2005 1st Special Legislative Session (4/20/2005) - Part 2

Utah House of Representatives · April 20, 2005

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Opening argument against earmarking

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(Speaker 1) Raised a handout from the Taxpayers Association and called it an attack on his integrity; argued against pre-earmarking revenues, saying legislators should retain flexibility to prioritize future needs (water projects, roads) and warned earmarking would be hard to reverse. He closed by opposing the motion to reconsider the prior amendment.

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Speakers:Unidentified Speaker (speaker 1)

Utah House convened in a special session on 2005-04-19 to consider transportation funding (House Bill 108), a drug-offender treatment pilot (Senate Bill 1004, “DORA”), and several concurrence motions on compensation and provider bills. Lawmakers debated earmarking versus legislative flexibility, approved HB108 and SB1004, and sent an executive-compensation bill to a conference committee.

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