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Show DAILY HERALD Friday, February 3, 2006 2006 EGISLATURE, Mente HB 90: Criminal Penalty 3 "Spree, Rep. ae Lit- | | | | | | | | } Contact tsi ee home — 801-596-0187, e-mail — dlitvack@utah.gov This bill would the criminal code re crimes motivated by bias, by providing that courts andthe consider if the offender's “act against a victim includes specified aggravating factors that pose harm to the community. What's happening:It will be heardin the House Judi‘iary Committee at 7:30 a.m. today ii n Room 10 of the West Office Building at the State Capitol Complex. date that the license or identification was issued if the person is required to register Chee a sexoffender. ‘What's happening:It will be heard in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee at 8 a.m. today in Room 25 of the West Office Building at the State Capitol Complex. D HB 322: Costs of Divorce Sponsor: Rep. Peggy Wallace, R-West Jordan Contact the sponsor: home — 801-233-9041, e-mail —pwallace@utah.gov bill would increase the filing fee for a divorce action or separate maintenance action to $500. What's happening:It will be heard in the House Judi- we HB 214: Naming State leptile ectaor Rep.David Clark, R-Santa Clara Contact the sponsor: home — 435-628-5108, e-mail — dclark@utah.gov This bill would name the western rattlesnakeas the state reptile. wie ap ae | wi ard in tl ee today in-‘Room 10 of the West Committee at 2 p.m. today in Capitol Complex. Building at the State Capitol | aciary Committee a30 a.m. | Office Building at the State | | | | } a D HB 158: Sex Offender Sponsor: Rep. Brad Dee, R-Ogden Contact the sponsor: home — 801-479-5495, e-mail ‘ah.gov This bill would that a driver's license or state identification card expire on _the birth date of the applicant Board of Pardons and Parole ee Alan Choate DAILY HERALD tbrary' Anew for Utah Valley State Collegeis high on the roster of funding priorities for 'e Republicans,but their list — releaséd y —is aSets me tors set a goal of $243.5 ‘ _in the first year following the or eee work,in the oat budget yt That’farmore than the $135 million sought by Republicans in the state House of Representatives, underscoring once again the different paths lawmakers are taking ina year that finds the state of Utah flush with cash. “The House Majority Caucus took a position Dec.13, 2005, in regards tothe amountof funding that should be put into the Capital Building Projects,” said statement from House leadership. “That position remains unchanged. The statement said House members“look forward” tone- expected to recur in subsequent goingrrenovation of the state years. funds are seen as Capitol. particularly suited for capital The list also includes $4.5 projects, allowing the state to million to acquire land in Utah embark on construction withCounty for the Mountainland out incurring debt. Applied Technology Center. “Wesawthis as a time to Otherhighlighted projects make investments across the state included a across the board,” said Senate prison expansion inGunnison, Majority Leader Peter Knudanew courthouse in St.George son, R-Brigham City. “These and a renovated fish hatchery areall things that are needed in Midway. and the potential is there to “Every item we have onthe _create jobs and new opportuni_list is a critical item that’s been ties.” working itself up,” said Sen. Bil] ‘ The difference in capital Hickman, R-St. George andcoproject spending goals mirrors. chairman ofthe capital facilities the difference between the Senappropriations subcommittee. ate and the House on tax cuts, “This is the year to build buildanotherhot issue in a surplus ings androads.This should budget year. takecareofthe critical items.” House Republicans set a goal cue Room 10 ofthe West Office = statuteis a reality, according Tuition Continued Complex. visit the heraddioxt PRY AeTene OE Ce WWfer million allocation for the on- President John Val-' entine, R-Orem, added that he “ ely” expects the list to change as et negotiations aca The state is forecasting a billion surplus in the next fecal ye ioe aif hae is what’s known as “onetime money” — funds that can'tbe of a $230 million tax cut, saying it was more important to return enone fo taxpayers Com “grow government.” senators, meanwhile, have called for amore modest $100 million cut and for using state funds to meet needs in it dev. The Senate list proposes allo- cating $47 milion to the UVSC project, with the rest coming from university fund raising. This is the third year university officials have sought funding for the library, which is seen as a key componentin the school’s bid for university status. we ones UVSC library 000 square feet and was mitein 1992 for 8,800 students. The campus now has more than 23,000 enrollees, and the libr has less square footage per time equivalent student (2.17) than alll nineof the state’s institutions of higher education. The pr digital learning center would be 180,000 square feet. ——— cotben Pace Forexpanded Deity Herald online at gotiating with the Senate, and added that their focus will be on tax cuts and transportation spending. ‘The House GOP caucus did not detail a list ofpriorities. In the Senate, however, UVSC's$48 million digital learning center was put in the No. 2 slot, right behind a $50 5.COM ie to Alex Segura, director of the from Al Utah MinutemenProject. He “T hate this bill, andI hate this HIGHLIGHTS said the grouphas recruited issue,” he said. “This is just one Senate repeals part eight students to act as plaintiffs. But William Evans,assistant attorney generalof Utah, af- _of those that I'm going to have to hold mynosé andvote yes for. of marriage law the in-statetuition provision isa violation of federal law, the U.S. Constitution and puts the state at“significant financial liability” in the neighborhood of $130 million. “This is a mistake that could cost Utah taxpayers money,” said Kobach, who was U.S.Attorney General John Ashcroft’s chief adviser on immigration law for two years. “Last timeI checked, Utah was not a state that supported high-stakes gambling.” A lawsuit challenging the issued Wednesdaythat Utah’s current law was valid andenforceable. The two attorneys agreed that any undocumented immigrant, with or withouta college degree, cannot worklegally in the state, “Wehavecreated a serious disadvantagefor themin that they cannot be employed,” said Rep. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem. That alsowas aconcernfor Rep. Jim Ferrin, R-Orem, who said the federal government’s failure to resolve immigration _ing, with different interpretations of the lawflying all around the room. It also took up time many hoped would be available _to the public for comment. “I just felt that it was so unfair that the public did not get to say anything,” said Veronica VanLeeuwen,consul for El Salvador. Rep. James Gowans, D-Tooele, agreed. He said attorneys have takenup all the time in the past three hearingson theissue. “There’s no requirement for the public totalk,but I think that people need to be able to cometo the public meeting and talk. That's whatit’s held for, isn’t it?” Gowans said. “I think it’s an injustice.” Dayton, who serves as the lipennistpecrtner Se state law that sought to limit who could solemnize a marriage. In 2001, lawmakers approved a law that said those who received their ordination via Internet or mail werenot to be considered “ministers, rabbis or Priests” underthe state’s marriage laws. The provision was later found unconstitutional. “The courts decided that we couldn't do that,” said state Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt LakeCity. “So, we might as well repeal it.” The measure goes next to the state House of Representatives. , — Daily Herald "EF felon bill eryone who would like to commenton an issue likethis. “Since we had had public comment on it within the last year in two other meetings,I may have changes Lawmakers are still pures that would let formerfelons run for firmed a statementhis office * PRAWVO Orem SESSION lawmakersiin “an le box. 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