Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 2003 First Substitute (2021S2)

Sponsor

Sen. McCay, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 11/16/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• extends the term of each member of the State Flag Task Force;
• extends the date on which the State Flag Task Force is required to select proposed state flag designs and report to the Legislature regarding the State Flag Task Force's recommendations for a new state flag;
• extends the sunset date of the State Flag Task Force; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

STATE FLAG AMENDMENTS
SECOND SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay
House Sponsor: 
Stephen G. Handy
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the state flag.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ extends the term of each member of the State Flag Task Force;
▸ extends the date on which the State Flag Task Force is required to select proposed
state flag designs and report to the Legislature regarding the State Flag Task Force's
recommendations for a new state flag;
▸ extends the sunset date of the State Flag Task Force; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
36-29-202
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 205
36-29-203
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 205
63I-2-236
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 205 and 250
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
36-29-202
 is amended to read:
36-29-202.
State Flag Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Meetings --
Vacancies -- Per diem and expenses -- Staff.
(1) There is created the State Flag Task Force.
(2) The task force consists of the following nine members:
(a) the governor, or the governor's designee;
(b) the lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee;
(c) three members of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;
(d) three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives; and
(e) the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.
(3) Each individual with authority to appoint a member of the task force under
Subsection (2) shall make the appointment on or before June 1, 2021.
(4) The governor shall appoint a chair of the task force.
(5) A majority of the task force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of task force
business.
(6) The task force shall ensure that each meeting of the task force complies with Title
52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
(7) The term of each member of the task force ends on November 30, [
] 
.
(8) (a) A member of the task force may be removed from the task force by the
individual who appointed the member.
(b) Within 14 days after the day on which a vacancy occurs on the task force for any
reason, the individual who originally appointed the member shall fill the vacancy in accordance
with Subsection (2).
(9) (a) Subject to Subsection (9)(b), a task force member may not receive
compensation or benefits for the member's service on the task force but may receive per diem
and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a task force member in accordance with:
(i) Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
; and
(ii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 
63A-3-106
 and
63A-3-107
.
(b) Compensation and expenses of a task force member who is a legislator are governed
by Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and
Expenses.
(10) The Department of Cultural and Community Engagement shall provide staff
support for the task force and assist the task force in conducting task force meetings.
Section 2. Section 
36-29-203
 is amended to read:
36-29-203.
Task force duties.
(1)
 The task force shall:
[
(1)
] 
(a)
 convene the task force's initial meeting on or before June 11, 2021;
[
(2)
] 
(b)
 establish and adopt guiding principles for the task force regarding flag design
and the goals of recommending a revised or new state flag for the state;
[
(3)
] 
(c)
 create a process for the submission and task force assessment of proposed
designs for a revised or new state flag of Utah, including a process that includes the design
community;
[
(4)
] 
(d)
 on or before September 15, [
] 
, select a group of up to 10 proposed
flag designs that:
[
(a)
] 
(i)
 represent the state; and
[
(b)
] 
(ii)
 adhere to the guiding principles described in Subsection [
(2)
] 
(1)(b)
;
[
(5)
] 
(e)
 create a process that includes the gathering of public input to review the
proposed flag designs described in [
Subsections (2) and (3)
] 
Subsection (1)(d)
, including the
public input of children and young people in the state, and to select a proposed revised or new
state flag of Utah; and
[
(6)
] 
(f)
 on or before November 1, [
] 
, provide a written report and
recommendations to the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
and the Legislature regarding:
[
(a)
] 
(i)
 the proposed flag designs described in Subsection [
(3)
] 
(1)(d)
;
[
(b)
] 
(ii)
 the process and results of the review of the proposed flag designs described in
Subsection [
(5)
] 
(1)(e)
;
[
(c)
] 
(iii)
 the task force's recommendation for the design of a revised or new state flag
of Utah; and
[
(d)
] 
(iv)
 proposed legislation retaining the current flag, revising the current flag, or
designating a new state flag of Utah, which may include a recommendation to designate the
current state flag of Utah described in Section 
63G-1-501
 as the governor's flag.
[
(7)
] 
(2)
 The task force may:
(a) create working groups to carry out the task force's duties under this section,
including working with one or more graphic designers or other professionals to review and
improve designs for consideration by the task force; and
(b) accept contributions from private or public sources for the purpose of awarding a
prize to one or more creators of flag designs selected and recommended by the task force.
Section 3. Section 
63I-2-236
 is amended to read:
63I-2-236.
Repeal dates -- Title 36.
(1) Section 
36-29-107.5
 is repealed on November 30, 2023.
(2) The following sections regarding the State Flag Task Force are repealed on January
1, [
] 
:
(a) Section 
36-29-201
;
(b) Section 
36-29-202
; and
(c) Section 
36-29-203
.
Section 4. 
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.