Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 125 (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Albrecht, C.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the State Transient Room Tax Act;
• relating to the use of state transient room tax revenue:
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Education Account;
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Career and Technical Education Pilot Program;
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

STATE TRANSIENT ROOM TAX MODIFICATIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht
Senate Sponsor: 
Don L. Ipson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the state transient room tax.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ eliminates the scheduled repeal of the State Transient Room Tax Act;
▸ relating to the use of state transient room tax revenue:
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the Hospitality and Tourism Management
Education Account;
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the Hospitality and Tourism Management
Career and Technical Education Pilot Program;
• eliminates the scheduled repeal of the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant
Program; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53E-1-203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 129 and 251
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 14, 64, 106, 233, and 307
63I-1-259
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 64 and 371
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 70, 72, 84, 90, 171, 196,
260, 280, 282, 345, 382, 401, 421 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws
of Utah 2021, Chapter 382
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53E-1-203
 is amended to read:
53E-1-203.
State Superintendent's Annual Report.
(1) The state board shall prepare and submit to the governor, the Education Interim
Committee, and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, by January 15 of each
year, an annual written report known as the State Superintendent's Annual Report that includes:
(a) the operations, activities, programs, and services of the state board;
(b) subject to Subsection (4)(b), all reports listed in Subsection (4)(a); and
(c) data on the general condition of the schools with recommendations considered
desirable for specific programs, including:
(i) a complete statement of fund balances;
(ii) a complete statement of revenues by fund and source;
(iii) a complete statement of adjusted expenditures by fund, the status of bonded
indebtedness, the cost of new school plants, and school levies;
(iv) a complete statement of state funds allocated to each school district and charter
school by source, including supplemental appropriations, and a complete statement of
expenditures by each school district and charter school, including supplemental appropriations,
by function and object as outlined in the United States Department of Education publication
"Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems";
(v) a statement that includes data on:
(A) fall enrollments;
(B) average membership;
(C) high school graduates;
(D) licensed and classified employees, including data reported by school districts on
educator ratings described in Section 
53G-11-511
;
(E) pupil-teacher ratios;
(F) average class sizes;
(G) average salaries;
(H) applicable private school data; and
(I) data from statewide assessments described in Section 
53E-4-301
 for each school
and school district;
(vi) statistical information regarding incidents of delinquent activity in the schools or at
school-related activities; and
(vii) other statistical and financial information about the school system that the state
superintendent considers pertinent.
(2) (a) For the purposes of Subsection (1)(c)(v):
(i) the pupil-teacher ratio for a school shall be calculated by dividing the number of
students enrolled in a school by the number of full-time equivalent teachers assigned to the
school, including regular classroom teachers, school-based specialists, and special education
teachers;
(ii) the pupil-teacher ratio for a school district shall be the median pupil-teacher ratio of
the schools within a school district;
(iii) the pupil-teacher ratio for charter schools aggregated shall be the median
pupil-teacher ratio of charter schools in the state; and
(iv) the pupil-teacher ratio for the state's public schools aggregated shall be the median
pupil-teacher ratio of public schools in the state.
(b) The report shall:
(i) include the pupil-teacher ratio for:
(A) each school district;
(B) the charter schools aggregated; and
(C) the state's public schools aggregated; and
(ii) identify a website where pupil-teacher ratios for each school in the state may be
accessed.
(3) For each operation, activity, program, or service provided by the state board, the
annual report shall include:
(a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service;
(b) data and metrics:
(i) selected and used by the state board to measure progress, performance,
effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary
data; and
(ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or
service;
(c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation
of full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service;
(d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under
Subsections (3)(b) and (c);
(e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or
service;
(f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements;
(g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation,
activity, program, or service; and
(h) other information determined by the state board that:
(i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or
(ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or
service with the public and elected officials.
(4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the annual report shall also include:
(i) the report described in Section 
53E-3-507
 by the state board on career and technical
education needs and program access;
(ii) [
through October 1, 2022,
] the report described in Section 
53E-3-515
 by the state
board on the Hospitality and Tourism Management Career and Technical Education Pilot
Program;
(iii) beginning on July 1, 2023, the report described in Section 
53E-3-516
 by the state
board on certain incidents that occur on school grounds;
(iv) the report described in Section 
53E-4-202
 by the state board on the development
and implementation of the core standards for Utah public schools;
(v) the report described in Section 
53E-5-310
 by the state board on school turnaround
and leadership development;
(vi) the report described in Section 
53E-10-308
 by the state board and Utah Board of
Higher Education on student participation in the concurrent enrollment program;
(vii) the report described in Section 
53F-5-506
 by the state board on information
related to personalized, competency-based learning; and
(viii) the report described in Section 
53G-9-802
 by the state board on dropout
prevention and recovery services.
(b) The Education Interim Committee or the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee may request a report described in Subsection (4)(a) to be reported separately
from the State Superintendent's Annual Report.
(5) The annual report shall be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible
information to the public, the governor, and the Legislature.
(6) The state board shall:
(a) submit the annual report in accordance with Section 
68-3-14
; and
(b) make the annual report, and previous annual reports, accessible to the public by
placing a link to the reports on the state board's website.
(7) (a) Upon request of the Education Interim Committee or Public Education
Appropriations Subcommittee, the state board shall present the State Superintendent's Annual
Report to either committee.
(b) After submitting the State Superintendent's Annual Report in accordance with this
section, the state board may supplement the report at a later time with updated data,
information, or other materials as necessary or upon request by the governor, the Education
Interim Committee, or the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Section 2. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates, Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) Section 
53-2a-105
, which creates the Emergency Management Administration
Council, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(2) Sections 
53-2a-1103
 and 
53-2a-1104
, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
Board, are repealed July 1, 2022.
(3) Section 
53-5-703
, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(4) Subsection 
53-6-203
(1)(b)(ii), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(5) Subsection 
53-13-104
(6)(a), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(6) Section 
53B-6-105.5
, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board, is
repealed July 1, 2024.
(7) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(8) Section 
53B-17-1203
, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
(9) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(10) Title 53B, Chapter 24, Part 4, Rural Residency Training Program, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(11) Subsection 
53C-3-203
(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of money
from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells and other
hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
[
(12) Section 
53E-3-515
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
]
[
(13)
] 
(12)
 In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53E-4-202
(8), the language "by a standards review committee and the
recommendations of a standards review committee established under Section 
53E-4-203
" is
repealed; and
(b) Section 
53E-4-203
 is repealed.
[
(14)
] 
(13)
 Subsections 
53E-3-503
(5) and (6), which create coordinating councils for
youth in custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(15)
] 
(14)
 Section 
53E-4-402
, which creates the State Instructional Materials
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(16)
] 
(15)
 Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(17) Subsection 
53E-8-204
(4), which creates the advisory council for the Utah
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, is repealed July 1, 2021.
]
[
(18)
] 
(16)
 Section 
53F-2-420
, which creates the Intensive Services Special Education
Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(19)
] 
(17)
 Section 
53F-5-203
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(20)
] 
(18)
 Section 
53F-5-212
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(21)
] 
(19)
 Section 
53F-5-213
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(22)
] 
(20)
 Section 
53F-5-214
, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(23)
] 
(21)
 Section 
53F-5-215
, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(24)
] 
(22)
 Subsection 
53F-9-203
(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving
Account Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(25) Section 
53F-9-501
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
]
[
(26)
] 
(23)
 Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(27)
] 
(24)
 Subsection 
53G-8-211
(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class
C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2022.
Section 3. Section 
63I-1-259
 is amended to read:
63I-1-259.
Repeal dates, Title 59.
(1) Section 
59-1-213.1
 is repealed [
on
] May 9, 2024.
(2) Section 
59-1-213.2
 is repealed [
on
] May 9, 2024.
(3) Subsection 
59-1-405
(1)(g) is repealed [
on
] May 9, 2024.
(4) Subsection 
59-1-405
(2)(b) is repealed [
on
] May 9, 2024.
(5) Section 
59-7-618.1
 is repealed July 1, 2029.
(6) Section 
59-9-102.5
 is repealed December 31, 2030.
(7) Section 
59-10-1033.1
 is repealed July 1, 2029.
[
(8) Title 59, Chapter 28, State Transient Room Tax Act, is repealed on January 1,
2023.
]
Section 4. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63N.
(1) In relation to the Utah Transparency Advisory Board, on January 1, 2025:
(a) Section 
63A-16-102
 is repealed;
(b) Section 
63A-16-201
 is repealed; and
(c) Section 
63A-16-202
 is repealed.
(2) Subsection 
63A-5b-405
(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(3) Section 
63A-5b-1003
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
2023.
(4) Sections 
63A-9-301
 and 
63A-9-302
, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
2025.
(7) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(8) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(9) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(10) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
repealed July 1, 2026.
(11) Title 63A, Chapter 16, Part 7, Data Security Management Council, is repealed
July 1, 2025.
(12) Section 
63G-6a-805
, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(13) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
2025.
(14) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(15) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(16) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(17), Nurse Home Visiting Restricted Account is repealed
July 1, 2026.
(17) (a) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(61), relating to the Utah Statewide Radio System
Restricted Account, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(b) When repealing Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(61), the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(18) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(5), referring to dedicated credits to the Utah Marriage
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
(19) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(6), referring to the Trip Reduction Program, is repealed
July 1, 2022.
(20) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(24), related to the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
(21) Title 63J, Chapter 4, Part 5, Resource Development Coordinating Committee, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(22) In relation to the advisory committee created in Subsection 
63L-11-305
(3), on July
1, 2022:
(a) Subsection 
63L-11-305
(1)(a), which defines "advisory committee," is repealed; and
(b) Subsection 
63L-11-305
(3), which creates the advisory committee, is repealed.
(23) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, on
January 1, 2023:
(a) Sections 
63M-7-301
, 
63M-7-302
, 
63M-7-303
, 
63M-7-304
, and 
63M-7-306
 are
repealed;
(b) Section 
63M-7-305
, the language that states "council" is replaced with
"commission";
(c) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(1) is repealed and replaced with:
"(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
(d) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(2) is repealed and replaced with:
"(2) The commission shall:
(a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
(b) coordinate the implementation of Section 
77-18-104
 and related provisions in
Subsections 
77-18-103
(2)(c) and (d).".
(24) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(25) Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 6, Utah Council on Victims of Crime, is repealed July
1, 2022.
(26) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(27) Title 63N, Chapter 1, Part 5, Governor's Economic Development Coordinating
Council, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(28) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(29) Section 
63N-2-512
, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(30) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
January 1, 2021.
(b) Section 
59-9-107
 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection(30)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit in
accordance with Section 
59-9-107
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-9-107
 on or before December
31, 2020; and
(ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
Section 
63N-2-603
 on or before December 31, 2023.
(31) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(32) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 1, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed July 1,
2025.
[
(33) Title 63N, Chapter 9, Part 2, Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program,
is repealed January 1, 2028.
]