Conflicts in 25% of bills

• Sen. Mike Dmitrich, D-Price, is a retired natural resources consultant long associated with the coal-mining industry. He introduced three bills in that area. One that passed allows someone seeking to extend a coal mining area to apply to significantly revise an existing permit, instead of seeking a new permit. Another required the Labor Commission to use revenue from mining certification tests only to conduct such tests.

• Sen. Dan Eastman, R-Bountiful, is a retired car dealership owner. He introduced two bills in that area, including one that banned giving car dealers licenses for an additional place of business if it would be outside the geographic specifications of that dealer's contract with a car maker.

• Rep. Patrick Painter, R-Nephi, is also a car dealer. He introduced two bills dealing with the industry, including one, which passed, that would beef up laws against unlicensed dealers.

• Rep. Larry Wiley, D-West Valley, is a building inspector for Salt Lake City. He passed a bill modifying the Utah Uniform Building Standards Act to address unprofessional conduct by building inspectors and factory-built housing dealers.

• Rep. James Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, is an insurance agency owner. He introduced eight bills affecting that industry over a wide array of technical issues.

• Rep. Ronda Menlove, R-Garland, is the vice provost of Utah State University. She ran several bills affecting education, including one that failed that would have directed the State Board of Education to promote agricultural education. She passed one to require criminal background checks on higher education employees who have significant contact with minors or are in positions that are security sensitive.

• Rep. Kory Holdaway, R-Taylorsville, is a public school teacher. He introduced, but failed to pass, a bill to allow some students to still graduate from high school even if they fail the basic skills competency test by showing indicators that would substitute for passing scores on those tests.

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