Second Week Down!

We just finished the second week of the General Session and everything is speeding up. During the first few weeks of the session, we spend a lot of time working in committees and figuring out budgets. This next week we will be finalizing the base budget for Utah. This budget sets the tone for the final budget and determines what programs will be financed and how much they will receive. Your input is important to me so please continue to reach out to let me know what is important to you.

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Happening on the Hill

H.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution Honoring the Sikh Community highlights the contributions of the Sikh Community. The resolution expresses support for the wonderful community in our state has passed through committee this last week. It is set to go on to the house floor Feb. 10th.

H.B. 18 Intimate Image Distribution Amendments passed through the Senate this week. This bill cleaned up a bill from last year dealing with the sharing of images edited to make them appear to be intimate photos of an individual so that minors who share photos of other minors are not punished the same as adults who share images of minors.

In The Works

Being presented on Monday at 2 P.M.
H.B. 84 Child Support Limitations is in the works. This bill repeals the statute of limitations for child support orders. Currently, after a child becomes an adult, a person who is owed back child support, whether it be $100 or $10,000, only has four years to collect the back owed child support. This bill will extend that time by eight years for collection.

Being presented on Tuesday at 10 A.M.
H.B. 100 Emergency Preparedness Amendments will create the Office of Earthquake Preparedness and Response which would help the people of Utah make sure that we are prepared by bringing resources together in one place. I'm very happy to have Sen. Hinkins as a Senate Sponsor on this bill and I'm looking forward to it passing.

I have filed a request for appropriations of funding for the Utah Ethnic and Mining Museum of Magna. Magna has an amazing history. If you have ever been to this museum then you know that they put in so much effort to keep that history alive. They are located at 9056 W. Magna Main. Take some time this week to stop in and learn more about our wonderful history.

Follow Along

Utah's award-winning website set up by the Legislature has set up is the ability to track bills that you are interested in following. To do that you can go to le.utah.gov/tracking/trackinglogin and set up an account.
Once you create an account you can type in the Bill Number and click "add" and it will send you emails and updates on how the bill is progressing. You can also log in at any time and check the status of the bills you are interested in.

If you would like to tune into the Legislative Session, you can watch it live, or see past sessions by going to le.utah.gov and clicking the Calendar Icon on the main screen. That will pull up the week's schedule and you can click the play icon in any session you would like to watch. As of now, you can go to the calendar and sort by week to tune in to whichever day that's important to you.

Please Get Vaccinated

Once again our hospitals are overworked and crowded. We need to make sure we are doing our best to help our healthcare workers. Please do your part in helping us get back to normal.

All Utahn's age five and up can get vaccinated. Currently, children can only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. To find a location near you visit vaccinefinder.org. I hope that you make the decision to help keep our community safe and stop the spread of COVID-19.

Booster shots are now available for everyone who has gotten the first two doses. You do not need an underlying medical condition to qualify.

To find a vaccination clinic near you visit coronavirus.utah.gov

Leg Chair Corner

Message from our House District Chair:

Do you want to become more involved with the Democratic Party? Would you like to help choose which candidates run for office?
Contact Dave Albertsen at 801-651-1958 to find out how to become a precinct officer, or even become a candidate for elected office.

~Dave Albertsen

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