Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
| House District 66
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2021 Voting Record
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| Vote | Better Utah Position | Bill |
|---|---|---|
| No |
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H.B. 102 - Contraception for Inmates Requires a jail to allow prisoners access to medically prescribed contraceptives.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 136 - Initiative and Referenda Modifications Adds burdensome regulations to signature gathering for a ballot initiative or referendum petition
Topic(s):
Ballot Access
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 2/8/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 146 - Overdose Harm Reduction Working Group Creates a working group to study harm reduction oriented strategies to reduce overdose injuries and deaths.
Topic(s):
Health Care
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 3/1/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 158 - Juvenile Interrogation Amendments Specifies the rights of minors who are taken into custody for questioning about an offense.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/11/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 162 - Peace Officer Training Requires annual police training to include modules on crisis intervention, mental health incidents, and de-escalation techniques.
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/8/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 168 - Sale of Sexual Assault Test Kits Prohibited Prohibits selling or providing an over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit.
Topic(s):
Sexual Violence Prevention
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 1/29/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 17 - Utility Permitting Amendments Preemptively prevents cities and counties from limiting utility services based on energy type.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/3/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| No |
|
H.B. 177 - Health Education Amendments Adds consent, coercion, sexual violence behavior deterrence, and sexual assault mitigation strategies to the sex education curriculum.
Topic(s):
Sexual Violence Prevention
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/26/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 197 - Voter Affiliation Amendments Blocks voters from changing their party affiliation before a primary election in an election year.
Topic(s):
Ballot Access
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 2/12/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 209 - Vehicle Registration Fee Revisions Increases annual and six-month vehicle registration fees on electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and other alternative fuel vehicles.
Topic(s):
Clean Air
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/22/201 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 220 - Pretrial Detention Amendments Repeals the bail reform passed by the Legislature in 2020.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 246 - Ballot Measure Transparency Amendments Requires the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to write a description of ballot initiatives, referenda, and constitutional amendments that is included on the ballot via URL.
Topic(s):
Ballot Initiatives
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 2/24/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 249 - Public Access to Court Records Enables the Judicial Council to allow public access to the Xchange database for a fee without having to pay a monthly subscription.
Topic(s):
Topics
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 257 - Utah State Park Amendments Creates the Utahraptor State Park and Lost Creek State Park.
Topic(s):
Public Lands
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/22/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 262 - Children's Health Insurance Amendments Creates the Children’s Health Care Coverage Program with $172,500 on-going appropriations used to promote health care coverage for children.
Topic(s):
Health Care
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 264 - Law Enforcement Weapons Use Amendments Requires a police officer to file a report every time they point a weapon at someone.
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/16/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 277 - Child Care Eligibility Amendments Allows more working families to qualify for child care subsidies.
Topic(s):
Child care
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/18/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 278 - Name Change Process for Dixie State University Allows the Dixie State University Board of Trustees to select and recommend a new name for the university.
Topic(s):
Racial Justice
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 3/3/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 294 - Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments Ends emergency powers and public health orders related to COVID-19 upon reaching certain arbitrary targets.
Topic(s):
Emergency Powers
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/3/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 297 - Colorado River Amendments Enacts the Colorado River Authority of Utah Act, establishing an authority to “protect” Utah’s right to its share of the CO river.
Topic(s):
Environmental Stewardship
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/16/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 304 - Digital Opportunity Access Amendments Implements measures to increase broadband infrastructure, digital access, and digital equity.
Topic(s):
Infrastructure
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 328 - Adult Learners Grant Program Creates a program to provide financial assistance to students who are at least 26 years old, financially needy, and enrolled in an online program in a needed field.
Topic(s):
Education
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| No |
|
H.B. 338 - School District Voter Eligibility Amendments Allows local school boards to vote to allow students who are 16 and 17 years old to vote in local school board elections.
Topic(s):
Voting Rights
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 341 - Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Creates an advisory committee to study a Bears Ears visitor center.
Topic(s):
Public Lands
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/26/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 352 - State Identification Amendments Allows people experiencing homelessness to receive or renew a state-issued ID for free
Topic(s):
Homelessness
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/22/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 41 - Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Extends funding for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force until 2023.
Topic(s):
Indigenous Rights
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 1/202/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 415 - Executive Order Review Process Amendments Requires the Constitutional Defense Council to review Presidential executive orders, and prohibits local governments from implementing these EOs if deemed unconstitutional.
Topic(s):
Checks and Balances
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 422 - Political Subdivision Civil Liability Amendments Disincentivizes de-escalation by making local governments liable if they direct police officers not to protect private property or individuals during a civil disturbance.
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 43 - Emergency Procurement Declaration Modifications Improves transparency for emergency procurements made by the state by providing information within 14 days on the state website
Topic(s):
Emergency Powers
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 2/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Absent |
|
Provides unnecessary jail time and unjust court requirements for a person arrested for rioting.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/11/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 60 - Conceal Carry Firearms Amendments Removes the permit requirement for concealed carry.
Topic(s):
Gun Violence Prevention
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 1/26/20221 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 68 - Rental Expenses Disclosure Requirements Requires a landlord to make expense-related disclosures to a potential renter before accepting an application fee or any other payment.
Topic(s):
Tenant Rights
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 74 - Municipal Police Oversight Removes current restrictions on the creation and authority of civilian police review boards. Vote: Motion to table (A “yes” vote is a vote to stop the bill from moving forward.)Â
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/4/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Absent |
|
H.B. 82 - Single-Family Housing Modifications Prevents municipalities or HOAs from blocking accessory dwelling units.
Topic(s):
Affordable Housing
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/18/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 84 - Use of Force Reporting Requirements Requires law enforcement agencies to compile data on use of force incidents by police officers.
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 2/8/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| No |
|
H.B. 91 - Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Heavy Duty Vehicles Reenacts a tax credit related to certain alternative fuel heavy-duty vehicles.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
H.B. 92 - Medical Practice Amendments Anti-trans bill banning gender-affirming surgeries and medical treatments for transgender minors.
Topic(s):
LGBTQ+ Rights
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
H.B. 96 - Emergency Management Amendments Requires political subdivisions to designate an emergency manager and create an emergency operations plan.
Topic(s):
Emergency Powers
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 2/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
Recognizes the contributions of multilingual and multicultural families to Utah’s schools.
Topic(s):
Racial Justice
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
H.J.R. 13 - Joint Resolution Declaring Racism a Moral and Public Health Crisis Declares racism as a moral and public health crisis and states the Legislature’s commitment to address the crisis.
Topic(s):
Racial Justice
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/23/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 10 - Place Name Amendments Starts the process to change location names that use American Indian terms.
Topic(s):
Indigenous Rights
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/18/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 102 - Peace Officer Training Qualifications Amendments Allows lawful permanent residents to apply for jobs as police offices and dispatchers.
Topic(s):
Immigrant Rights
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/17/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 106 - Use of Force Revisions Requires the state’s police certification agency to establish statewide minimum use of force standards.
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 3/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 127 - Human Services Program Amendments Provides improved restraint and seclusion policies, suicide prevention programs, and sex-based discrimination rules for congregate care facilities.
Topic(s):
Residential Treatment Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 128 - Family Planning Services Amendments Requires the Medicaid program to apply for a waiver or a state plan amendment to extend family planning services to certain low-income individuals.
Topic(s):
Health Care
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 138 - Violence, Disorder, and Looting Enforcement Protection Act Increases penalties for rioting and assaulting a police officer while decreasing criminal liable for motor vehicle operators who injure or kill an individual while leaving the scene of a riot.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 141 - Task Force on Food Security Creates a Task Force on Food Security to develop a plan for establishing food security in Utah.
Topic(s):
Topics
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 3/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 144 - Billboard Restrictions Amendments Prohibits a municipality or county from taking certain actions to prevent a person from building or maintaining a billboard.
Topic(s):
Outdoor Advertising
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 146 - Emissions Testing Amendments Makes the Pilot Emissions Inspection Program permanent, which requires counties to have an emissions inspections for certain diesel-powered vehicles.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/18/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 15 - Workforce Solutions for Air Quality Amendments Requires Dept. of HR Management to provide and measure teleworking options for state employees during bad air quality days and write annual report.
Topic(s):
Clean Air
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 155 - 988 Mental Health Crisis Assistance Creates the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services Hotline
Topic(s):
Mental Health
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: 3/3/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 158 - Children's Health Coverage Amendments Increases health insurance coverage for children by expanding eligibility for children’s Medicaid and CHIP.
Topic(s):
Health Care
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 164 - Utah Housing Affordability Amendments Allows cities and counties to require at least 20% of all units on certain properties be “affordable housing units.”
Topic(s):
Affordable Housing
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 3/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 176 - Mineral Lease Funds Amendments Expands the use of mineral lease funds to include any public service, rather than solely for mitigation of mineral extraction impacts.
Topic(s):
Environmental Stewardship
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 3/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 187 - Local Education Agency Policies Amendments Allows a school district to ignore mask requirements in a public health order on school grounds.
Topic(s):
Emergency Powers
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 195 - Emergency Response Amendments Gives Legislature or county commission a veto over emergency actions from the Governor or a county in response to an emergency.
Topic(s):
Emergency Powers
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 205 - Election Process Amendments Allows a political party to opt-out of allowing signature-gathering as a path to the ballot.
Topic(s):
Ballot Access
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 214 - Official Language Amendments Removes the provision that English is the sole language for the government documents and proceedings.
Topic(s):
Racial Justice
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 3/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 217 - Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act Allows cities to develop reinvestment zones around commuter rail stations, composed of at least 10% affordable housing units and 50 multi-family homes per acre.
Topic(s):
Affordable Housing
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 3/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 61 - Outdoor Advertising Amendments Preemptively blocks a city or county from enacting ordinances to restrict or modify billboards.
Topic(s):
Outdoor Advertising
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 68 - Law Enforcement Weapons Amendments Funds the purchase of technology and equipment for law enforcement agencies to assist in investigating officer shootings.
Topic(s):
Police Reform
Category:
Strong Communities
Vote Date: Bill Status: Passed |
| N/A |
|
S.B. 80 - Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments Prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles associated with race, such as braids and afros.
Topic(s):
Racial Justice
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: N/A Bill Status: Didn't Pass |
| Yes |
|
S.B. 92 - Elections Amendments Requires more detail of candidate financial disclosures, and requires the LGs office to conduct a study relating to ballot accessibility.
Topic(s):
Transparency
Category:
Good Government
Vote Date: 3/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
S.C.R. 1 - Concurrent Resolution on Holocaust Education Encourages schools and the State Board of Education to emphasize the importance of studying the Holocaust and other genocides.
Topic(s):
Anti-Discrimination Education
Category:
Equal Rights
Vote Date: 2/11/2021 Bill Status: Passed |
| Yes |
|
Allows EnergySolutions to open a new landfill for decommissioned reactor wastes.
Topic(s):
Environmental Stewardship
Category:
Sustainable Future
Vote Date: 2/11/2021 Bill Status: Passed |