2025 bills / H.B. 542
H.B. 542 Economic Development Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
AI summary from the official description
This bill abolishes the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission and its committees, and changes the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. It also revises the Utah Broadband Center and Access Act, adjusts Office of Homeless Services funding rules, and expresses intent to shift higher education money to the Nucleus Institute.
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Official description
- amends and defines terms
- amends provisions of the Office of Homeless Services regarding certain legislative appropriations
- amends provisions of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
- repeals the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission and associated committees and subcommittees
- renumbers and amends the Utah Broadband Center and Access Act
- makes technical and conforming changes
- provides intent language regarding the transfer of funding from the Utah Board of Higher Education - Administration fund to the Utah Board of Higher Education Nucleus Institute upon passage of this bill and H.B. 530, Utah Innovation Lab Modifications
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What members get
- An alert the day H.B. 542 is put on a committee agenda, with time and room, so you can be there to speak
- When H.B. 542 is rewritten, exactly which words changed
- Its hearings in your own calendar
- Your own scorecard: pick the side you favor and see how every legislator voted
Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 27, 2025Who voted how
- 8 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 27, 2025Who voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Feb 28, 2025Who voted how
- 4 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Mar 4, 2025Who voted how
- 3 yes, 1 no, 2 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 4, 2025Who voted how
- 17 yes, 9 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how
- 39 yes, 26 no, 10 absentHouse vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how