H.B. 446
FailedConflict of Interest Disclosure Amendments
HB0446S01 (Substitute)
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Amendments
Introduction
Feb 2
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 13
House Floor Vote
Feb 23
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses candidate and officeholder disclosures.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- adds the following to the list of conflict of interest disclosures for elected and appointed officeholders and certain other public officials:
- certain unresolved federal or state tax liens; and
- felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions, subject to certain exceptions;
- amends the definition of "applicant" for purposes of restrictions on criminal history inquiries by public employers to exclude a person who is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Elected and appointed public officials in Utah — including state constitutional officers, legislators, State Board of Education members, and candidates for municipal, county, school board, and special district offices — must now disclose two additional categories of information on their public conflict of interest forms: any unresolved federal or state tax liens of $500 or more that have been outstanding for more than two years, and any felony or misdemeanor criminal convictions (with exceptions for minor traffic offenses, class C misdemeanors, reversed convictions, and expunged records).
H.B. 446
FailedConflict of Interest Disclosure Amendments
Current version: HB0446S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Feb 2
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 13
House Floor Vote
Feb 23
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionFeb 2
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 13
House Floor VoteFeb 23
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses candidate and officeholder disclosures.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- adds the following to the list of conflict of interest disclosures for elected and appointed officeholders and certain other public officials:
- certain unresolved federal or state tax liens; and
- felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions, subject to certain exceptions;
- amends the definition of "applicant" for purposes of restrictions on criminal history inquiries by public employers to exclude a person who is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Elected and appointed public officials in Utah — including state constitutional officers, legislators, State Board of Education members, and candidates for municipal, county, school board, and special district offices — must now disclose two additional categories of information on their public conflict of interest forms: any unresolved federal or state tax liens of $500 or more that have been outstanding for more than two years, and any felony or misdemeanor criminal convictions (with exceptions for minor traffic offenses, class C misdemeanors, reversed convictions, and expunged records).
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Original
Subjects
Action History24
House/ filed
House file for bills not passed
House/ strike enacting clause
Clerk of the House
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0446S01
Released
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0446S01
Version Sponsor
House/ filed
House file for bills not passed
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