Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 292 First Substitute (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Schultz, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/27/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• modifies provisions related to removing a member of the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

UTAH ATHLETIC COMMISSION AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mike Schultz
Senate Sponsor: 
Howard A. Stephenson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ modifies provisions related to removing a member of the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic
Commission; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63N-10-201
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 283
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63N-10-201
 is amended to read:
63N-10-201.
Commission -- Creation -- Appointments -- Terms -- Expenses --
Quorum.
(1) There is created within the office the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission
consisting of five members.
(2) (a) The governor shall appoint three commission members.
(b) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall
each appoint one commission member.
(c) The commission members may not be licensees under this chapter.
[
(d) A member of the commission serving on June 30, 2009, shall continue as a
member of the commission until the expiration of the member's term then existing, or until the
expiration of any subsequent term to which the member is appointed.
]
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current members expire, the
governor, president, or speaker, respectively, shall appoint each new member or reappointed
member to a four-year term.
(b) The governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length
of the governor's appointees' terms to ensure that the terms of members are staggered so that
approximately half of the commission is appointed every two years.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
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(d) If a commission member fails or refuses to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of
a commission member, including the attendance at commission meetings, the governor,
president, or speaker, respectively, with the approval of the commission, may remove the
commission member and replace the member in accordance with this section.
]
(d) A commission member may be removed for any reason and replaced in accordance
with this section by:
(i) the governor, for a commission member appointed by the governor;
(ii) the president of the Senate, for a commission member appointed by the president of
the Senate; or
(iii) the speaker of the House of Representatives, for a commission member appointed
by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) (a) A majority of the commission members constitutes a quorum.
(b) A majority of a quorum is sufficient authority for the commission to act.
(5) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 
63A-3-106
;
(b) Section 
63A-3-107
; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(6) The commission shall annually designate one of its members to serve as chair for a
one-year period.
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.