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Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
| H0372aaS | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE |
| APPROPRIATIONS – SECRETARY OF STATE – ELECTIONS – Appropriates an additional $1,500,000 to the Secretary of State for trustee and benefit payments; limits elections to two dates in each calendar year, except for school districts that are allowed two additional election dates; to specify those elections to be held in even-numbered years and those elections to be held in odd-numbered years; to transition certain terms of office from an odd number of years to four year or six year terms; to provide for all elections to be conducted by the appropriate county clerk, except for water districts, ground water recharge districts, ground water management districts and irrigation districts; to provide for an annual distribution from sales tax revenues to counties to fund the additional cost of conducting elections; and to provide a report. |
| 04/29 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing | ||
| Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 63 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 6, read three times – PASSED - 51-15-4 AYES – Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Boyle, Chadderdon, Collins, Crane, Eskridge, Gibbs, Hagedorn, Hart, Hartgen, Harwood, Henderson, Jarvis, Kren, Labrador, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Palmer, Raybould, Roberts, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Simpson, Smith(24), Stevenson, Takasugi, Thayn, Thompson, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker NAYS – Andrus, Burgoyne, Chavez, Chew, Durst, Higgins, Jaquet, Killen, King, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Smith(30) Absent and excused – Clark, Cronin, Patrick, Trail Floor Sponsor - Lake Title apvd - to Senate |
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| Received from the House passed; filed for first reading | |||
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | |||
| 05/01 | Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment | ||
| 05/04 | Placed in the Committee of the Whole | ||
| Amendments ordered printed | |||
| Reported out as amended; filed for first reading | |||
| 05/05 | Amendments reported printed | ||
| Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-8-0 AYES – Andreason, Bair, Brackett, Broadsword(Broadsword), Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes(Geddes), Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich(Heinrich), Hill, Jorgenson, Keough, Lodge, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Siddoway, Smyser, Stegner, Welker(Mortimer), Winder NAYS – Bilyeu, Herzfeld(Bock), Kelly, LeFavour, Sagness(Malepeai), Schroeder, Thorson(Stennett), Werk Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Hill Title apvd - to House |
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| Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk | |||
| House Concurred in Senate Amendments | |||
| Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing | |||
| Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills | |||
| Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 10, read three times – PASSED - 48-16-6 AYES – Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bolz, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crane, Eskridge, Gibbs, Hagedorn, Hart, Hartgen, Harwood, Jarvis, Kren, Labrador, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Palmer, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Roberts, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shirley, Simpson, Stevenson, Takasugi, Thayn, Thompson, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker NAYS – Andrus, Burgoyne, Chavez, Chew, Cronin, Durst, Higgins, Jaquet, Killen, King, Pasley-Stuart, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Smith(30), Trail Absent and excused – Boe, Boyle, Henderson, Sayler, Shepherd(08), Smith(24) Floor Sponsor - Lake Title apvd - to enrol |
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| 05/06 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | ||
| Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | |||
| Signed by President; returned to House | |||
| 05/07 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor | ||
| Delivered to Governor at 1:50 p.m. on May 7, 2009 | |||
| 05/18 | Reported Signed by Governor on May 18, 2009 Session Law Chapter 341 Effective: 07/01/09 Section 1; 01/01/10 Section 145; 01/01/11 Sections 2 through 144 & Sections 146 through 160 with stipulated reporting requirements |