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Effort to lift two 'gifts to legislators' bills to the Utah House floor fails after heated debate
Summary
A motion to lift House Bill 187 (Gifts to Legislators) and House Bill 344 from committee and place them on the third-reading calendar was defeated after members sparred over committee procedure and fairness. Supporters said the public petition demanded a floor hearing; opponents cited committee process.
A substitute motion to bring two ethics-related bills to the Utah House floor failed on Feb. 21, 2001, after a prolonged floor debate over committee procedure and fairness.
Representative Becker, who introduced the motion to amend the judiciary committee report, said the bills — one titled Gifts to Legislators (HB 187) and another by Representative Murray (HB 344) — were the subject of a petition and should be debated publicly on the House floor. “Let’s just say no to gifts,” Becker said, arguing the…
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