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Senate advances bill to limit Constitutional Revision Commission’s self-initiation after heated floor debate
Summary
After extended debate on Feb. 4, 2011, the Utah Senate amended and advanced Senate Bill 44, which changes how the Constitutional Revision Commission and the Tax Review Commission may be convened; the bill drew objections over commission scope, cost, and ability to act independently.
The Utah Senate moved Senate Bill 44 forward on Feb. 4, 2011, after a lengthy floor debate over whether the Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) and the Tax Review Commission (TRC) should be able to convene on their own initiative.
Senator Margaret Dayton, sponsor of the bill, said the measure clarifies how the CRC and TRC are to be called into service and—after a floor amendment—explicitly adds the governor as a convening authority. Dayton said the change retains the commissions’ utility while ensuring the legislature (or…
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