Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 237 Second Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Robertson, A.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires a local district to make a tentative budget available to the public at least seven days before adopting the budget:
• at the local district's principal office during regular business hours;
• on the Utah Public Notice Website; and
• on the local district's website, if the local district has a website; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LOCAL DISTRICT MODIFICATIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Adam Robertson
Senate Sponsor: 
Derrin R. Owens
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the tentative budget of a local district. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires a local district to make a tentative budget available to the public at least
seven days before adopting the budget:
• at the local district's principal office during regular business hours;
• on the Utah Public Notice Website; and
• on the local district's website, if the local district has a website; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17B-1-608
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
17B-1-608
 is amended to read:
17B-1-608.
Tentative budget and data -- Public records.
(1)
 The tentative budget adopted by the board of trustees and all supporting schedules
and data are public records[
, and are available for public inspection for a period of at least
seven days prior to the adoption of a final budget
].
(2) At least seven days before adopting a final budget in a public meeting, the local
district shall:
(a) make the tentative budget available for public inspection at the local district's
principal place of business during regular business hours;
(b) if the local district has a website, publish the tentative budget on the local district's
website; and
(c) in accordance with Section 
63A-16-601
, do one of the following:
(i) publish the tentative budget on the Utah Public Notice Website; or
(ii) publish on the Utah Public Notice Website a link to a website on which the
tentative budget is published.