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Utah House approves narrow campaign finance amendments, adopts legislative intent statement
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 157 after debate on language distinguishing official duties from campaign activity; members agreed to place a short legislative intent statement in the House Journal clarifying that reporting requirements do not include official-purpose expenditures.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to pass House Bill 157 on Jan. 30, 1990, adopting amendments intended to clarify the line between official duties and campaign activity and placing a short legislative intent statement in the House Journal. The bill passed the House, receiving 67 affirmative votes and 1 negative.
Supporters said the amendment was designed to make clear that money or services used in an official capacity do not qualify as campaign contributions. Representative Moody,…
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