Week in Review - Week Five

I’d like to start out our weekly update by thanking you for reading. Once again, thanks to the voters of District 53 for giving Logan the opportunity to represent you. And thanks to all those who participated in Logan’s survey, too. I know that Logan appreciates it, and he’s using that information to inform the decisions he makes as your representative.

The Morgan High student body officers paid a visit to the Capitol on Friday, and they sat on the floor with Logan. It’s always great to see young people learning about how the legislative process works firsthand. The Capitol building was also treated to a performance from Morgan High School’s Ovation! Choir. They really did a fantastic job. On Tuesday, Logan and his daughter Charlotte had a great time hanging out together at the Capitol.

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Here’s a brief overview of what’s been going on at the Capitol this week: On Monday the legislature was not in session in observance of President’s Day. On Tuesday Council for America came to the Capitol. Council for America is made up of 9,000 law enforcement officers, retired military officers, pastors, coaches, and community leaders. They met at the Capitol to discuss concerns over youth readiness for adulthood and declining eligibility for military service.​

Also on Tuesday Rep. Steve Eliason along with the Utah Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held a press conference to raise awareness about suicide prevention for military personnel and civilians. Shoes and combat boots, provided by Deseret Industries and the National Guard, were lined up on the Capitol steps to represent the more than 600 Utah lives lost to suicide last year.
On Friday House Speaker Greg Hughes, and Senate President Wayne Niederhauser met with Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, and Murray Mayor Ted Eyre met to address the problem of homelessness.

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A few noteworthy bills that have come up this week are…

• HB198 would lower the age limit for concealed carry permits to 18 years old, passed out of the House and now moves to the Senate. Currently, the law only allows those 21 or older to obtain a concealed carry permit. Logan voted yea on this. We hope that this will prevent rape and sexual assault on college campuses since college campuses generally don’t allow open carry of firearms.
• HB394 a bill that would allow Native American remains which have been disturbed, and where the tribe that the remains belong to isn’t known, to be buried on state parks. This bill passed out of the House Natural Resources Agriculture, and Environment Committee. Logan strongly supports this bill, although he didn’t have the chance to vote on it. He was working on an issue for Daggett County when the vote was taken.
• HB230 a bill that would require that any time an election officer determines that a voter’s signature does not match the signature on their mail in ballot, that the election officer must notify the voter and inform them of how they may resolve the issue. This bill passed out of the House and now moves to the Senate. Logan voted no on this one because he feels that it would be difficult for the county clerks to complete the task within the time frame given and he doesn’t want to put an undue burden on them.
• HB99 A bill that changes the Utah Criminal Code regarding the offense of bigamy. Logan voted nay on this one, feeling that it does not significantly change current law. The bill did pass out of the House however, and now goes to the Senate.

Logan loves to hear from his constituents so feel free to contact him at:​

Loganwilde@le.utah.gov
Phone:
(801) 538-1029
350 North State, Suite 350 #16

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