Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0460 Compare Versions

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1	1	02-10 13:08 H.B. 460
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3	3	Disclosures Amendments
4	4	2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5	STATE OF UTAH
6	6	Chief Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci
7	7	Senate Sponsor:
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11	11	LONG TITLE
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13	13	General Description:
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15	15	This bill requires the disclosure of travel provided to an elected official by a foreign entity
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17	17	or an agent of a foreign entity.
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19	19	Highlighted Provisions:
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21	21	This bill:
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23	23	▸ under certain circumstances, requires an elected official to disclose travel provided to the
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25	25	elected official by a foreign entity or an agent of a foreign entity; and
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27	27	▸ defines terms.
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29	29	Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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31	31	None
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33	33	Other Special Clauses:
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35	35	None
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37	37	Utah Code Sections Affected:
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39	39	ENACTS:
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41	41	36-36-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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43	43	36-36-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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47	47	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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49	49	Section 1. Section 36-36-101 is enacted to read:
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51	51	36-36-101 . Definitions.
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53	53	As used in this chapter:
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55	55	(1) "Agent" means:
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57	57	(a) an official of a foreign entity; or
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59	59	(b) an individual acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign entity.
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61	61	(2) "Elected official" means the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-302.
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63	63	(3) "Foreign entity" means:
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65	65	(a) a foreign government; or
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68	68	(b) a corporation or other organization that is owned or controlled by a foreign
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70	70	government.
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72	72	(4) "Foreign government" means the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102.
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74	74	(5)(a) "Travel" means transportation or lodging outside of Utah.
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76	76	(b) "Travel" includes receiving funds or reimbursement for transportation or lodging
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78	78	outside of Utah.
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80	80	Section 2. Section 36-36-102 is enacted to read:
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82	82	36-36-102 . Disclosure of travel provided by foreign entity.
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84	84	(1) Except as described in Subsection (3), an elected official who receives travel shall
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86	86	disclose the travel if the elected official knows or should know through reasonable
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88	88	diligence, that any portion of the travel is provided by:
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90	90	(a) a foreign entity; or
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92	92	(b) an agent of a foreign entity, acting on the foreign entity's behalf.
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94	94	(2) An elected official shall make the disclosure within 31 days after the later of the day on
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96	96	which the elected official:
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98	98	(a) travels;
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100	100	(b) receives funding or reimbursement for travel; or
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102	102	(c) gains the knowledge, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have
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104	104	gained the knowledge, described in Subsection (1).
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106	106	(3) An elected official is not required to disclose:
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108	108	(a) travel for which the elected official cancels or returns funds; or
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110	110	(b) travel that the elected official engages in before gaining the knowledge described in
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112	112	Subsection (1).
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114	114	(4)(a) An elected official shall report the disclosure to the lieutenant governor on a form
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116	116	provided by the lieutenant governor.
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118	118	(b) The disclosure shall include:
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120	120	(i) the elected official's name;
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122	122	(ii) the dates of the travel; and
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124	124	(iii) the name of each foreign entity, foreign government, and foreign agent that
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126	126	provided the travel.
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128	128	(5) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access
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130	130	and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall make each disclosure described in
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132	132	this section available for public inspection and copying no later than one business day
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134	134	after the statement is filed.
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137	137	Section 3. Effective Date.
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139	139	This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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