From Deseret News archives:
'05 Legislature: Helped or hurt?
Helped
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN: If called up for active duty, they will qualify for a state income-tax break.
DAY CARE PROVIDERS: Health department investigators are prevented from checking anonymous complaints.
UTAH CORPORATIONS: Now they can figure their state income taxes two different ways, potentially costing the state $7 million in lost tax revenues.
MOVIE AND TV PRODUCERS: There's now a newly minted $1 million fund to promote film development within Utah.
LEAD-FOOT DRIVERS: No Photocop will look over their shoulders in 2005.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE: An approved $5 million kitty will help keep the base open.
TRANSPLANT DONORS: Someone giving a kidney for transplantation will qualify for a tax credit for unreimbursed expenses such as lost wages and lodging.
HOME SCHOOLERS: School board requirements, including standardized testing and home inspections, have been barred.
LOBBYISTS AND LEGISLATORS: Lawmakers didn't see a need to further restrict their gifts from lobbyists.
HATEMONGERS Lawmakers once again failed to boost penalties for those who commit crimes based on hate or bias.
THE HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME: Separate $500,000 expenditures were given to the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund and Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund.
MENTALLY ILL CRIMINALS: More than $1.2 million was OK'd to provide more open beds at Utah State Hospital.
LARGE UTAH FAMILIES: They dodged a big tax bullet when the Jones-Mascaro bill, which would have taxed them more to educate their children, was shipped off to interim study.
SURROGATES: Couples wanting to contract with a surrogate mother to have a baby will now have an easier time
MEDICAID INELIGIBLE MENTALLY ILL: They can now receive services at community mental health centers.
STATE OFFICE OF EDUCATION: Lawmakers failed to hear a bill codifying HIV/AIDS prevention education, which would have opened the door to unwanted sex education restrictions.
Hurt
PARENTS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN DAY CARE: Health departments prohibited from investigating anonymous complaints against providers.
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