HB 494: Boards and Committee Amendments - Utah

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill modifies the membership structure of several state boards and committees, primarily by removing legislative members from certain entities and adjusting appointment provisions. The changes aim to reduce legislative influence on these advisory bodies and ensure members serve in a public capacity rather than their legislative roles.

Scope change

The bill applies to multiple existing state boards and committees, including the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee, Health Data Committee, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Committee, and others.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed legislative members from the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee, replacing them with nonvoting members appointed by legislative leaders who serve as members of the public rather than in their legislative capacity.

Adjusted membership composition for multiple committees including the Health Data Committee, Utah Behavioral Health Commission, and others to reduce or eliminate legislative representation and increase public or stakeholder representation.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee to allow it to review individual child welfare cases under specific conditions, requiring closed meetings and confidentiality protections.

Changed quorum requirements for the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee to require at least 50% of members from one chamber and more than 50% from the other chamber rather than a simple majority of all members.

TECHNICAL

Made technical and conforming changes to various committee membership provisions, including term lengths, appointment procedures, and compensation rules for non-legislative members.

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill replaces the original version with a substitute that modifies how various state boards and committees are composed, primarily by removing or reducing the number of legislative members and clarifying that any legislators who do serve must act in their public capacity rather than their legislative capacity. The changes affect appointment processes, membership sizes, quorum requirements, and compensation rules across multiple advisory bodies.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on modifying board and committee memberships, but the specific composition requirements have been altered to reduce legislative representation in several entities.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed legislative members from several advisory committees including the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee, Health Data Committee, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Committee, and others, replacing them with public sector or stakeholder representatives.

REQUIREMENT

Changed quorum requirements for the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee from a simple majority to requiring at least 50% of members from one chamber and more than 50% from the other chamber.

Modified the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee membership from eight members (five voting, three nonvoting including two legislators) to eight voting members representing tribal nations, removing the legislative nonvoting members.

Updated the Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission to have nine voting members (two from each legislative chamber, four public sector appointees, and two executive branch designees) instead of the original composition.

Changed the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee from ten members to twelve members (six from each legislative chamber) with modified quorum and voting requirements.

TECHNICAL

Made technical corrections to section numbering and formatting throughout the bill text to align with proper legislative drafting standards.

Substitute #2 → Substitute #3 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill modifies the membership composition of several state boards and committees by removing legislative members from certain advisory roles. The changes aim to reduce legislative influence on these committees while maintaining public representation through appointed non-legislative members. Specific boards affected include the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee, State Workforce Development Board, Talent Advisory Councils, Utah Victim Services Commission, and Utah Marriage Commission.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of legislative participation on multiple advisory boards by removing direct legislative seats while preserving representation through appointed public members.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed legislative members (senators and representatives) from the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee, replacing them with non-legislative public appointees.

Removed legislative members from the State Workforce Development Board, shifting to a structure where all members are appointed by the governor or executive officials.

Removed legislative members from Talent Advisory Councils, replacing them with industry experts and public representatives.

Modified the Utah Victim Services Commission to remove the single legislative member seat while maintaining representation through appointed advocates.

Modified the Utah Marriage Commission to clarify that legislative members are appointed separately from the governor-appointed commission members.

TECHNICAL

Made formatting and numbering corrections throughout the bill text to align with standard legislative markup conventions.

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