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House refuses to recede on S.B. 3,002 and appoints conference committee after Senate rejection
Summary
The Utah House voted to refuse to recede from its amendments to S.B. 3,002, which concerns access to State Tax Commission return information, and appointed a three-member conference committee after the Senate communicated that it would not concur. Representative Christiansen urged privacy-protecting language.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to refuse to recede from its amendments to Senate Bill 3,002 and authorized a conference committee to meet with Senate negotiators after the Senate informed the House it would not concur in the House changes.
A Senate communication read into the record reported that the Senate "refuses to concur with the House amendments to Senate bill 3,002, access to information gained by the State Tax Commission from a return by Senator C. Bramble." The communication also reported the Senate had concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 3,004 and transmitted that bill with the necessary signatures.
Representative Harper moved the House refuse to recede from its amendments to S.B. 3,002 and requested appointment of a conference committee. Representative Christiansen objected to treating the bill as "perfect," saying it needed improvement to safeguard taxpayer privacy: "I appreciate the 1 senator who picked up on the fact that we were just simply trying to make sure that the requester of the information was bound by the same privacy standards as the responder." She urged quick cooperation with staff to draft clarifying language.
Representative Lawrence asked what would happen if a conference committee failed to reach agreement. The sponsor replied that if negotiators cannot come to an agreement, the bill would die; appointment of a conference committee is optional and failure to agree terminates the measure.
After a brief summation by Representative Harper, the House voted by voice to refuse to recede and to authorize appointment of a conference committee. The presiding officer announced the House appointees as Representative Harper, Representative Christiansen, and Representative Jones.
The House also noted it was awaiting a conference committee report on House Bill 3,001 (second substitute) concerning transportation funding, and a later communication reported that the President of the Senate had signed House Bill 3,004 and transmitted it to the House.
