Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 21 (2024GS)

Sponsor

Sen. McCay, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/14/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• makes permanent the authority for the commission:
• to make amendments to commission publications that are not substantive without holding a public meeting; and
• to hold a meeting that is not open to the public to provide guidance to the commission's employees on the interpretation and application of a law administered by the commission; and
• repeals a requirement that the commission provide a report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee containing information on commission meetings that were not open to the public and that were held during the previous year to provide guidance to commission employees.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

STATE TAX COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay
House Sponsor: 
Rosemary T. Lesser
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee recommended this bill.
Legislative Vote: 17 voting for 0 voting against 1 absent
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions relating to meetings held by the State Tax Commission
(the commission).
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ makes permanent the authority for the commission:
• to make amendments to commission publications that are not substantive
without holding a public meeting; and
• to hold a meeting that is not open to the public to provide guidance to the
commission's employees on the interpretation and application of a law
administered by the commission; and
▸ repeals a requirement that the commission provide a report to the Revenue and
Taxation Interim Committee containing information on commission meetings that
were not open to the public and that were held during the previous year to provide
guidance to commission employees.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-259
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 52
REPEALS:
59-1-213.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 29
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63I-1-259
 is amended to read:
63I-1-259.
Repeal dates: Title 59.
[
(1) Section 
59-1-213.1
 is repealed May 9, 2024.
]
[
(2) Section 
59-1-213.2
 is repealed May 9, 2024.
]
[
(3)
] 
(1)
 Subsection 
59-1-403
(4)(aa), which authorizes the State Tax Commission to
inform the Department of Workforce Services whether an individual claimed a federal earned
income tax credit, is repealed July 1, 2029.
[
(4) Subsection 
59-1-405
(1)(g) is repealed May 9, 2024.
]
[
(5) Subsection 
59-1-405
(2)(b) is repealed May 9, 2024.
]
[
(6)
] 
(2)
 Section 
59-7-618.1
 is repealed July 1, 2029.
[
(7)
] 
(3)
 Section 
59-9-102.5
 is repealed December 31, 2030.
[
(8)
] 
(4)
 Section 
59-10-1033.1
 is repealed July 1, 2029.
Section 2. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
59-1-213.2
,
Annual report on provision of guidance by the commission.
Section 3. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.