Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 123 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Shiozawa, B.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/27/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• addresses requirements and prohibitions for blind bidding; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

MOTION PICTURE LICENSING AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Brian E. Shiozawa
House Sponsor: 
Sophia M. DiCaro
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ addresses requirements and prohibitions for blind bidding; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
13-13-1
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 147
13-13-2
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 147
13-13-6
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 147
REPEALS:
13-13-3
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 147
13-13-5
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 147
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
13-13-1
 is amended to read:
CHAPTER 13. MOTION PICTURE FAIR LICENSING ACT
13-13-1.
Title.
This [
act shall be known and may be cited
] 
chapter is known
 as the "Motion Picture
Fair [
Bidding
] 
Licensing
 Act."
Section 2. Section 
13-13-2
 is amended to read:
13-13-2.
Definitions.
As used in this [
act
] 
chapter
:
[
(1) "Blind bidding" means bidding, negotiating, offering terms, making an invitation
to bid, or agreeing to terms for the purpose of entering into a license agreement prior to a trade
screening of the motion picture that is the subject of the agreement.
]
[
(2)
] 
(1)
 "Distributor" means any person engaged in the business of renting, selling or
licensing motion pictures to exhibitors.
[
(3)
] 
(2)
 "Exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business of operating a theatre in
this state.
[
(4)
] 
(3)
 "License agreement" means any contract between a distributor and an
exhibitor for the exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor in this state.
[
(5)
] 
(4)
 "Theatre" means any establishment in which motion pictures are exhibited
regularly to the public for a charge.
[
(6) "Trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor in one of
the three largest cities within this state having the largest population, which showing shall be
open to any exhibitor interested in exhibiting the motion picture.
]
Section 3. Section 
13-13-6
 is amended to read:
13-13-6.
Provisions waiving or violating act void.
Any provision of [
an invitation to bid or
] a license agreement that [
waives any of the
prohibitions of or
] fails to comply with this act is void and unenforceable.
Section 4. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
13-13-3
,
Blind bidding prohibited.
Section 
13-13-5
,
Bids -- Contents.