September 2019 Legislative Highlights!

Hope you are having a great Summer! Thanks again for your support and for contacting me regarding any issue you would like to discuss.

Interim Sessions

Following the completion of the general legislative Session begins the off-season, or "Interim" Session. Once a month we meet in committees comprised of both House and Senate members and begin to craft and discuss proposed legislation for the 2020 general session. Our last Interim Session was on September 18.

Items Discussed During the September Interim Session

Officials will take a break on state utilization of facial recognition technology as officials conceded Wednesday that Utah’s system is out of date and prone to errors. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13] [ABC4] [KUTV]
Studied the real-world applications, potential benefits, value, and barriers to blockchain technology, including the potential benefits and value to state government administration and affairs.
Discussed draft legislation, “School Absenteeism and Truancy Amendments."
Heard a presentation from a workgroup studying vaping and the use of e-cigarettes by minors.
Received a presentation from a Utah Valley University professor and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of elected versus appointed county officials.
Received an overview of My529’s creation and purpose, its current status, tax advantages, and company best practices.
Received an overview of the Department of Human Resource Management’s process for performing a market analysis of total compensation, including benefits, for state employees.
See a summary of all issues discussed here.

Other Items

Rep. Hall's 2019 Legislative Accomplishments

Happy to report I had a productive Session in 2019. Thanks so much to the wonderful residents of District 33 for letting me represent you at the Capitol.

Annual Labor Day Picnic!

Annual Utah Labor Day Picnic! Great turnout. Wonderful food. Amazing people. Thanks for the invite, and thanks for all of your great work!

Westwood Neighborhood Breakfast!

Thanks to the Westwood neighborhood for an invite to their annual breakfast. Great turnout. Wonderful tradition. Amazing cooks! Great seeing familiar faces and meeting new friends. West Valley residents are the best. Thanks for your support!

Utah Opera Comes to Hillsdale Elementary!

Thanks to the Utah Opera for coming to Hillsdale Elementary earlier this month! Great program. And thanks to the school for the invite!

Summary of the 2019 Regular Session

For those interested, the legislative staff has put together some good summaries of what was accomplished during the last Legislative Session:

A complete list of all bills that were passed can be found here: https://le.utah.gov/asp/passedbills/passedbills.asp
A good explanation of some of the more interesting bills that passed can be found here: https://le.utah.gov/interim/2019/pdf/00002406.pdf
FY2019 - 2020 budget. If you want to know how Utah will be spending its money over the next fiscal year, click here for a fantastic summary and tools.

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Thanks again for all your support. My contact information is as follows. Feel free to contact me regarding any issue.

Legislative email: chall@le.utah.gov
Personal email: hcraighall@yahoo.com
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