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2016 Bill Tracking Page:
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
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4/4
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 "Good" Bills
Description:
Bills that substantively improve
statute and affirm UT Gun Rights'
Affirmative Agenda.
Disclaimer: "Good Bills"
can be demoted to
"Bad Bills" or "Ugly Bills" at any time, and the change
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Good
Bill |
Brief Description |
Status |
Last
Updated |
Briefing
HB 67 |
Reduce Penalty for Firearms on Buses.
Eliminates the third degree
felony penalty for carrying a firearm on a bus
without a government concealed carry "permit".
All other open or concealed carry statutory
restrictions would still apply. |
ENACTED.
Passed house and
senate; actually signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
4/4 at 5:30p |
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HB 389 |
Make State Agencies Liable for
Enabling Illegal Aliens to Commit Additional
Crimes. Waives governmental immunity for a
state agency that releases an undocumented individual
without checking with the federal Immigration and
Customs Enforcement first, and the individual then
commits another crime that causes substantial bodily
injury or property damage. |
DEAD.
Held by Greg Hughes' hand-picked house transportation
committee |
3/11 at 5:00p |
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 "Bad" Bills
Description: Bills that make statute worse
and violate UT Gun Rights'
Affirmative Agenda.
Observations: "Bad Bills" should be killed; not amended. Bill
sponsors should be required to go back to the drawing board,
obtain more input from gun owners, and complete the due
diligence they failed to complete before promoting the bill.
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Bad
Bill |
Brief Description |
Status |
Last
Updated
|
Briefing
SB 88 |
Priority Threat:
Gun Control by Bureaucrats.
Reauthorizes "administrative rules" created by
unelected bureaucrats that have the same effect as gun
control statutes. These rules include gun controls. |
ENACTED.
Passed senate and house;
awaiting action by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
4/4 at 5:30p |
|
HB 276 |
Priority Threat:
Undermining County Sheriffs with New Bureaucratic Agents
over Public Lands. Establishes new bureaucratic
process to handle public lands, under the assumption that the federal regime will surrender
public lands to the state. Lines 334-344 effectively prohibit the county sheriff from serving
as the primary enforcement authority on public land.
His authority is to be subverted by "certified peace
officers" and "conservation officers" of the
newly-created Utah Division of Land Management. Lines
861-906 establish an 11-member "Public Land Management
Advisory Board", 10 of which are chosen by the
Executive Monarch (i.e. "governor") and 1 of which is
chosen by the lieutenant governor
—
without so much as an external review or confirmation
process. Lines 456-457 state: "No transfer of a tract
of public land in excess of 200 acres may be
authorized until approved by the Legislature and the
governor." This means that public lands plots of 199
acres or less could be sold off to the highest bidder
without any review or approval by the statutarium
(i.e. "legislature") or even the county government(s)
affected. Gun owners, including hunters, could then be
deprived of these lands, perhaps permanently. |
ENACTED.
Passed house and senate; signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
4/4 at 5:30p |
Briefing
SB 43 |
Priority
Threat: Force Gun Control Down Kids' Throats. Creates
a
pilot program to indoctrinate 8th grade government
school students regarding "firearm safety and violence
prevention" code for gun control. The Utah
attorney general's office will "collaborate" with the
state board of education, both notoriously anti-gun,
in unilaterially setting the curriculum and choosing
the instructors. |
ENACTED.
Passed senate and house;
signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
3/26 at 11:30a |
|
HB 120 |
Priority Threat:
Bureaucratic Guilt Despite Innocence.
Increases fees for impounding a vehicle (along
with any firearms in it) due to an arrest,
citation, or referral for administrative action
for driving under the influence or reckless
driving. No statutory requirements guarantee the
speedy reimbursement of those found "not guilty"
of related criminal activity.
|
ENACTED.
Passed house and senate; signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
3/26 at 11:30a |
|
HB 274 |
Priority Threat:
Involuntary Incarceration by Bureaucrats
Expansion. Expands time citizens can be
involuntarily committed by state agents without
meaningful due process from 24 hours to 72 hours
(not including weekends and holidays).
|
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
SB 107 |
Priority
Threat:
Thought Crimes Expansion. Expands definitions and
penalties regarding thought crimes, and even
disregards whether the defendant's prejudices were
true convictions. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
Briefing
HJR 8 |
Priority Threat:
Convention to Finish Destroying the U.S.
Constitution.
Calls for a convention of the
states, with delegates likely chosen by the corrupt
federal congress. These delegates could rewrite
or abolish the U.S. constitution and its "Bill of
Rights" to include the right to keep and bear arms.
Convention decisions could be ratified by whoever
—
and however
— the delegates choose; entirely bypassing the state
legislatures if they desire. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
SB 129 |
Illegal Alien Driver Permits.
Streamlines, rather than removes, the ability for
illegal aliens to obtain Utah driver licenses.
|
ENACTED.
Passed senate and house;
signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
3/26 at 11:30a |
|
SB 203 |
Expants Blanket Immunity for Agents Who Abuse
Citizens during Emergency Situations.
Provides that state agents are immune from suit for
any injury or damage resulting from the implementation
of or failure to implement measures to respond to
emergency or public health conditions includes the
use, provision, operation, and management of certain
facilities. |
ENACTED.
Passed senate and house;
signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
3/26 at 11:30a |
|
SB 237 |
Flooding Utah with More Foreign Aliens.
Utah's Executive Monarch (i.e. "governor") is again
empowered
— with virtually no
restrictions
— to seek federal
exemptions to bring aliens into Utah to reside, work,
and study. |
ENACTED.
Passed senate and house;
signed by Gary "BB
Gun Background Checks" Herbert |
3/26 at 11:30a |
|
HB 262 |
Thought Crimes for University Campuses.
Expands thought crimes to include nebulously-defined
speech between students at universities.
|
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
SB 90 |
Increase Power of Jury-less Dictators
to Abuse Gun Owner Parents. Requires court
dictators (i.e. judges) to financially penalize those
determined to have knowingly falsified a
material statement for the purpose of obtaining
a
protective order or a child protective order.
Unfortunately, there is no impartial jury trial to
determine if this is the case, and no impartial jury
trial to determine if a protective order should be
upheld in the first place. This bill
demonstrates the statutarium's deep contempt for jury
trials and meaningful due process. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
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 "Ugly" Bills
Description: Bills
that are poorly-written, harmful distractions.
Did anyone ever take you on a
snipe hunt as a child, chasing after an imaginary and
ever-elusive target you could never find? It is a timeless and
effective tactic of professional manipulators to
send well-intentioned citizens on snipe hunts as a diversion.
The justifiable emotion and energy of
the citizen regarding an issue of importance is captured and
applied to a task that can't or won't be accomplished — or is
useless in its effect. The status quo is thereby preserved
and injustice is advanced.
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Ugly
Bill |
Brief Description |
Status |
Last
Updated
|
Briefing
SB 97 |
Carry "Unloaded" Firearms Concealed. Removes
concealed carry license requirement for "unloaded"
firearms in many public environments.
Because of the constant games being played
— year
after year
— with
bills like SB 97 that are only a marginal improvement
over the status quo, UT Gun Rights will no longer
consider permitless carry bills with an "unloaded"
requirement to be "Good" bills. |
DEAD. Withdrawn by sponsor after secret
meeting with senate bully Wayne Niederhauser. |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
HB 22 |
Toothless Confiscation Amendments.
Procedural changes to property confiscation without
meaningful due process (i.e. "asset forfeiture").
Once again, no criminal conviction is required against
the defendant, and no penalties are specified for
state agents who violate the statute, or who
circumvent the statute via cooperation with federal
agencies. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
HB 197 |
Limit a Little Bureaucrat Lobbying Maybe.
Prohibits some executive branch employees from
engaging in some forms of lobbying on a statutory action.
Aside from its very limited scope, there appear to be
no penalties provided for violators. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
HB 472 |
Pretend to Protect Gun Owner Privacy.
Requires a statute enforcement agent (SEA) who
receives a certain notification relating to the
transfer of a firearm to destroy and delete the
notification, and information gathered from the
notification, within 30 days; and classifies as a
private record the notification and information
described in the preceding paragraph. Once again, no
criminal penalties are specified for SEAs who violate
this new statute, keeping them effectively immune from
abusing private gun owner information. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
|
SB 254 |
Toothless Burden of Proof Increase.
Changes the standard of proof for an administrative
subpoena for electronic records from reasonable
suspicion to probable cause. Does not remove
governmental immunity, or provide effective
punishment, for state agents, including court
dictators (i.e. judges), who flagrantly violate this
statute. |
DEAD |
3/11 at 5:00p |
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Under Review
Disclaimer:
May be a "Bad Bill" or "Ugly Bill", but more time
is required to
review it. May also be a decent bill, but not yet
determined to be sufficiently tied to UT Gun Rights'
Affirmative Agenda.
|
Bill |
Brief Description
(of what is
supposed to
be in the bill) |
Last
Updated
|
|
HB 19 |
"...Creates a new definition of "expunge";
requires that an administrative agency remove
information regarding expunged convictions from public
databases; creates a statement of legislative intent
for expungement; and provides a stated purpose for
expungement." |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HB 63 |
"...Provides for de novo review of an appeal of
a fee waiver request." |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HB 80 |
Modifies requirements for statute enforcement agents
(SEAs) regarding the seizure and impound of uninsured
vehicles. |
2/15 at 12:30p |
|
HB 103 |
"...Replaces the Division of Administrative
Rules with the Office of Administrative
Rules within the Department of Administrative
Services; and makes technical and conforming changes." |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HB 118 |
"...Modifies the Administrative Procedures Act
to address public access to administrative actions." |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HB 137 |
"...Requires that the county sheriff provide written
notice to a defendant of incarceration costs assessed
under current state law; provides that a defendant who
is subject to incarceration costs may request an
impecuniosity hearing for the court to determine if
the costs should be reduced or waived under current
statutory standards; and provides that incarceration
costs are to be paid after victim restitution costs." |
3/2 at 6:50p |
|
HB 148 |
Requires courts to list findings in
determining whether to continue protective orders in
cases of pending divorce, and to inform the petitioner
of any dismissal. Due process is still absent,
and there are no penalties for errant courts. |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HB 160 |
"...Requires justice court judges to have graduated
from law school..." |
2/15 at 12:30p |
|
HB 173 |
"...Allows a public employer to adopt a uniform
policy to decline to deduct union dues from the public
employer's employees' wages." |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HB 214 |
"...Amends the definition of "abuse" as it relates to
child protective orders." |
3/7 at 10:30a |
|
HB 225 |
Amends statutes related to "cybercrimes". |
3/7 at 10:35a |
|
HB 298 |
"...Enacts the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; provides
findings and purpose; creates definitions; and limits
the liability of manufacturers and sellers of firearms
and ammunition to specific situations." |
2/15 at 1:15p |
|
HB 300 |
Establishes guidelines for body camera usage worn by
statute enforcement agents (SEAs) |
2/15 at 12:45p |
|
HB 319 |
"...Repeals the requirement that certain vehicles obtain
a safety inspection certificate in order to be
registered and to operate on a highway..." and other
techical changes. |
2/15 at 12:45p |
|
HB 355 |
Requires the Utah attorney general to create statewide
use of force training curriculum. |
3/7 at 10:40a |
|
HB 381 |
"...Requires that a summons be issued before an arrest
warrant under certain circumstances." |
3/7 at 10:45a |
|
HB 391 |
Provides for the chief executive officer of a
political subdivision or a county sheriff to determine
whether the federal Bureau of Land Management or
Department of Interior is complying with certain
provisions of federal code relating to agreements for
local statute enforcement to enforce federal code and
regulations on public lands, or whether a federal
agent is exceeding his/her jurisdiction in relation to
certain land. |
3/7 at 10:55a |
|
HB 399 |
"...Asserts victims and witnesses are alleged roles
until proven in trial; describes the role of the
victim advocate; and requires victims, witnesses, and
victim advocates to be advised of the consequences of
making false allegations." |
3/7 at 11:05a |
|
HB 434 |
Procedural amendments for investigations of statute
enforcement agents. |
3/7 at 11:05a |
|
HB 444 |
"...Modifies the definition of an offense against
property in the Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act." |
3/7 at 11:05a |
|
HB 472 |
"...Requires a law enforcement officer who receives a
certain notification relating to the transfer of a
firearm to destroy and delete the notification, and
information gathered from the notification, within a
certain period of time; and classifies as a private
record the notification and information described in
the preceding paragraph." |
3/2 at 6:20p |
|
HB 480 |
"...Provides notice of a suspect's pending release from
custody to alleged victims who have properly
registered with the appropriate notification system;
lists the forms of communication that may be used to
provide notice to an alleged victim; requires the
arresting agency to inform an alleged victim of the
right to register with the notification system and
provide guidance on how to register..." |
3/7 at 11:10a |
|
HJR 1 |
Constitutional amendment to require judges "not of
record" to be "admitted to practice law in Utah".
|
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
HJR 6 |
"...Permits all individuals,
rather than only Utah registered voters, to file an
ethics complaint with certain restrictions; limits
complaints filed immediately before an election to
allegations directly related to a conviction of, or
admission to, a crime of moral turpitude; and modifies
provisions related to unauthorized disclosures of
complaints pending before the Independent Legislative
Ethics Commission." |
1/29 at 11:00a |
|
SB 45 |
"...Amends provisions related to educator evaluations;
eliminates criminal penalties for a parent of a truant
school-age child; amends requirements related to
excusing a home-schooled student; amends provisions
related to a violation of a court order by a habitual
truant..." |
3/7 at 11:15a |
|
SB 54 |
"...Allows probation and parole officers to
obtain information in the controlled substance
database without a warrant." |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
SB 73 |
Allows for certain medical cannabis in certain
situations and under plentiful regime oversight. |
1/22 at 10:00a |
|
SB 82 |
Procedural amendments to child abuse investigations
and other amendments. |
3/7 at 11:15a |
|
SB 87 |
"...Provides that under certain circumstances,
the State Board of Education is exempt from the public
hearing requirements described in the Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act." |
1/29 at 11:00a |
|
SB 94 |
Body camera procedures for statute enforcement agents. |
3/7 at 11:15a |
|
SB 100 |
"...Limits amounts received by local governments
from traffic fines to 25% of the local government's
revenues; and allows the state auditor to monitor
compliance." |
1/29 at 11:00a |
|
SB 106 |
"...Increases the penalty for assault against
health care providers or emergency medical workers
when the assault causes substantial bodily injury." |
1/29 at 11:00a |
|
SB 124 |
"...Adds retaliation against a witness, victim, or
informant as an offense
for which a person is subject to an enhanced
penalty if the person is
found to have acted in concert with two or more
persons or the action was
related to criminal street gang activity."
|
2/16 at 5:00p |
|
SB 155 |
Creates an "indigent defense commission" with various
research and advisory duties. |
2/18 at 3:15p |
|
SB 183 |
"...Provides that the State Bureau of Investigation
investigate alleged crimes or public corruption, at
the request of a governmental entity or when the
offense is reported to the Peace Officers Standards
and Training Division, when the allegations concern
criminal violations or public corruption regarding an
individual who is or has been elected, appointed, or
employed by a governmental entity..." and other
amendments. |
3/7 at 11:25a |
|
SB 187 |
Reduces several penalties from a misdemeanor to an
infraction. Increases the penalty for towing a water
skier without an onboard observer to a Class C
misdemeanor. |
3/7 at 11:25a |
|
SB 189 |
Ends the death penalty. |
2/18 at 3:15p |
|
SB 206 |
Prevents the release of a person arrested for a
domestic violence offense before appearing before a
magistrate, and other changes. |
3/7 at 1:10p |
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