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House amends and passes bill to align local officials’ gift and per-diem rules
Summary
First substitute to House Bill 64, which aligns local elected officials’ gift caps, per-diem and transparency rules with legislative standards and clarifies definitions for events and family, passed the House 75–0.
The House adopted and passed the first substitute to House Bill 64, which adjusts lobbyist-expenditure and gift rules to make local officials’ caps and per-diem rules consistent with those that apply to legislators. Representative McCall explained clarifying amendments to the bill: expanded definitions of events, inclusion of family in definitions of whom legislative travel may cover, and details about exceptions when costs are paid by specified statewide associations (League of Cities and Towns, Utah Association of Counties, School Board Association and others).
McCall described the changes as technical clarifications and transparency measures, noting specific line edits in the substitute and saying the substitute aligns local rules with those of the Legislature. The House voted to amend and then passed the substitute by recorded vote (75–0).
