Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL                                              S.B. 183
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                         Senator Daniel McCay proposes the following substitute bill:
                         LOBBYIST ACTIVITIES AMENDMENTS
                                        2024 GENERAL SESSION
                                            STATE OF UTAH
                                  Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay
                               House Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci
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 LONG TITLE
 General Description:
        This bill addresses communications with an elected official's employer.
 Highlighted Provisions:
        This bill:
        < prohibits a person from communicating with an elected official's employer with the
 intent to influence, coerce, or intimidate the elected official's action on a vote or
 another official act; and
        < makes conforming changes.
 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
        None
 Other Special Clauses:
        None
 Utah Code Sections Affected:                                                                  1 stSub. S.B. 183
 AMENDS:
        36-11-302, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 280
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 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
        Section 1. Section 36-11-302 is amended to read:
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       1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 183                                                     02-12-24 5:10 PM
         36-11-302. Improper influence -- Communication with an elected official's
 employer prohibited.
         [A person may not seek to influence the vote of any legislator through communication
 with the legislator's employer.]
         (1) As used in this section:
         (a) "Elected official" means:
         (i) a member of the Legislature;
         (ii) a member of the legislative body of a local government;
         (iii) a member of a board of education; or
         (iv) the mayor of a city, town, or metro township.
         (b) "Elected official" includes a person who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the office
 of an elected official described in Subsection (1)(a).
         (2) A person may not communicate with an elected official's employer with the intent
 to influence, coerce, or intimidate the elected official's action on a vote or another official act.
         Section 2. Effective date.
         This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 36-11-302
S.B. 183 1st Substitute (Not Adopted) Text: 36-11-302