Post by pavel on Feb 11, 2016 2:13:09 GMT -6
Democrats are accusing Republicans of a partisan power grab in trying to revamp a pair of bipartisan committees — including the one that decides which state agencies will be investigated by legislative auditors — to tilt in favor of the GOP majority.
HB220, sponsored by Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper, would add Republican members to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee and the Legislative Management Committee, which coordinates scheduling of meetings and the hiring of the non-partisan staff.
For decades, both committees have had equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats, because their functions have been seen as administrative and non-partisan.
But Christensen said that such a makeup "dilutes" the voice of the majority that voters put into power.
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3524738-155/utah-democrats-say-gop-is-upending
HB220, sponsored by Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper, would add Republican members to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee and the Legislative Management Committee, which coordinates scheduling of meetings and the hiring of the non-partisan staff.
For decades, both committees have had equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats, because their functions have been seen as administrative and non-partisan.
But Christensen said that such a makeup "dilutes" the voice of the majority that voters put into power.
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3524738-155/utah-democrats-say-gop-is-upending