2014 Utah Taxes Now Conference Agenda
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- Senate President Wayne Niederhauser
- House Speaker Becky Lockhart
Bringing technology into the classroom (HB 131– One-to-one devices)
Making Utah a tourist and convention destination (HB 356-Convention center hotel, HB 34– Tourism account)
- Representative Brad Wilson
- Jeremy Keele, Salt Lake County
- Royce Van Tassell
Making sure State Tax Commissioners are well qualified (SB 19-Increases qualifications for Tax Commissioners, SJR 7– Removes partisan requirement for Tax Commissioners)
- Senator John Valentine
- Dr. Gary Cornia, BYU
Improving Utah’s property tax system (SB 111-$100M tax increase, SB 61– County TnT hearings, HB 273-Residential exemption, SB 134/SB 136-Referendum ballot requirements, HB 379-Ballot requirements)
- Senator Aaron Osmond
- Senator Deidre Henderson
- Representative Lowry Snow
- Former Representative Ryan Wilcox
Governor Gary Herbert
Stimulating business investment in Utah (SB 119/SB65/HB 209– Manufacturing, mining, & steel mill sales tax exemption, HB 140– Tax credit for employing homeless)
- Steve Young, Holland & Hart
- Former Representative Ryan Wilcox
- Representative Brian King
How can Utah cities get out of the morass of municipal telecom? (HB 60-Requires UTOPIA to respect boundaries, SB190-Prohibit telecom utility fees)
- Representative Curt Webb
- Ron Bigelow, West Vally City Mayor
- Nicholas Hann, Senior Managing Director, Macquaire
What should we do with Utah’s Medicaid “donut hole”?
- Senator Brian Shiozawa
- Representative Jim Dunnigan
- Dr. David Patton, Utah Department of Health, Executive Director
How should Utah pay for statewide transportation, and what role should air quality play in discussions? (HB 388-Local option tax for transit, SB 60-Revise gas tax, HB 74-Tax credit for energy efficient vehicle, HB 55-Tax credit for transit pass)
- Representative Johnny Anderson
- Senator Kevin Van Tassell
- Carlos Braceras, UDOT, Executive Director
- Ken Bullock, Utah League of Cities and Towns, Executive Director
Paying for new schools in the most cost-effective way (HB 170-Local school board reporting, HB 111-School building cost reporting, SB 218-Charter schools in growth areas, HB 116-School construction standards)
- Chuck Newton, South Jordan City Council member
- Chris Bleak, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, President
- Senator Aaron Osmond
Utah high-tech startups: Growing global—staying local
Teed Off on Taxes Golf Tournament June 3, 2014 at the Eaglewood Golf Course, North Salt Lake. To register contact Laura at Laura@alowhuta.wpengine.com