This Just In
Utah Breaking News | Brought to you by Utah Policy
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
By Bob Bernick
Step by tiny step over the last 20 years, Utah lawmakers have restricted the number of gifts and special events they accepted from the now-nearly-500 registered lobbyists.
Now comes SB97, Sen. Todd Weiler's bill introduced into this general session that would clarify the definitions of special perks that the House speaker and Senate president can "exempt" from the current lobbyist regulations.
This Just In
Utah Breaking News | Brought to you by Utah Policy
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
By Bob Bernick
Half a dozen campaign and election law bills have so far been filed in the Utah House and Senate, all (and perhaps more to come) could be in some way a reaction to the John Swallow scandal.
But certainly Rep. Patrice Arent'sHB294is one of them.
"We started out trying to get more disclosure in campaign expenditure filings," said Arent, who way back when worked as an attorney for the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
But as the several investigations into actions by former Attorney General Swallow moved forward, Arent realized that she wanted a more broad-sweeping bill.
"Yes, my attempt was to get at the Swallow issue," she told UtahPolicyon Wednesday.
HB294 tries to get at who really is behind contributions to Utah state campaigns.
