2012 Utah Mining Legislative Tracking

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Last updated 1/25/2012

The 2012 General Session of the Utah legislature will begin on Monday, January 23, 2012. The session will end at midnight on March 8, 2012. Utah Mining Association (UMA) will be following a variety of bills this year. You can see what we are following and monitor the progress on any bill you have a personal interest in by accessing this section of the UMA Website. We will be updating the status of bills regularly. The UMA Legislative Committee will meet each Monday morning together with the Utah Manufacturers Legislative Committee throughout the session to evaluate bills and help formulate policy positions. If you have an interest in a bill and would like to bring it to the attention of this committee, please let us know here at UMA and we can get it to the committee chairman. If you have need for any additional information on a particular bill, please let us know and we will be happy to provide that for you. Please give us a call at 801-364-1874 or email mining@utahmining.com or contact the Utah Manufacturers Association at 801-363-3885 or email uma@umaweb.org To view the contents of a bill, click on the bill number.		HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW Laws begin as ideas in the minds of legislators, government officials, or citizens who see the need to make improvements. If you have an idea you would like to see enacted into law, you should start by discussing it with your Representative or Senator. Proposed laws are introduced as bills in either chamber, House or Senate, where they are reviewed by fiscal analysts, legal counsel and a Rules Committee. The bill is sent to a standing committee for study, possible public hearing, amendment or other action. The committee may table the bill, which kills it, or may send it back to the originating chamber with a recommendation for action. If passed in the standing committee, the bill is debated in open session. After the bill has gone through both houses, it is signed by both presiding officers (the Senate President and the Speaker of the House). The bill in then prepared in final form. This is called the "enrolled" bill. The "enrolled" bill is then sent to the Governor for signature or veto. If signed by the Governor, the bill becomes law in 60 days, or on the date prescribed. If vetoed by the Governor, the Legislature may accept the veto or attempt to override it with a 2/3 majority.

The 2012 General Session of the Utah legislature will begin on Monday, January 23, 2012. The session will end at midnight on March 8, 2012.

Utah Mining Association (UMA) will be following a variety of bills this year. You can see what we are following and monitor the progress on any bill you have a personal interest in by accessing this section of the UMA Website.

We will be updating the status of bills regularly.

The UMA Legislative Committee will meet each Monday morning together with the Utah Manufacturers Legislative Committee throughout the session to evaluate bills and help formulate policy positions. If you have an interest in a bill and would like to bring it to the attention of this committee, please let us know here at UMA and we can get it to the committee chairman.

If you have need for any additional information on a particular bill, please let us know and we will be happy to provide that for you. Please give us a call at 801-364-1874 or email mining@utahmining.com or contact the Utah Manufacturers Association at 801-363-3885 or email uma@umaweb.org

To view the contents of a bill, click on the bill number.

HOW A BILL
BECOMES A LAW

     Laws begin as ideas in the minds of legislators, government officials, or citizens who see the need to make improvements. If you have an idea you would like to see enacted into law, you should start by discussing it with your Representative or Senator.
     Proposed laws are introduced as bills in either chamber, House or Senate, where they are reviewed by fiscal analysts, legal counsel and a Rules Committee. The bill is sent to a standing committee for study, possible public hearing, amendment or other action. The committee may table the bill, which kills it, or may send it back to the originating chamber with a recommendation for action. If passed in the standing committee, the bill is debated in open session. After the bill has gone through both houses, it is signed by both presiding officers (the Senate President and the Speaker of the House). The bill in then prepared in final form. This is called the "enrolled" bill. The "enrolled" bill is then sent to the Governor for signature or veto.
      If signed by the Governor, the bill becomes law in 60 days, or on the date prescribed. If vetoed by the Governor, the Legislature may accept the veto or attempt to override it with a 2/3 majority.

2012 SENATE BILLS

Go to House Bills S=Support; O=Oppose; HP=High Profile; LP=Low Profile

Enrolled Bill -- An exact, accurate, and official copy of a passed Senate or House bill. This copy is sent to the governor for executive action.

Bill Number	Sponsor	Short Title	Assigned to	UMA Position	Status
S.B. 10	Dayton	College and Career Readiness Assessment	Josh	M	H-ED
S.B. 11	Dayton	Department of Environmental Quality Boards Adjudicative Proceedings	Steve C.	HP-S	H-JUD
S.B. 12	Madsen	Energy Amendments	Des		S-Rules
S.B. 21	Dayton	Department of Environmental Quality Boards Revisions	Jim H.	HP-S	S-2nd Reading
S.B. 23	Bramble	Life Science and Technology Tax Credit Amendments	Des	HP-S	H-REV
S.B. 24	Valentine	Research Tax Credit Amendments	Des		H-REV
S.B. 27	Stephenson	Amendments to Revenue and Taxation Title (Divide Issues)	Keith	HP-S (Part 1)	S-REV
S.B. 31	Morgan	Classroom Size Amendments	Kate	Monitor	S-2nd Reading
S.B. 34	Anderson	Production and Sale of Food in Utah Revisions	Dave B.		S-Rules
S.B. 39	Reid	Gubernatorial Authority over Higher Education Officials	Shelley	M	S-3rd Reading
S.B. 94	Bramble	Electric Power Facilities Amendments	Todd/Kate		S-REV
S.B. 121	Mayne	Workers' Compensation Waiver Amendments	Bird		S-2nd Reading
S.B. 122	Neiderhauser	Urban Farming Assessment Act		LP-O	S-REV
S.B. 129	Bramble	Unemployment Insurance Modifications			S-REV
S.B. 130	Mayne	Workers' Compensation Coordination of Benefits Amendments			S-WED
S.B. 132	Knudson	Reauthorization of Radiation Control Act			S-NAE
S.B. 133	Knudson	Reauthorization of Mercury Switch Removal Act			S-NAE
S.B. 134	Dayton	State Water Development Commission Amendments			S-NAE
S.B. 136	Neiderhauser	Billboard Amendments			S-Rules

S.J.R. 5	Reid	Joint Resolution on Education	Tom	M	S-Rules
S.J.R. 6	Anderson	Joint Resolution Amending State Taxing Authority	Mark	M	S-REV
S.J.R. 9	Reid	Joint Rules Resolution - Utah College of Applied Technology Appropriations Subcommittee	Tom		S-ED

H = House; S = Senate; BUS = Business and Labor; EDU = Education; GOP = Government Operations and Political Subdivisions; HHS = Health and Human Services; JLE = Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; JUD = Judiciary; LE = Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice; NAE = Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment; PUT = Public Utilities and Technology; REV = Revenue and Taxation; RIE = Retirement & Indepentent Entities; TR = Transportation; TPT = Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology; WED = Workforce Services & Community & Economic Development; Con = Consent Calendar

2012 HOUSE BILLS

Go to Senate Bills S=Support; O=Oppose; HP=High Profile; LP=Low Profile

Bill Number	Sponsor	Short Title	Assigned to	UMA Position	Status
H.B. 28	Wilson	Economic Development Task Force	Tom	M	H-3rd Reading
H.B. 30	Petersen	Unemployment Insurance Amendments	Tom	LP-S	H-Rules
H.B. 35	Harper	Extension of Recycling Market Development Zone Tax Credits	Tom	HP-S	S-Rules
H.B. 36	Harper	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Software and Other Tangible Personal Property Amendments	Keith/Mark		S-REV
H.B. 41	Painter	Property Taxation of Business Personal Property	Keith		H-REV
H.B. 42	Painter	Permanent Community Impact Fund Board Grants	Todd	M	S-Secretary
H.B. 48	Barrus	Coalition of Energy Producing States	Todd	M	H-3rd Reading
H.B. 49	Ray	Firearms Revisions	Kate	LP-O	H-LE
H.B. 65	Arent	College and Career Counseling for High School Students	Moses		H-ED
H.B. 67	Cox	Stormwater Capture Amendments	Denise		H-PUT
H.B. 69	Menlove	Insurance Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders	Shelly		H-Rules
H.B. 70	Arent	Air Quality Task Force	Ray	M	H-3rd Reading
H.B. 74	Noel	Eminent Domain Amendments	Todd	M	H-JUD
H.B. 87	Brown	Billboard Revisions			H-Rules
H.B. 206	Dougall	Curriculum Options for Secondary School Students	Tom	M	H-ED
H.B. 210	Nielson	Severance Tax Amendments	Mark	HP-S	H-3rd Reading
H.B. 211	Moss	Insurance Coverage for Amino Acid-based Formula	Stan	HP-O	H-Rules
H.B. 215	Morley	Labor Related Amendments	Dave B.		H-GO
H.B. 242	Ray	Insurance Billing for Athletic Trainers	Shelly	HP-O	H-BL
H.B. 262	Cox	Building Code Amendments			H-Rules
H.B. 263	Hemingway	Unemployment Benefits for Military Spouse	Tom		H-3rd Reading
H.B. 272	Menlove	Pilot Program for Insurance Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders	Shelly	HP-O	H-Rules
H.B. 284	Dougall	Higher Education Governance	Tom		H-Rules

H.J.R. 6	Nielson	Joint Resolution on Severance Tax	Mark	HP-S	H-3rd Reading
H.J.R. 10	Dougall	Joint Resolution on Legislator Eligibility	Tom	M	H-GO
H.J.R. 11	Dougall	Joint Resolution on Motor Vehicle Taxes and Fees	Mark		H-REV

H = House; S = Senate; BUS = Business and Labor; EDU = Education; GO = Government Operations; HHS = Health and Human Services; JLE = Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; JUD = Judiciary; LE = Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice; NAE = Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment; PS = Political Subdivisions; PUT = Public Utilities and Technology; REV = Revenue and Taxation; RIE = Retirement & Indepentent Entities; TR = Transportation; TPT = Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology; WED = Workforce Services & Community & Economic Development; Con = Consent Calendar