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Senate advances package to repeal dormant advisory committees
Summary
Senators unanimously advanced a set of bills that repeal advisory committees the legislature found inactive or obsolete, sending the measures to the third‑reading calendar after sponsors said outreach to the committees produced no response.
The Utah State Senate advanced a package of housekeeping bills Wednesday that repeal advisory committees it found to be inactive or no longer needed.
Senator Hilliard, explaining House Bill 38 (sponsored in the House by Representative Bush), told colleagues the interim review — led in part by Senator Hickman — contacted offices and found no responses from several advisory or advice‑and‑consent panels. "We sent messages out to see if they were still alive. Nothing came back," Hilliard said, and recommended repeal of the health benefit plan committee as obsolete.
Similar bills — House Bill 8 (to repeal a local government information technology review committee) and House Bill 14 (to repeal a state advisory planning committee) — received the same treatment: sponsors said the committees did not appear to be functioning and that notices produced few or no responses. Each bill received unanimous support in recorded votes and was placed on the third‑reading calendar.
Why it matters: Sponsors said the clean‑up package removes dormant statutory references and reduces clutter in state code. There was no debate recorded in which senators argued against removing the listed committees.
Votes at a glance: The Senate announced that House Bill 38 passed with 22 aye, 0 nay, 7 absent; House Bill 8 with 24 aye, 0 nay, 5 absent; and House Bill 14 with 23 aye, 0 nay, 16 absent. These tallies were recorded by the presiding officer during roll call.
What's next: Each bill moves to third reading for final consideration before potential enrollment and transmittal to the other chamber.
