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Alan Kersley, business administrator for the Salt Lake City School District, told the committee that current Utah Code language specifically mentions charter schools in one subsection and does not explicitly reference school districts in the same way. \"Utah code 10 98 3 0 5 2 b states a municipality may set the charter school to standards within each zone...The rest of the code in that section...if it's referring to school district, actually spells out school district. This one only mentions charter school in there,\" Kersley said.

Kersley and Isaac Gastel, executive director of auxiliary services for the Salt Lake City School District, said the bill is intended to restore prior practice and allow the district to proceed with rebuilding West High School and Highland High School. Kersley said the sponsor planned a first substitute to limit the exemption to cities of the first class and that he (the sponsor) committed to adding a sunset provision of roughly two years on the floor if the bill advanced.

Justin Lee, deputy director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, opposed changing the law by statewide legislation for what the League described as a single local dispute. \"Salt Lake City is not the only first class city this would apply in...we just think it's a bit overkill for one situation and would ask you to oppose the bill,\" Lee said. He recommended continued negotiation between the district and the city rather than statewide legislative action.

Committee members debated whether the committee should pass the bill or defer to the full Senate for broader consideration. The chair moved and the committee adopted a motion to replace the bill with the first substitute (which limits application to first-class cities), and the sponsor said he would draft a two-year sunset amendment for the floor. The committee then voted unanimously to recommend the first substitute to the full Senate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee - February 06, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Government Operations Standing Committee voted to recommend a first substitute of Senate Bill 211 after sponsors said the measure is needed to address recent zoning demands that could delay Salt Lake City School District construction projects.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6348359,"Committee favors brief moratorium on council action related to city manager removal during transition period",328,2325630,2654585,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4&start=2325&end=2654","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4/thumbnail_2325630.jpg","/articles/6348359/Utah/Committee-favors-brief-moratorium-on-council-action-related-to-city-manager-removal-during-transition-period","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6348359-233212fb0663114ff942e3e42cbd7fd2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771080179&Signature=CK3rGKNzLT5qczfBXK7cwgre380cBUojKncKjG9Vz~Il~LBTBNe3nw9~7i9qejOWvtUZc4wUVF8Td6B8MNkA~UpN1hzBW5vIXxtu1QlP9k2Xu5hmb~4yuuIhHZSc9jhL5I6cVkkmdpBfPVllz8DTiqgbSs9lfj2z1DOjqgyQ63LREKf86u~qytu6AYtaZrQf3C4DkAJ923D6A9~WRw0NWlVsZYMfYfWTUnAFLilkAcWkv-O-FB5oV3YPxYe6LSWEZZeu33uQ0QZQBvWdKrHamTfYc3vLcA373torUxrsviNeiRhUMNzVvxWqYWvVRcp1lsO2mZFm8-KwRL8pRkX0RA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Abbott presented House Bill 109, which would expand an existing restriction by prohibiting a city council in the interim period between a November election and the seating of a new council in January from adopting ordinances that make it harder to remove a city manager. \"That's the interim period...what this does is it adds one provision that says the city council, in that interim period, cannot adopt an ordinance, which makes it harder to fire a city manager,\" Representative Abbott said.

Justin Lee, deputy director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, told the committee the League is concerned about the precedent of limiting powers of duly elected officials, even for a short period. \"The precedent of just tying elected officials' hands on making decisions...is concerning,\" Lee said. He added that many city managers serve under contract and that existing contracts often address protections around hiring and firing.

Representative Abbott said existing code already limits some actions and characterized HB 109 as a narrow tightening of an existing policy that applies only during the brief interim period. The committee discussed contract practices and whether the statute would affect an ordinary council's ability to act; the League reiterated that contracts typically govern these employment arrangements.

Senator Blumham moved that the committee recommend HB 109 favorably to the full Senate; the motion carried unanimously. The sponsor said the change is limited in scope and applies only from the election in November until the new council takes office in January.","House Bill 109 would bar city councils in the interim between November elections and January seating of new members from adopting ordinances that would make removal of a city manager harder; the Senate committee recommended the bill favorably after hearing concerns from the League of Cities and Towns.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6348364,"Committee endorses EMS modifications to return some authority to local governments",1034,1269980,2304020,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4&start=1269&end=2304","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4/thumbnail_1269980.jpg","/articles/6348364/Utah/Committee-endorses-EMS-modifications-to-return-some-authority-to-local-governments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6348364-65469145a7e82dc5cca545c36b14f863/orig.mp4?Expires=1771080179&Signature=o2l5dvriu00SA~mnBl6LRldXj1rhklhOaATDnIjNLav2skV~VL0Pcu4LKrsMyoL4E5ZeoSrWDYv-kddYWnRuS1bVOIBODpur7kwkxGg08SdA3fZ4vb8ej3KKdkmLBxQ1xNEDqhtzYeMCv8sD7xDAhe5muWxgLXuGHqvPgGBfkTd5H34BHHFbOGrKawLhaaJpgHnZ40VfixbhKGkntkHt2i6j-AfKq43jtEmTrvuY9TqfQX1ZHu0ZEeeE786BAa0akNxcZZuWKsyRN1hnBH3wkV06AVDFGPa7kKGy9H4DN61hw70dfhFRcRKYcNzGXe6eb6Gdht05~J7hbMElilMGsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Owens presented Senate Bill 215, describing it as a response to recommendations from the 2024 audit by the Legislative Auditor General of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. \"This bill is out of the audit...it is really about giving more local control...to determine how 911 services and the interfacility transport services are provided,\" Senator Owens said.

Darren Bushman, division director for the Bureau of EMS at the Department of Public Safety, told the committee the audit highlighted interfacility transports as a key issue and that the bureau had worked with the sponsor on clarifying statutory authority. \"When the audit recommendations came out, we had two items external to the department: one about fines and one about giving decisionmaking authority to local government,\" Bushman said. He told the committee the bureau is prepared to implement legislative choices.

Andy Smith, legislative liaison for the Rural EMS Directors Association of Utah, and Sheriff Nathan Curtis, representing Sevier County and speaking as first vice president of the Utah Association of Counties, both testified in support, saying local control allows municipalities and counties to weigh service and cost trade-offs for 911 and interfacility transports. \"Keeping the interfacility transports with the 911 provider in these locations, we believe is the best option,\" Smith said. Sheriff Curtis warned that if profitable transports were taken away by outside providers, local agencies could be left with the cost burden of 911 calls.

Committee members asked detailed questions about market effects and rural coverage. Senator Vickers expressed concern about prior attempts to deregulate ambulance services and potential destabilization; Senator Owens and witnesses said the bill is designed not to deregulate the field completely and includes protections to avoid undermining current rural providers.

Senator Vickers moved to recommend SB 215 favorably to the full Senate; the committee voted unanimously. Committee members and witnesses noted follow-up meetings with providers to refine the bill as it moves forward.","Senate Bill 215, based on a 2024 audit of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, passed out of committee unanimously. Sponsors and EMS leaders said the changes aim to give counties and municipalities greater control over 911 and interfacility transport arrangements while protecting rural providers from destabilizing competition.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6348374,"Committee advances boundary-line adjustments bill after stakeholders’ negotiations",228,252555,480555,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4&start=252&end=480","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4/thumbnail_252555.jpg","/articles/6348374/Utah/Committee-advances-boundary-line-adjustments-bill-after-stakeholders-negotiations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6348374-d1d4125e600e05ac60535158ef2b41f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771080179&Signature=gTZdKrlVeWosam5WO3Sq-sP2cXlq5iPIdPxcDAaIMB4rxsaRYKhfsGrgdOjA6mv8IlCapy7Hy35AzXihK9WatQT0cPWil~vePr1FFy6NBQRGGpwOAuJhoorWPsFX5OHZn9c7hpQwJvuo7B7gckugqMnRYPjrIuAJx8UIltZgCPmMjB7AhE0Cbjw~7iGzzeZT5IUmt9kQtXT9XlD9a3zFg3aMR1sTjiu~6CUHW7fzGpLoaSih4GmQTtoX8QhacWqnD0qDoSJTohy5fz1n8AvYa-JCd1yt34aEpWChsfSGdJBAJnDjJQ~p2CsSXcLYhFfb-66doLWXBRhuNSIYKrB-Gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Musselman, sponsor of Senate Bill 104 (second substitute), told the committee the measure represents a multiyear collaboration among title companies, surveyors, county recorders, attorneys, the League of Cities and Towns, the Utah Association of Counties, and the state health department. \"This is pure process, with some clarifications on definitions and names ... primarily, it's a private property rights bill, trying to make it easier for the individual that has a...a property adjustment,\" Senator Musselman said.

The second substitute narrows longstanding terminology into two specific types of adjustments: a boundary establishment and a boundary adjustment. Within boundary adjustments the bill creates two tracks: a \"simple\" adjustment intended to be the most property-rights-friendly option and a \"full\" adjustment with fuller checks for issues such as septic tanks and easements.

Court Ashton of the Utah Land Title Association testified in support, saying the association had worked through many drafts and that the bill \"works for real estate and for closings.\" Jason Monroe, Sevier County Recorder and president of the Recorders Group, offered online support and thanked sponsors for stakeholder engagement.

Senator Bridal moved to replace the bill with the second substitute and later moved to recommend the second substitute favorably to the full Senate; both motions passed unanimously. The sponsor waived closing remarks.

Committee members and public commenters described the bill as clarifying and procedural rather than making substantive changes to property law or private-property rights.

The committee’s favorable recommendation forwards the second substitute of SB 104 to the full Senate for further consideration.","Senate Bill 104 (second substitute), which restructures processes for private boundary agreements and boundary adjustments, won unanimous committee approval after sponsors and multiple industry stakeholders said the text reflects broad support and does not change policy, only process and definitions.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6348379,"Senate committee sends Administrative Procedures Act amendment to the floor after unanimous vote",153,36999,190165,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4&start=36&end=190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2242527-320170e04a9afb6beef2b784f448c8e4/thumbnail_36999.jpg","/articles/6348379/Utah/Senate-committee-sends-Administrative-Procedures-Act-amendment-to-the-floor-after-unanimous-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6348379-b8c09939b3c1a869faddab77e54cc716/orig.mp4?Expires=1771080179&Signature=ZoyBYN4sU-kiaEEkbJhq~QELZcqPQNn35btE2zt1hswKONV3XMnETdMvyLNuDF8xlmRPao8Cv-Axjn98PLzfhOvoQhHH99MNgouO37VZtzW67Ktw2tf6J0YPzDl8QVP~mrQBXGM3MKwJE2Y3UQHuxq2K9gvNM0K6OHt~rA08oTnxFbRI2ClKG4v7UY8svdB334GXc9hiPBEhAVbnJ59ZUrg1TDxsK9aLZNvPcRo4SkjgAn3GMaaTWHntP-U4ceIbKCAyJXUfeTiWljX9clLPg2a01hxxZIQyhZ7cLwWL~dN57WBO5dd8pFjazeRIbpPisXrOkyNRP~OV3ZmxzfyTHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Melissa Lisonbee, sponsor of House Bill 73, told the Senate Government Operations Standing Committee that the bill updates statutory language to match how courts have treated final administrative action. \"So HB 73 is simply a result of the judiciary interim committee...this basically just puts in statute what the courts are using currently as a rule for final administrative action,\" Representative Lisonbee said, citing Vote Solar v. Public Service Commission of Utah, a 2023 court decision.

The bill drew one in-person public comment from Ricky Renko Browning, president of the Utah Petroleum Association, who said the association supported the bill but asked for confirmation that it would not alter existing statutory or regulatory dates that already establish earlier points for final agency action. \"We support the bill, but did just want to point out that there are certain times where...final agency action is already considered,\" Browning said.

Senator Sandle moved that the committee recommend HB 73 favorably; the motion carried unanimously. The committee took no further amendments and the sponsor waived her closing remarks.

The committee did not identify any additional changes to existing appeal windows or other deadlines in committee discussion. The committee recorded the action as a favorable recommendation to the full Senate.

Members and presenters signaled that the bill addresses a technical alignment between statute and recent case law rather than a substantive policy change.

The full Senate will receive the committee’s favorable recommendation and may consider the bill on second reading or refer it for additional amendment.","The Senate Government Operations Standing Committee unanimously recommended House Bill 73, which aligns the state Administrative Procedures Act with recent court precedent defining final administrative action, after brief sponsor remarks and supportive public comment from the Utah Petroleum Association.","actionData","errors"]

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