[accordion] [acc_item title=”Utah’s white-collar crime database could serve as national model”]Utah’s novel approach to fighting white-collar crime could eventually expand across the country, helping residents of all 50 states identify crooks who may be plotting to rip them off. The Beehive State instituted the nation’s first statewide white-collar criminal database in 2015. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah Governor Signs Bill to Require Anesthesia Before Abortion Because Baby Can Feel Intense Pain”]Utah has become the first state to enact a unique new law requiring that abortion clinics give anesthesia to unborn babies at 20 weeks or later before they are aborted. Pro-life Gov. Gary Herbert signed the law on Monday, CBS News reports. The law will “eliminate or alleviate organic pain to the unborn child” in abortions starting at 20 weeks. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Senate approves study of gun-related suicides”]The Utah Senate approved a bill authorizing a study on the correlation between suicides and the use of firearms in the state. Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, the bill’s Senate sponsor, said that every session, legislators have bills they think are “the greatest,” and HB440 falls in that category. Continue reading→ [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Bramble’s abortion bill moves to House as session nears end”]A bill that would require doctors to administer anesthesia to a fetus during an abortion has cleared another hurdle. Senate Bill 234, sponsored by Sen. Curt Bramble (R-Provo), passed a House committee late Tuesday, 7 to 4, and moved on to the full House of Representatives. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Sen. Curt Bramble new head of national legislatures organization”]Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, was named president of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Thursday at the annual meeting of the organization for lawmakers and their staffs. “NCSL has proven to be one of the most valuable resources for state legislatures across the country and I am excited to serve,” Bramble said, calling the organization “the prominent voice for states” in Washington, D.C. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah State Senator Curt Bramble to Lead NCSL”]Curt Bramble, president pro tem of the Utah Senate, became the 43rd president of the National Conference of State Legislatures at the annual Legislative Summit. Bramble, a Republican, succeeds Democrat Debbie Smith of the Nevada Senate. NCSL, a bipartisan organization that serves the nation’s 7,383 state lawmakers and more than 20,000 legislative staff throughout the country, alternates its leadership annually between the two parties. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah employers who hire homeless may qualify for tax credit”]A limited number of tax credits would be available for employers who hire homeless people in a bill passed by the Utah House on Monday. HB140, sponsored by Rep. Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, narrowly survived the House, advancing to the Senate on a vote of 38-36. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions Appoints Advisory Board Chair”]Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (OTC Pink: REFG) today announced Curt Bramble has joined their advisory board of directors as chair. The company looks to benefit from his deep experience in accounting, legislative framework, regulation and compliance. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah senator Curt Bramble elected to leadership of National Conference of State Legislatures”]Utah Sen. Curt Bramble was elected as the vice president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on Wednesday, setting him up to become president of the organization in two years. NCSL is a bipartisan organization that acts as a policy clearinghouse and research center, sharing information with state lawmakers and staff nationwide. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”States Lobby For Internet Sales Tax Bill To Pass Congress”]”The stars are finally aligning in our favor for passage,” Utah state Sen. Curt Bramble (R) told state legislators during a Wednesday afternoon briefing on Capitol Hill. “The Marketplace Fairness Act permits Congress to provide funds for the states without funds coming from the states. We are asking for control over our own destiny.”…helping small business, particularly those in downtown areas, which they are a losing business to interent retailers due to the sales tax issue. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah May Lead on Immigration”]National Republicans are looking at Utah to improve the GOP brand with Latinos. HB116 was in the package of immigration reform bills and is considered the most progressive state law for immigration reform in the nation. Curt Bramble was one of the lawmakers instrumental in passing HB116. Bramble has partnered with conservative Hispanic groups to work toward creating meaningful reform and it has gotten the attention of the National GOP. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah May Gut Guest Worker Law”]The push to kill the July 1, 2013, effective date of HB116 — the state-run guest-worker program — is being led by Sens. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, and Steve Urquhart, R-St. George. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Lawmakers Could Use Crowdsourcing for GRAMA Requests”]The idea of Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo? Create a huge database where most emails and other written legislative products are “dumped” – and out of which anyone with Internet connection can search. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Utah cities, counties, guv preparing for new ethics commission law”]Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, sponsored SB180 in the 2012 legislative session and said the statute was intended to be more permissive than prescriptive.”We wanted to provide an alternative, should a municipality want to avail itself of it,” Bramble said, adding that Provo was the catalyst but not the basis of his legislation. Steve Turley, who served on Provo’s City Council for nearly eight years, resigned his post last September after months of investigation found he violated conflict-of-interest rules and used council information for personal gain. The mayor and council had called for his resignation almost two months before Turley decided to step down. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Bramble honored for legislative service”]State Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, is pulling in the awards for his work in the recently completed 2012 legislative session. Bramble has been awarded Legislator of the Year by Utah’s Technology Council and also was awarded the Shining Light Award from the Utah Media Coalition. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”A Bright Light – Bramble’s Efforts Earn Media Award”]Last year about this time, most Utah media organizations, and a great many of our readers, listeners and viewers, were in the middle of a knock-down, drag-out political battle with members of the Utah Legislature…attempts at meat-axe lawmaking were set aside for some statesman-like leadership. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Open-carry gun bill advances toward final vote”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, said HB49 was not being opposed by police because of an amendment under which law enforcement officers would have the right to question an armed individual. Police organizations — including the Fraternal Order of Police — were … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”House, Senate approve Ethics commission”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, the sponsor of the bill. “This will fix that.” The bill is designed to give cities a tool to use when investigating ethics complaints … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Three components driving the Budget – Daily Herald”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo. Bramble said the three components driving the budget today are education, Medicaid and transportation. Mandates handed down from the federal level have led to big increases in the health and human services budget. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”In a quiet year, here are some courageous lawmakers – Deseret News”]Curt Bramble … being Bramble … seized the opportunity. On behalf of the Legislature, he apologized and pushed legislation to actually strengthen GRAMA. Although some colleagues grumbled, state government will be more open than ever. Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”County Attorney refuses to investigate Cedar Hills Mayor – Daily Herald”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, has introduced a bill — Senate Bill 180 — to establish clear authority for the investigation of ethics complaints against city officials. “There is currently no independent forum to hear complaints directly from citizens,” … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Sens. Bramble, Valentine work on deal to save power plant – Daily Herald”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, needs to make a point with those he is negotiating with, he brings out his big gavel. The gavel, which was hand carved by Bramble’s step-father, has a two-foot-long handle and thick 6-inch-long head. The gavel was large enough … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Legislature OKs bill protecting Utahns who use force against intruders – Salt Lake Tribune”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, explaining the bill. During discussion of the bill on Thursday, Bramble pointed to an incident that morning in which a homeowner shot and killed a man who had broken into the family’s Springville home as an example of the need to … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Bill allowing Utah cancer docs to give chemo pills advances – Salt Lake Tribune”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, seeks to change state law that says physicians may administer medications, but only pharmacists may dispense them. Utah is one of just three states — the others are Texas and Wyoming — that don’t allow doctors to dispense … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”GRAMA changes one vote away from passage – Salt Lake Tribune”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, said that’s because his SB177 represents consensus recommendations from a working group that included the public, media and lawmakers about tweaks needed to the Government Records Access and Management Act. “A year ago this was … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Senate bill would create ethics panel for cities, counties – Salt Lake Tribune”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, the sponsor of SB180, third substitute, cited the recent example of allegations of unethical behavior in Cedar Hills. The complaint was filed with the 4th District Court, which forwarded it to the city attorney, … Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Campbell: Legislators learning to love the sunshine – Salt Lake Tribune”]Curt Bramble, R-Provo, the bill contains four revisions to Utah’s Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). The bill is a result of consensus amendments drawn from the GRAMA working group’s monthslong discussions.Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”If at first you don’t succeed… – Daily Herald (blog)”]That will change if Curt Bramble’s SB 180 becomes law. The bill — a fix for deficiencies in state law revealed last year after ethics complaints were brought against then-Provo city councilman Steve Turley — sets up a statewide ethics commission …Continue reading → [/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Lawmakers honor Utah – Israeli ties – Deseret News”]The Utah Senate, in a resolution passed unanimously Tuesday, recognized Utah’s cultural, economic, military and security bonds to Israel…resolution sponsored by Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Orem, also encourages Gov. Gary Herbert to embark on a trade mission to Israel.Continue reading → [/acc_item] [/accordion]