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House approves second substitute to campaign-disclosure bill, sends it to Senate amid sponsor objections about conference committee stacking
Summary
After extended floor debate over detailed reporting requirements and unpaid donations, the Utah House adopted the second substitute to Senate Bill 104 (campaign-disclosure rules) and forwarded it to the Senate. Sponsor Representative Atkinson objected to the bill going to a possibly stacked conference committee without a negotiated compromise.
The Utah House on Feb. 26 approved the second substitute to Senate Bill 104, a campaign-disclosure bill that expands detailed reporting of receipts and expenditures, and sent the measure back to the Senate for further consideration.
Representative Kelly Atkinson, who opened floor debate on House Bill 65 and identified many of his concerns, told colleagues he was not opposed to a conference committee but feared the chamber would 'stack' a conference panel and that the House sponsor should be part of negotiations. Atkinson highlighted new reporting…
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