This bill, that I am so very, very happy about, caught me by surprise – I am embarrassed to say – because I thought we’d already passed it. A couple of years ago.
Kudos to Rep. Litvack for pushing this important legislation through.
From the Trib –
Bill stopping state business with Sudan passes House
A bill that would prohibit any state contracts with people who do business in Sudan passed the House on Tuesday.
HB436, sponsored by Rep. David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City, is in response to the continuing conflict in Darfur and follows similar federal legislation.
“As our state [has] more of a global look in its citizenry,” Litvack said, “we have a role and responsibility to make social policy representing our new population.”
The bill passed unanimously and moves to the Senate.
Let’s hope Senator Robles can get it through the Senate and onto the Governor’s desk ASAP. Good luck, Senator!
I’m of the impression that blogging in Utah should be a paid gig. Because I don’t think any of us caught this one until now. And we should have. But who has the time to read every single bill that comes through, with our day jobs?
I do it because it is my day job. We passed a bill ,that I wrote ,thank you very much, that got us out of many countries that we do business with, I had to take on the tresurer to get it passed, they hate dealing with people. We both know who does read every bill. I had great training and help. Happy Days hit the Happy Valley tomorrow, at least for my mom. Good Luck with your big day tomorrow!