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Disclosures Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill requires the disclosure of travel provided to an elected official by a foreign entity
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or an agent of a foreign entity.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ under certain circumstances, requires an elected official to disclose travel provided to the
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elected official by a foreign entity or an agent of a foreign entity; and
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▸ defines terms.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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ENACTS:
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36-36-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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36-36-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 36-36-101 is enacted to read:
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36-36-101 . Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:
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(1) "Agent" means:
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(a) an official of a foreign entity; or
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(b) an individual acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign entity.
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(2) "Elected official" means the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-302.
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(3) "Foreign entity" means:
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(a) a foreign government; or
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(b) a corporation or other organization that is owned or controlled by a foreign
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government.
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(4) "Foreign government" means the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102.
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(5)(a) "Travel" means transportation or lodging outside of Utah.
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(b) "Travel" includes receiving funds or reimbursement for transportation or lodging
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outside of Utah.
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Section 2. Section 36-36-102 is enacted to read:
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36-36-102 . Disclosure of travel provided by foreign entity.
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(1) Except as described in Subsection (3), an elected official who receives travel shall
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disclose the travel if the elected official knows or should know through reasonable
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diligence, that any portion of the travel is provided by:
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(a) a foreign entity; or
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(b) an agent of a foreign entity, acting on the foreign entity's behalf.
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(2) An elected official shall make the disclosure within 31 days after the later of the day on
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which the elected official:
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(a) travels;
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(b) receives funding or reimbursement for travel; or
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(c) gains the knowledge, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have
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gained the knowledge, described in Subsection (1).
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(3) An elected official is not required to disclose:
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(a) travel for which the elected official cancels or returns funds; or
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(b) travel that the elected official engages in before gaining the knowledge described in
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Subsection (1).
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(4)(a) An elected official shall report the disclosure to the lieutenant governor on a form
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provided by the lieutenant governor.
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(b) The disclosure shall include:
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(i) the elected official's name;
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(ii) the dates of the travel; and
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(iii) the name of each foreign entity, foreign government, and foreign agent that
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provided the travel.
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(5) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access
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and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall make each disclosure described in
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this section available for public inspection and copying no later than one business day
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after the statement is filed.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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