Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 228 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Sagers, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• repeals and reenacts provisions relating to appellate bonds for political subdivisions.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

APPELLATE BOND AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Douglas V. Sagers
Senate Sponsor: 
Curtis S. Bramble
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill repeals and reenacts provisions relating to appellate bonds for political
subdivisions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ repeals and reenacts provisions relating to appellate bonds for political subdivisions.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
REPEALS AND REENACTS:
78B-5-805
, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 33
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
78B-5-805
 is repealed and reenacted to read:
 78B-5-805.
State, state officers, and political subdivisions not required to give
bond.
 (1) In any civil action or proceeding in which the state is a party plaintiff, or any state
officer in an official capacity or on behalf of the state, or any county or city or other public
corporation is a party plaintiff or defendant, no bond, written undertaking, or security may be
required of the state, or any state officer, or of any county, city, or other public corporation.
(2) Upon compliance with the other provisions of the law, the state or any state officer
acting in an official capacity, or any county, city, or other public corporation, has the same
rights, remedies, and benefits as if the bond, undertaking, or security were given and approved
as required by law.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
the date of veto override.