Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 3002 First Substitute (2020S3)

Sponsor

Rep. Last, B.

Final action

House/ to Governor 4/22/2020

Outcome

House/ to Governor

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides that certain funds appropriated for the state plan for medical assistance and for the Division of Health Care Financing are nonlapsing for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021;
• for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, modifies the date before which:
• the State Tax Commission is required to certify the minimum basic tax rate and the weighted pupil units for the State Funding -- Minimum School Program;
• a local school board is required to certify a proposed tax rate to a county legislative body;
• a local school board is required to adopt a budget and make certain appropriations; and
• a department in the state is required to submit a budget execution plan to the Division of Finance; and
• exempts an agency from reporting to the Board of Examiners regarding certain overexpended line items for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020.

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Bill text

APPROPRIATIONS REVISIONS
THIRD SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last
Senate Sponsor: 
Jerry W. Stevenson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses provisions relating to state budget implementation and reporting
requirements.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides that certain funds appropriated for the state plan for medical assistance and
for the Division of Health Care Financing are nonlapsing for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, and the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021;
▸ for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, modifies the
date before which:
• the State Tax Commission is required to certify the minimum basic tax rate and
the weighted pupil units for the State Funding -- Minimum School Program;
• a local school board is required to certify a proposed tax rate to a county
legislative body;
• a local school board is required to adopt a budget and make certain
appropriations; and
• a department in the state is required to submit a budget execution plan to the
Division of Finance; and
▸ exempts an agency from reporting to the Board of Examiners regarding certain
overexpended line items for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26-18-402.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53F-2-301.6
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53F-8-201.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53G-7-303.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63J-1-209.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63J-1-217.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26-18-402.5
 is enacted to read:
 26-18-402.5.
Nonlapsing Medicaid funds.
(1) Notwithstanding Subsection 
26-18-402
(3), for fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21
the funds described in Subsections 
26-18-402
(3)(a) and 
26-18-402
(2)(a)(ii) are nonlapsing.
(2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Section 2. Section 
53F-2-301.6
 is enacted to read:
 53F-2-301.6.
Minimum basic tax rate certification for fiscal year 2021.
(1) Notwithstanding Subsection 
53F-2-301.5
(5), for the fiscal year that begins on July
1, 2020, the State Tax Commission shall certify the rates described in Subsection
53F-2-301.5
(5)(a) on or before August 15, 2020.
(2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Section 3. Section 
53F-8-201.5
 is enacted to read:
 53F-8-201.5.
Certification of tax rate proposed by local school board for fiscal
year 2021.
(1) Notwithstanding Subsection 
53F-8-201
(1), for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
2020, each local school board shall, on or before August 15, 2020, certify to the county
legislative body in which the district is located, on forms prescribed by the State Tax
Commission, the proposed tax rate approved by the local school board.
(2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Section 4. Section 
53G-7-303.5
 is enacted to read:
 53G-7-303.5.
LEA governing board budget procedures for fiscal year 2021.
(1) Notwithstanding Subsection 
53G-7-303
(2), for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
2020, a local school board for a school district shall adopt a budget to make appropriations for
the next fiscal year on or before August 15, 2020.
(2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Section 5. Section 
63J-1-209.5
 is enacted to read:
 63J-1-209.5.
Reporting requirements for budget execution plans for fiscal year
2021.
(1) Notwithstanding Subsection 
63J-1-209
(2), for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the director of the Division of Finance may extend the
deadline described in Subsection 
63J-1-209
(2)(a) for up to 45 days after the date described in
Subsection 
63J-1-209
(2)(a).
(2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Section 6. Section 
63J-1-217.5
 is enacted to read:
 63J-1-217.5.
Reporting requirements for overexpenditure of budget by agency for
fiscal year 2020.
(1) Notwithstanding Section 
63G-9-301
 and Subsection 
63J-1-217
(2)(c), an agency
with an overexpended line item for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
2020, is not required to present a report to the Board of Examiners if the line item is
overexpended as a result of the Legislature reducing the agency's nonlapsing appropriations for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, after the day on which the
Annual General Session adjourns sine die and before the day on which the 2021 Annual
General Session begins.
(2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Section 7. 
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.