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House approves lobbyist-disclosure measure after floor rejects tougher amendment
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 25 advanced a substitute to House Bill 66 that tightens lobbyist-gift reporting by requiring disclosure of gifts at or above $50; an amendment to lower the threshold to $25 failed 26–42 before the bill passed the House 70–0 and moved to the Senate.
The Utah House on Jan. 25 passed first substitute House Bill 66, a narrower lobbyist-disclosure measure that requires lobbyists and recipients to report gifts valued at $50 or more, then sent the bill to the Senate.
Representative Ron Bigelow, sponsor of the substitute, told the chamber the bill “only contains one item” and that it closes a loophole that allowed lobbyists to split gift costs to avoid the $50 reporting…
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