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House requires greater openness from Salt Lake Olympic committee; HB 285 passes unanimously
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 285 70–0 to require the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee to adopt open‑meetings practices and records procedures consistent with GRAMA principles when public funds or facilities are used; sponsors cited past opacity in Olympic finances and said SLOC cooperated with the bill.
Representative Jones introduced House Bill 285 to enhance public oversight of the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee (SLOC) by making open meetings and records procedures a condition of receiving public funds and using public facilities. Jones said that the state lacked information during earlier Olympic activity — "We looked at budgets, but we didn't see a line item for bribery" — and argued that statutes should ensure…
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