).
243          90. Violent Video Games - to study and consider a statutory means to regulate minors'
244     access to violent or sexually explicit video games.

245          91. 911 Liability Review - to study , review, and assess the liability provisions
246     associated with 911 emergency telecommunications services and any necessary enhancements
247     to ensure all interests are appropriately managed and protected.
248          92. Death Penalty - to study the costs and delays associated with the death penalty.
249          93. Inciting Violence Against a Peace Officer or Firefighter - to study a penalty for
250     inciting violence against a peace officer or firefighter.
251          94. Inmate Health Education - to study the establishment of a program by the
252     Department of Health to provide women's health education classes on site for women
253     incarcerated in state and county correctional facilities (H.B. 449).
254          95. Law Enforcement, Chaplain, and Peer Counselor Confidentiality - to study law
255     enforcement, chaplain, and peer counselor issues relating to confidentiality of information
256     shared in crisis situations.
257          96. Line-of-Duty Death Benefit - to study whether to provide a line-of-duty death
258     benefit for volunteer or emergency responders.
259          97. Private Security Amendments - to study modifications to requirements regarding
260     the employment of an off-duty police officer by a security company (H.B. 427).
261          98. School-to-Prison Pipeline - to study issues related to the school-to-prison pipeline.
262          99. Sex Offender Registration - to study whether registration as a sex offender should
263     be based on an assessment of the likelihood of re-offending.
264          100. Beekeeping - to study whether to amend provisions relating to the Utah Bee
265     Inspection Act (H.B. 115).
266          101. Beekeeping Amendments - to study whether to modify and rename the Utah Bee
267     Inspection Act (H.B. 315).
268          102. Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control Study - to study
269     recommendations of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control regarding:
270      1. whether waste facilities are regulated the same regardless of whether they are publicly or
271     private owned;
272      2. whether charging disparate fees for municipal solid waste facilities based on private or
273     public ownership serves a regulatory interest;
274      3. if similar waste facilities were treated the same for fees, what the recommended fee
275     would be;

276      4. what an equitable fee structure would be for industrial wastes (tainted soils), construction
277     waste, and coal ash, regardless of entity ownership or location of receiving facilities or
278     generator location; and
279      5. whether facilities that treat, recycle, or restore industrial wastes should have a permit and
280     pay regulatory fees.
281          103. Dugway Proving Ground Oversight - to study oversight of programs and
282     activities at the United States Army Dugway Proving Ground.
283          104. Food Freedom - to study laws and regulations related to food producers and food
284     products (1st Sub. H.B. 144).
285          105. Great Salt Lake - to study issues related to the Great Salt Lake.
286          106. Impact on School and Institutional Trust Lands Productivity - to study the extent
287     to which School and Institutional Trust Lands are rendered inaccessible or reduced in value or
288     productivity by federal government actions, regulations, restrictions, or conditions.
289          107. Improving Air Quality - to study ways to improve air quality because of the
290     impact on health, economic development, and tourism.
291          108. Long-Term Financing for Outdoor Infrastructure - to study a method to provide
292     long-term financing for the Office of Outdoor Recreation infrastructure grants.
293          109. Paint Stewardship - to study recycling and stewardship and the return of paint to
294     the distributor (H.B. 476).
295          110. Sale of State Land - to study procedures for the sale of state land (S.B. 247).
296          111. Tire Recycle Fee - to study how much is collected and where the funds are
297     distributed.
298          112. Wildlife Tag Proceeds - to study the distribution and allocation of Utah wildlife
299     tag proceeds.
300          113. Wood Burning Stoves Amendments - to study whether to require the Air Quality
301     Board to follow certain procedures if it adopts an administrative rule that differs from federal
302     regulation, and whether to permit a person to transfer, sell, supply, or install a wood burning
303     stove that is not certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency if the transfer,
304     sale, supply, or installation is in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act (H.B. 261).
305          114. County Option Document Recording Fee - to study a county option document
306     recording fee for moderate income housing.

307          115. Falconry Amendments - to study and determine whether to restrict a municipality
308     or a county from enacting an ordinance that limits a registered falconer from keeping a raptor at
309     the falconer's residence (H.B. 413).
310          116. Local Districts Providing Multiple Services Together - to study whether
311     additional statutory authority is needed to allow local districts (limited purpose local
312     government entities) to continue the established practice of providing multiple services,
313     commodities, or facilities together in accordance with recent federal court decisions specifying
314     federal anti-trust requirements.
315          117. Local Historic Districts - to study the process used by municipalities to create
316     local historic districts, including how historic landmark commissions approve or deny projects
317     (H.B. 223).
318          118. Municipal Flexibility Related to Sales of Alcoholic Beverages - to study ways to
319     provide municipalities more flexibility in determining how late businesses selling alcoholic
320     beverages may remain open.
321          119. Special Districts - to study the creation of special districts and whether there is
322     adequate special district oversight.
323          120. Zoning - to study federal and state law relationships and local zoning laws related
324     to single-family residence and substance abuse residence recovery (H.B. 414).
325          121. Broadband Incentives - to study and consider incentives that may be offered to
326     promote broadband expansion and adoption throughout the state in support of economic
327     development, education, and other identified objectives.
328          122. Data Breach Notification - to study data security breach notifications by public
329     entities.
330          123. Heat and Power Systems - to study combined heat and power systems (H.B. 466).
331          124. Longitudinal Data Management Governance - to study how to develop a
332     governance structure for the longitudinal data system and the Utah Data Alliance, including a
333     governing board and a director (H.B. 357).
334          125. Net Metering - to study issues related to net metering (H.B. 256).
335          126. Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Study - to study the
336     USTAR, with emphasis on the state taking a percent upside of funded projects.
337          127. Alternative Energy Credits, Subsidies, and Exemptions - to study the total value

338     or amount of state and federal incentives, subsidies, credits, and exemptions and their impact
339     on the potential for oversupply and market distortion.
340          128. Energy Tax Credit Amendments - to study whether to modify tax credits for
341     residential and commercial energy systems that utilize solar power (H.B. 327).
342          129. Hygiene Tax Act - to study whether to add a sales and use tax exemption for
343     incontinence and feminine hygiene items (H.B. 202).
344          130. International Tax Credits - to study double taxation on foreign income via
345     pass-through entities.
346          131. Municipal Energy Tax Rates - to study issues related to municipal energy sales
347     and use tax rates (2nd Sub. H.B. 145).
348          132. Property Assessments - to study property assessments when limited market data
349     are available, including Use Value Adjustments for determining value for real property
350     assessments vs. Market Value Adjustments.
351          133. Property Tax and Fair Market Value - to study the fair market valuation of static
352     property (H.B. 376).
353          134. Property Tax Caps - to study property tax caps for local school board levies.
354          135. Property Tax Revisions - to study a process for real estate developers to seek
355     deferral of property taxes (S.B. 168).
356          136. Public Building Materials - to study a sales tax exemption for public building
357     materials.
358          137. Regulation and Taxation of E-Cigarettes - to study the regulation and taxation of
359     e-cigarette products and nicotine inhalers and how related revenues are to be spent (H.B. 333).
360          138. Social Security Benefits - to study making Social Security benefits tax exempt.
361          139. Solar Tax Credits - to study how to determine when the state of Utah should end
362     solar energy tax credits.
363          140. Tax Credits for Education Financing - to study financing for certain public
364     education projects (H.B. 408).
365          141. Urban Farming Assessment - to study changes to urban farming provisions to
366     allow for greater utilization of the current program, which is stringent and almost never used
367     (S.B. 122, 2012 General Session).
368          142. Urban Redevelopment Tax Credit - to study a nonrefundable urban

369     redevelopment tax credit and a process that would allow a qualified investor to claim the tax
370     credit (1st Sub. H.B. 346).
371          143. Voluntary Tax Contribution Categories - to study the methodology to remove
372     voluntary tax contribution categories from Utah's tax return forms.
373          144. Voted and Board Leeway - to study amendments to school district property tax
374     provisions regarding the voted and board leeways (H.B. 272).
375          145. Benefit Levels - to study state employee retirement benefit levels.
376          146. Certified Employer Contribution Rates - to study a requirement that the Utah
377     State Retirement Board increase certified employer contribution rates to reflect any increased
378     costs from retirement benefit enhancements enacted during a general session or special session
379     (S.B. 208).
380          147. Postretirement Funding - to study the fiscal notes of certain postretirement bills
381     and ways to fund them (H.B. 47, H.B. 50, H.B. 86, and H.B. 117).
382          148. Retirement Contribution Rates - to study and receive a presentation on
383     preliminary retirement contribution rates.
384          149. Retirement System Improvements - to study continued efforts to strengthen and
385     improve the Utah Retirement System and to reduce the unfunded liability.
386          150. Retirement System Modifications - to study and review annual Utah Retirement
387     System modifications, including technical amendments.
388          151. Retirement Systems Overview - to study an overview of systems, plans, and
389     actuarial information.
390          152. Tier II Retirement - to study modifications to the retirement benefits in the New
391     Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement Act and the New Public Safety and
392     Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement Act (H.B. 205).
393          153. All-Terrain Vehicles - to study the operation of all-terrain vehicles, not
394     designated as street legal, on certain streets or highways.
395          154. C Decal Prioritization - to study issues related to C Decal distribution
396     prioritization based on clean fuel vehicle type and low emissions.
397          155. Division Description Review and Cleanup - to study changes to the statutory
398     descriptions of the duties, responsibilities, and structure of divisions within the Department of
399     Transportation to reflect current practices.

400          156. Driver License Amendments - to study whether to amend provisions related to a
401     driver license suspension for driving under the influence of alcohol (H.B. 475).
402          157. License Plate - to study whether to provide a Purple Heart license plate for
403     motorcycles.
404          158. Motor Carrier and Size and Weight Regulations - to study potential updates to
405     reflect current practice and federal requirements.
406          159. Salvage and Branded Title Vehicles - to study the issues and impacts related to
407     Utah consumers purchasing vehicles in Utah that were purchased at auction in another state
408     after being involved in an accident. Many of these vehicles are not being given a branded title
409     and are then sold to unsuspecting consumers in Utah.
410          160. Snowmobile Registration Fee and Snowmobile and Avalanche Safety Education -
411     to study an exemption from an additional fee for registration of snowmobiles and how to
412     distribute collected fees to promote snowmobile and avalanche safety and education (H.B.
413     450).
414          161. UDOT Structure - to study technical revisions to the Utah Department of
415     Transportation's current structure.
416          162. Vehicle Safety Inspections - to study whether to continue, change, or end the
417     vehicle safety inspection program.
418          163. Window Tinting - to study whether to prohibit the use of nontransparent
419     materials on, and set minimum light transmittance requirements for, the rear and rear side
420     windows of a motor vehicle (H.B. 141).
421          164. Income Tax Waivers for Military Retirement Income - to study the economic
422     benefits, including more retirees moving to Utah and increased spending in the state, of an
423     income tax waiver for military retirement income.
424          165. Military Retirement Income Tax Exemption - to study whether to exempt
425     retirement payments related to service in the armed forces (H.B. 99).
426          166. Placement of Bills on Reading Calendars - to study the creation of a procedure to
427     request House legislation be placed on the Senate third reading calendar during the last two
428     days of the annual general legislative session.
429          167. Treatment of Bills Near the End of the Session - to study how to be transparent
430     and fair in the treatment of House bills on days 44 and 45 of the annual general session.







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