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Show Legislative Pace Quickens As Final Session Arrives exempt from property tax 59th Dov SENATE Bill Potted (Sowards) Regulate the tale . of condominium tlmeshares. Bv Senate SB 197 (Snow) Provide penalties for the wrongful use of flnonclol transaction cords. Bv Senate 26-SB 304 (Snow) Clorltv participation ond Fireemployer contributions to In the Utah 19-Act. Bv SB305 (Snow) Establish Senate the Utoh State Public Employees' Disability Fund. By Sen- ate 21-- (Snow) Amend the contribution SB330 26-- rate bv members and employers for the Utah retirement system. Bv Senate HB4 (Bishop) Permit county employees to participate In political activities without iob By Senleave of absence. By House ate 20-- 50-2- 16-- HB5 (Bishop) Remove political participation restrictions on county sherrlts. By House By Senate 17-HB13 (Richards) Provide for new distribution formula of sales taxes to local governments on basis of population ond point of sale and permit optional increase in tax bv one quarter percent. By House By Senate HB31 (Anderson) Exempt legislative candidates from reporting campaign commit-te- e in or providing documentation campaign finance reports. By 22-59-House By Senate HB33 (Walker) Establish Salt Lake City's Hogle Zoo os a division of the State Department of Natural Resources. By House By Senate 15-HB34 (Richards) Increase penalty for unlicensed contractors. By House By Senate 21-HB39 (Cromar) Permit individual in addition to government entity to request a hearing on a proposed municipal boundary By Senate 17-change. By House HB81 (Gardner) Provide reimbursement to Division of Finance for some costs from unsuccessful protestors. By House By Senate 22-HB83 (Dahl) Amend standards for electrician ond plumbers' licensing. Bv House Bv Senate 20-HB1 10 (T omllnson) Allow small businesses to recover court expenses in certain cases. By House 66-- By Senate 24-HB119 (Walker) Require the county treasurer to pay property taxes collected to other tax units on or before the 10th day of the month after the taxes are collected. By House 64-By Senate 25-HB143 (Rees, Rector) Provide reimbursement fund for crime victim to make a Bv Senate 15-claim. By House HB150 (D. Johnson) Establish classification systems for driver licensing to operate any vehicle for which operator Is qualified. By Senate 24-By House 61-HB179 (Dmltrlch) Provide that penalties ond fines collected by the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining be deposited In the general fund. By House 65-- By Senate 22-HB185 (Brown) Allow a municipality with a high capacity to host transients to Impose, at Its option, an additional sales tax of up to 1 percent, and require the municipality to grant certain exemptions. By House By Senate 16-HB188 (Rector) Amend oct concerned with sexual exploitation of minors. By House 62-Bv Senate 24-HB192 (Reese) Establish certain election, salary, filing fee and retirement requirements for lustice of the peace courts. Bv House 60-By Senate 19-HB200 (Hlllyard) Modify provisions that govern standards ond training requirements for peace officers. By House 62-2- . Bv Senate 24-HB205 (White) Create, compose ond define duties of the state commission on criminal and luvenlle lustices. By House By Senate 25-HB263 (Bishop) Municipalities may bv ordinance provide for partisan primary elections. By House 62-By Senate 22-HB284 (Knowlton) Establish the Public Service Commission os on independent agency and outlining responsibilities. By House 60-By Senate 26-HB285 (Walker) Establish work programs for youth offenders for the purpose of providing restitution to victims. By House Increase court reporters' fees for transcript conies. By Senate 21-- By House 52-SB 156 (Pugh) Provide for employees accumulated 64-- (Bullen) Provide that the use tax exemption for property brought into the state bv a nonresident does not apply to property purchased for use in Utah by nonresidents living and working in Utah. Bv Senate 26-By House 62-SB210 (Overson) Require the Department of Motory Vehicles to set the standards for By House impound yards. By Senate 22-SB209 53-- (Stratford) Clarify limitations on places where iuveniles may be detained. Bv House 62-By Senate 20-SB248 (Corllng) Provide a procedure for the forfeiture of bail. By Senate 20-By House 43-1SB286 (McMullin) Allow a court procedure bv which the tax commission can compel a taxpayer to file a return. By Senate 22-By House 40-1SB290 (McMullin) Provide a uniform procedure for redeterimlnatlon of a tax deficiency for franchise, Income, sales, and use taxes. Killed by Senate By Senate 22-- 2 By House 53-SB294 (Bullen) Taxation of municipally-owne- d property to provide for payment of in lieu school property taxes bv IntermounBv tain Power Project. By Senate 21-House 60-SB328 (Peterson) Award o normal scholarship in prioritized critical areas of public education and provide for repayment of abated fees If recipient does not teoch In the public schools crher graduation. By Sen-at- e 22-By House 47-Resolutions Passed SCR 12 (Snow) N. Eldon Tanner resolution. Bv Senate 22-By House 60 0. SCR 13 A. Ray Olpin resolution. By Senate 60-24-By House Bills Killed SB72 (Barlow) Make public school health to a requirement r graduation without increased cost to the school system. By SenKilled by House ate 22-SB159 (Carling) Provide for licensing of SB226 soles to present Killed bv fraudulent sales. By Senate 20-- House SB228 (Carling) Establish requirements for people engaged in shopping cart retrieval business. By Senate 24-Killed by House 36-3- 3 (need 38 votes to pass). HB308 (Hunter) Provide changes in provisions governing conversion of group ond blanket disability Insurance policies. By House 57-By Senate 20-HB328 (Dlckamore) Require children under the age of seven to receive vision screening prior to entering school. By Bv Senate 23-House 42-2HB330 (Jensen) Require charitable organizations that solicit funds to be registered. By Senate 20-HB331 (McKeochnie) Increase certain insurance license fees ond provide a reduced period for renewal license delinquency beis required. By House fore 65-- - n less ease. No Evidence "Although the actions of . Barber and Nejdl may be considered by some to have been precipitous, there is no evidence in the record before this court that such precipitous action was taken in violation of standards of medical and ethical conduct," Crahan said It must be concluded that neither Dr Barber nor Dr. Nejdl took any overt action with regard to the patient that was. per se, unlawful." The physicians were elated, but called for state officials to develop clearer medical guidelines on the issue The case was believed to be without legal precedent. "If a physician feels hes doing the correct thing he should act in concert with the family. The last place we want to go in these cases is the courts." Barber said You have to trust the physician and the family to make these decisions. . Associated Press Loser photo Open Wide SALINAS, Calif. Lisa Hoeflcr of Monterey County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals feeds a baby hummingbird lunch. The bird fell out of its nest and will be raised by SPCA until it can care for itself. Houston Police Arrest Suspect In Killing of Faubus Ex-Wi- fe - HOUSTON (UPI) Homicide detectives Wednesday arrested a Florida man in the bathtub slaying of Elizabeth Faubus, the estranged wife of former Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus, police said. Homicide Detective J.C. Mosier said police arrested the suspect after determining he was in Mrs. Faubus hbme the night before she died. The suspect, identified as David Helfond, 24, of Miami, Fla., was arrested w'ith his girlfriend at the La Quinta Motor Inn in southwest Houston about 3 p.m. CST., on warrants charging him with burglary, sexual abuse and kidnaping in an Oct. 27, 1982 incident in Dade Coun, ty, Mosier said. We knew he had been in the home the night before she was found, Mosier said. We got a lead due to the investigation done by the detectives at the scene of the murder. Mosier said detectives initially questioned Helfond as a witness in the case the day after Mrs. Faubus body was found in a bloody bathtub in her expensive home, but linked him to the killing after lengthy surveillance. He was questioned as a witness with after we found out where and who he was." Mosier said. He has in fact been under surveillance by our detectives," Mosier said. Helfond was living in Houston under an assumed name. We conducted an extensive background investigation and learned his true name only yesterday. Acting on a tip, police Monday man for arrested a questioning regarding Mrs. Faubus murder. The suspect, Edward Anthony Ellis, was taken into custody following an automobile chase in Houston and is being held in the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio. night . . Delighted at Outcome Nejdl said he was obviously delighted at the outcome. but added. One thing does concern me that physicians in the county and California in general may still find themselves in jeopardy." Defense attorneys noted the ruling is an uncertain precedent because it does not prevent similar charges in future cases. Deputy District Attorney Hyatt Seligman said he has 10 days to decide whether to appeal. Kaiser-Permanent- died California law allows doctors to remove machines in such cases but doesn't address the issue of withholding nourishment Herberts wife. Patsy, testified that doctors misrepresented her husband's condi'ion to obtain the family's consent to withhold nourishment She has sued the doctors for malpractice However, Crahan noted that Mfs Herbert also said that she and her husband had discussed the use of machines. rt No Karen Quinlan The patient did not want to be a Karen Quinlan," the judge said Miss Quinlan, a young New Jersey woman, remains in a coma years after she was removed from a respirator She survives on intravenous nutrients in a nursing home. Crahan noted that his ruling doesn't necessarily give comfort to the medical community in future similar derision making processes." A decision in this case adverse to the prosecution in no way precludes the prosecutor in this county, or for that matter in any other place . from filing similar charges when unlawful conduct1 can be shown." the judge wrote in a . decision. a ffim 22-- 495 BEESLEY MUSIC CO. (FREE LESSONS INCLUDED) 2142 SO. 1100 EAST 480-474- 1 NOW Reg. $5W 9420 UNION SQ. 571-01- By Senate 22-HB372 (Bishop) Increase the legol rote paid to newspapers for publishing public notices. By House 55-By Senate 18-HB388 (Anderson) Provide that retained payments on contracts between public entitles ond private contractors kept in interest bearing account. Bv House 63-- By Senate 22-- HB423 (Brown) Provide on optional method for purchasing motor fuel in bulk at a By Senmotor fuel terminal. By House 61-- ate 22-- Resolutions Passed HJR33 Dorothy Acomb resolution. By House 65-By Senate 24-Bill Killed HB256 (Schmutz) Allow water conservancy districts to generate, distri bute or sell electric energy. By House 68-3- . Killed bv Senate HOUSE Bills Possed HB50 (Walker) Provide for county tail rer. Imbursement for incarceration of prison ers. By House 60-HB377 (Burnlngham) Appropriate $11 million from Uniform School Fund ond $4 million from Mineral Lease Fund for contributions to the school building supported fund for 1984. By House 59-SB39 (Woyment) Provide o central register for missing children; require child placement agencies to ensure child 26--fingerBy printed ond blood typed. By Senate House 56-SB 57 (Bangerter) Provide for property tax levies to qualify lor additional federal funds for dlstoster recovery expenses. By Bv House 55-Senate 24-SB98 (Corllng) Use volunteer workers os a complementary work force for state gov. By House ernment. By Senate 23-SB 131 (Sowards) Regulate the sale of condominium tlmeshares. By Senate 25-By House 50-0- . SB 140 (Money) Provide that livestock be WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS AND EVEN RECEIVED LONG DISTANCE CALLS." I MR D NEEDED CASH CLASSIFIED 237-200- & GOT A 1 Nejdl, 56, a Long Beach surgeon Barher, 49. a Ranrho Palos Verdes internist, were charged in the Sept 6. 1981 death of Clarence Herbert. 55 A former nursing supervisor brought the ease to authorities attention. The Carson security guard underwent routine colostomy surgery at Hospital in suburban Harbor City on Aug 26. 1981. hut he mysteriously stopped breathing m the recovery room less than an hour after surgery Lack of oxy: gen damaged his brain, and he was on a respirator for three days until his family authorized its removal Withheld Nourishment When Herbert survived without the machine, doctors obtained the family's permission to withhold intravenous food and water until he BALDWIN 62-- Senate 198.1 and LOS ANGELES A judge dismissed murder charges Wednesday against two doctors who withheld nourishment from a brain damaged man after he was taken off a respirator but still did not die. Municipal Court Judge Brian Cra-hasaid the physicians need not stand trial for murder and conspiracy to murder because there was no proof they acted negligently or with malice Defense attorneys contended Drs. Neil Barber and Robert Nejdl had acted out of compassion in a hope- 23-- By HB292 March lfl PLAY MUSIC INSTANTLY Senate (Frondsen) Increase the dollar amount under which penalties are Imposed for Issuing bad checks. By House By 43-2- By Kathy Horak Associated Press Writer use of public unused sirk leave at time of retu ement By Senate 17-By House SB173 (Peterson) Reduce the gross receipts tax. Killed by Senate By Senate 20-By House 55-1SB 183 (Flrtlinson) Limit the kinds of ludl-ciprocess which can be served by persons other than peace officers. By Senate 22-By House 53-SB 184 (Peterson) Require the State Tax Commission to furnish information relating to the assessment of state assessed properties ond sales ratio studies to county assessors. Bv Senate 24-By House 59-SB 189 (Pugh) Use school buildings for compatible educational purposes. By Senate 24-By House 61-SB 190 (McMullin) Change the date of payment of income tax withheld from the last day of Api II, July, October ond Jonuary to the 30th day of those months. By Senate 19-Bv House SB 197 (Snow) Provide penalties tor the wrongful use of financial transaction cards. Bv Senate 26-By House SB206 (Christensen) Provide for a modification in the payroll variation experience-ratin- g system for 1983 and 1984 in unemployment compensation law. Bv Senate 23-By House 55-SB208 (Peterson) Provide that o county whose tax revenues are affected by the decision of the State Tax Commission may be party in the hearing before the tax commission and may appeal or petition for review of the decision. Bv Senate 22-Bv House Thursri a v Murder Charges Dropped Against Two Physicians Bv House SB141 (Stratford) SB 131 man's Retirement Bv Senate The Salt Lake Tribune IT. WANT-AD- 0 ) |