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H.B. 36 - Open and Public Meetings Act Amendments Clarifies and tightens definitions of “meetings” in Utah’s Open and Public Meetings law; prohibits members of a public body that constitute a quorum from acting together outside a meeting in a concerted and deliberate manner to predetermine an action to be taken by the public body at a meeting on a relevant manner. Passed in House and Senate
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H.B. 80 - Candidate and Officeholder Disclosure Modifications Requires elected officers of all state political subdivisions and land use authorities to file annual conflict of interest disclosure statements; requires disclosure statements to be posted online and requires the Lt. Governor to create a directory of all conflict of interest disclosures on their website, along with campaign finance statements from candidates for municipal and county offices; standardizes the level at which conflicts of interests must be disclosed at $5,000. Passed in House and Senate
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S.B. 211 - Generational Water Infrastructure Amendments Creates a new “Water District Water Development Council” composed of the state’s four largest water districts and the Utah Division of Water Resources to plan for “generational water infrastructure” and advance the responsible development of water to address “generational need for adequate and reliable water supplies,” but exempts the Council from the “Open and Public Meetings Act” and the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). Passed in Senate and House
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S.B. 240 - Government Records Access and Management Act Amendments Exempts the daily calendars of elected officials from disclosure under the Government Records Access and Management Act. Passed in Senate and House Signed by Governor Cox on 2/28/24
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S.B. 231 - Government Records Access and Management Act Amendments Authorizes government entities to establish processes for obtaining relief against “vexatious requesters,” or people who overly abuse the GRAMA process without legitimate purposes, along with a process for judicial review and relief. Passed in Senate and House
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H.B. 399 - Government Record Amendments Protects so-called “Garrity Statements,” the transcripts of interviews with government employees during investigations into wrongdoing, including police officer misconduct, from being disclosed in response to government records requests.
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H.B. 96 - Government Records Fee Amendments Except for the media, allows government entities to charge for the first fifteen minutes of fulfilling government records requests for individuals that have submitted a separate request within the preceding ten days.
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H.R. 2 - House Rules Resolution - Amendments to House Rules Among other changes to House Rules, restricts the ability of the press to access certain non-public areas they were able to access previously, including the hallways around the House Chamber and areas behind the dais in committee rooms. Notes: As a resolution to change House Rules, no Senate vote was required.
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S.R. 1 - Senate Rules Resolution - Senate Access Procedures Restricts the ability of the press to access certain non-public areas they were able to access previously, including the floor and the hallways leading to the Senate Chamber and areas behind the dais in committee rooms. Notes: As a resolution to change Senate Rules, no House vote was required.
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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.
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H.B. 64 - Lobbyist Expenditures Amendments Extends lobbying disclosures to lobbyists influencing local elected officials or members of a board of education.
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S.B. 56 - Community Reinvestment Agency Report Establishes a public database for community reinvestment agencies to annually report financial information.
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