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Business Owner Breakfast w/ Special Guest Stephen Pritcher

Our Business Owners’ Breakfast Series continues with Business Coach, Mentor and Advisor Stephen Pritcher  – talking about compassionate leadership.  Small Businesses are seeing a shift in the labor market and have the opportunity to attract and retain amazing folks through a mindful leadership approach.  You don’t want to miss this! Learn more about our special guest and RSVP below.

Meet Stephen Pritcher, our Special Guest for November:

Stephen Pitcher is a Leadership and Mindfulness Coach with decades of senior management experience in the corporate sector. Combining his personal development and experiences with formal corporate training, he has developed programs and workshops for senior executives and business owners to help them become more effective leaders and happier individuals.

His work includes running Coaching and Mentoring programs, Retreats, Workshops and 1:1 sessions for corporations, small businesses and individuals.

He has recently relocated from Ireland to Salt Lake City with his wife and daughters.

RSVP below to join us at Maven Create November 29th from 8-9:30AM. There is no cover charge for this event.

This UIBC Monthly Breakfast is proudly sponsored by First Utah Bank as our charter sponsor.

What: UIBC Monthly Business Owner’s Breakfast

When: Wednesday, November 29th 8am-9:30am

Where: Maven Create, 177 E 900 S # 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Business Owner Breakfast: Oct 25 w/ Special Guest Karin Palle

Our Business Owners’ Breakfast Series continues with Business Coach, Consultant, and Educator Karin Palle – talking about understanding, motivating, and communicating across the generations at work.   You don’t want to miss it! Learn more about our special guest and RSVP below.

Meet Karin Palle, our Special Guest this month:

“I am an expert business advisor with over 25 years of hands-on experience in starting, scaling, and guiding businesses to hire, onboard, and retain quality employees. I connect entrepreneurs with the resources and tools to develop strategic plans for improvement and growth.

I am passionate about teaching business owners to know the generations of their workforce so that they can better understand, motivate and communicate with their employees.

I want to see a world where business owners can retire from the hustle and bustle of operations and do what makes them happy.

As a founding member fo the Vest Pocket Business Coalition (now Utah Independent Business Coalition) and two-time board member, I am excited to continue to support UIBC and their efforts to build a better independent business community.

After years of living in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have recently relocated to Cody, Wyoming where I live with my husband Amir, our goats, our dogs, and chickens.”

RSVP below to join us at Hub & Spoke Diner October 25th from 8-9:30AM. There is no cover charge for this event, and guests are welcome to order breakfast. Coffee is complimentary thanks to our gracious venue, Hub and Spoke Diner.

This UIBC Monthly Breakfast is proudly sponsored by First Utah Bank as our charter sponsor.

What: UIBC Monthly Business Owner’s Breakfast

When: Wednesday, October 25th 8am-9:30am

Where: Hub and Spoke Diner, 1291 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City

Celebrate 801 Day with an 801 Choose Local Sticker

Happy 801 Day! Today we’re celebrating the Utah businesses that make the 801 a great place to live and work. To the local businesses – and the locals who keep us going! – thanks for being part of our hive. Utah life is so much sweeter with you in it.

In celebration of 801 Day on 8/01, if you donate just $8.01 to UIBC any time in the month of August, you’ll get your own Choose Local sticker! Put it on your car, laptop, office window, phone case, emotional support water bottle, or anywhere else to appreciate your home in the 801.

Just click the link, enter your details during the transaction, and you’ll recieve your sticker in the mail. Having trouble? email info@utahindependentbusiness.org and we’ll help you out.

GET YOUR 801 STICKER

Utah Independent Business Coalition (UIBC) is proud to announce the Shop Like a Local™ program!

Just in time for holiday shopping season, UIBC is launching the Shop Like a Local™ program, a fun way to support the local, small businesses that lend a unique flavor and a “sense of place” to our communities. These are the small stores, restaurants, cafés, and professional services businesses that are at the heart of our most cherished neighborhoods.

The week of Thanksgiving, we’ll unveil our first-ever Shop Like a Local™ Holiday Gift Guide, filled with great stocking stuffers, outdoor-lovers’ gifts, and “experience gifts” – all exclusively from local, small businesses.

This free guide will be available on the UIBC website (to view or download) beginning November 23rd. Everyone who downloads the guide will be automatically entered in a random drawing for the chance to win gifts featured in the guide!

For local, small businesses that are interested in being included in this year’s Shop Like a Local™ Holiday Gift Guide, there is no cost to have an item considered. However, if your item is featured, you will have the opportunity to donate your featured item for giveaway in the drawing. Participating businesses will also be asked to help co-promote the Shop Like a Local™ program and guide on social media.

If your business is interested in participating, please click here to complete the Shop Like a Local™ interest form. The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 18th at 12 noon.

We’re Excited To Welcome Our Newest Charter Sponsor: First Utah Bank! 

Utah Independent Business Coalition (UIBC) is excited to welcome our newest Charter sponsor: First Utah Bank! 

UIBC is grateful to the team at First Utah Bank, as their support helps us continue to present meaningful events that support the needs of local, independent business owners. 

“Independent Businesses matter in supporting our community. Not only do we employ over 100 local residents but being local and independently-owned provides us with the opportunity to personally know those who do business with us and to make lending decisions based on your individual needs.”

– Brad R. Baldwin, President, First Utah Bank

First Utah Bank will be sponsoring UIBC’s Educational & Advocacy Events, including the UIBC Monthly Breakfast. The next breakfast will be held on Wednesday, July 27, at 8:00am at Hub and Spoke Diner, 1291 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT. Click here for more information and to register to attend.

Click here for more information on First Utah Bank.

Update From the UIBC Board President – June 2022

June 16, 2022

Last month, the Utah Independent Business Coalition (UIBC) board of directors met for our annual retreat, to plan for the future of UIBC. The topics of conversation included past and present advocacy efforts, our Mentor Round Table program, and the many events we present each year. We also reviewed input from you, our members, about the programs and services we offer. This feedback helps us better understand what you find most helpful, and which event topics and formats are favored.

Members report an appreciation for the tone of our events — that our events are so much more rewarding than business card exchanges or “speed networking” events. You reported finding tremendous value in the deep connections and real relationships that are forged at UIBC events. Our events are a place to spend time with other small business owners who have a shared mission – promoting the “buy local” movement and supporting the businesses that make our neighborhoods and cities unique.

We’re excited to announce that the future holds even more opportunities for you to get together with other local business owners, in two very meaningful formats:

The UIBC Monthly Breakfast, a casual get-together for breakfast and conversation from 8am-9:30am on the third Wednesday or Thursday of the month. Each breakfast will feature a specific topic or question that will serve as a topic of discussion. These breakfasts will include insight from one or two special guests as well as an open forum for your questions and comments.

Since space is limited at these breakfasts, UIBC members will have the first opportunity to reserve a seat at the table. Guests are welcome to attend as well and it’s a great way to get to know the UIBC community.

There is no charge to attend the UIBC Monthly Breakfast, attendees just pay for the food and drinks of their choosing.

The first UIBC Monthly Breakfast will be Thursday, June 23rd at 8:00am at Little America in SLC. Click here to RSVP.

Unwind, our popular after-work social event, returns in August! It will be held from after work from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at a local gathering spot. UIBC members and anyone in the business community is welcome to attend and get to know more our members and more about our organization. There is no cover charge for “Unwind” but attendees must be 21 or older. Come unwind with us with a cold beverage and great conversation. Location and date of the next “Unwind” to be announced soon.

We have more exciting announcements to make in the next few weeks. Watch for another update soon as well as specific dates and locations for these upcoming events. As always, we welcome your questions and feedback. Just drop us a note…

Best regards,

Doug Burton UIBC Board President

2022 Utah Legislative Summary | What Local, Independent Business Owners Need to Know

UIBC Reports on the 2022 Legislative Session

The Utah Legislature completed its 2022 Session on March 4.  This is the final installment of a series of updates UIBC has provided during the 2022 legislative session for our UIBC members and friends pertaining to legislation affecting our state’s local, independent businesses.  To see the updated running list of bills we focused on this session, see the list below.

Summary of 2022 Legislation Pertaining to Local, Independent Businesses

Overall, there were relatively few bills proposed during the 2022 Session that were directly focused on small businesses in Utah, though it is true that nearly all legislation affects businesses in one way or another. The biggest trend overall that we observed was the ever-increasing push from the super-majority Republican legislature to reduce the authority of cities, counties, and other local government bodies. From bills restricting counties’ authority to enforce health protection mandates to restricting municipalities’ power to regulate food trucks, it is increasingly the Utah Legislature that is setting the rules, for better or worse. Our request to the Legislature: “Hit the brakes on further impinging local authority.Trust our local governments to govern in the best interests of their local communities.”

The biggest “victories” during the session that we saw for UIBC members and friends included passage of two bills that further reduced the impact and hassles of the personal property tax, and the defeat of a bill that would have carved out a personal property tax refund for developers and producers in the oil and gas industry. Regarding that last issue, it’s our belief that our Utah Legislature should not be in the business of favoring industries or large companies that do well enough on their own.  All we ask for is a level playing field for our UIBC members and friends.

As for other bills that failed, legislation that would have reduced or even eliminated the sales tax on food purchases failed.  While that is the outcome, we believe such legislation will be offered again in the future as the Legislature continues to modify Utah’s tax law and how revenue is generated for public services and operation of state and local governments.

What follows is a brief recap of the outcome of bills we follow. Note that many of the bills that passed have yet to be signed by Governor Cox, so we recommend in the upcoming weeks to follow the news or updates on the bills on the legislature’s website to determine if the passed bills have actually become law.

House Bills We Focused on that Passed

HB 35 Economic Development Modifications. This bill modifies provisions related to economic development. In particular, it requires the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, instead of the Business and Economic Development Subcommittee, to identify targeted industries for economic development in the state; and modifies provisions related to the issuance of economic development tax credits by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GO Utah office), including by:

HB 63 Covid 19 Vaccine Exemptions. This bill exempts employees from COVID-19 vaccine mandates if they have a health care provider’s note that says they were previously infected with the virus (so-called “natural immunity”). The bill also prevents employers from keeping or maintaining an employee’s COVID-19 test results unless required by law, and makes it illegal for employers to refuse to hire prospective employees or terminate an employee solely due to their vaccine status. Importantly, the bill specifically provides that it “does not prohibit an employer from verbally asking an employee to voluntarily disclose whether the employee is vaccinated.

HB 146 Food Truck Licensing Amendments. This bill modifies a municipality’s and a county’s regulation and business licensing authority over food truck businesses, including the regulation and business licensing authority over a food truck business that has previously obtained a business license in another political subdivision; modifies health and safety inspection requirements for food truck businesses; modifies the authority of a political subdivision related to the licensing of a business, including a business that rents all-terrain vehicles.

HB 199 Tangible Personal Property Tax Amendments. This bill removes the current requirement that a taxpayer file a signed statement after the first calendar year in which a taxpayer qualifies for a property tax exemption for tangible personal property if the taxpayer continues to qualify for the exemption for consecutive subsequent years.

HB 322  Public Transit Capital Development Modifications. This bill transfers authority of development of large transportation infrastructure development to UDOT from UTA.

HB 444 Income Tax Revisions (Pertaining to Pass-through Closely-Held Businesses). Modifies the tax obligations of pass-through entities and pass-through entity taxpayers. Among other things, the bill authorizes a pass-through entity to pay a tax on behalf of pass-through entity taxpayers who are individuals and would require an individual whose tax on income attributed to the pass-through entity taxpayer is paid by the pass-through entity to add the amount of tax paid to the pass-through entity taxpayer’s individual tax return.

And House Bills that Failed

HB 57 Government Records Access Amendments. This bill essentially would have protected a government official from having a personal device searched for a public record.

HB 60 Vaccine Passport Amendments. This bill would have prohibited a place of public accommodation to “discriminate against” an individual based on the individual’s immunity status, and other aspects of the bill pertaining to prohibiting employers from requiring vaccination requirements were in included in HB 63 that did pass.

HB 156 Sales and Use Tax Refund Amendments. This bill would have enacted a refund of the sales and use tax paid pertaining to purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, by an oil and gas extraction establishment or a pipeline transportation establishment.  UIBC strongly opposed this bill, as it was designed to specially favor the oil and gas industry.

HB 202 Employment Selection Procedures Act. This bill would have prohibited an employer from asking for a prospective employee’s compensation history.

HB 364  Minimum Wage Amendments. This bill would have required an employer to pay a tipped employee at least the minimum wage without the computation of a cash wage obligation and tips or gratuities.

Senate Bills We Focused on that Passed

SB 39 Mobile Workforce Income Tax Amendments. This bill eliminates income tax on out of state persons who work 20 or fewer days in UT.

SB 59  Income Tax Amendments. (Already signed by Gov. Cox into law)  This bill reduces the state income tax rate to 4.85% from 4.95% and removes the personal property tax on certain “supplies” used in business. It also provides $15 million in ongoing money pertaining to individual eligibility for the Utah Social Security tax credit and $25 million in ongoing funding for the state’s non-refundable earned income tax credit.

SB 95  Limitations on Employer Liability.  This bill limits liability of an employer for negligently hiring, or failing to adequately supervise, an employee that has been previously convicted of an offense.

SB 227 Consumer Privacy Act. This bill requires various protections for the private information and electronic data of persons interacting with a business’s website and other electronic communication, but the legislation pertains only to very large businesses that do business in Utah and have annual revenues of $25 million or more.

SB 248  BCI Background Check Amendments. This bill further restricts use of criminal history record information derived from the Utah Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division to “qualifying entities” that include businesses or other entities that employ or utilize volunteers who deal with national security interests, fiduciary trust responsibility over money, or the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.

And Senate Bills that Failed

SB 125 Hospitality Employee Tax Credit. This is a Covid recovery-related bill that would have allowed restaurant and bar employees to claim a one-time $1,250 state income tax credit if they work a minimum of 1,560 hours during 2022.

SB 175 Daylight Saving Time Modifications. This bill would have made the State of Utah exempt all areas of the state from standard time and provided that the year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state’s political subdivisions would be mountain daylight time.

SB  199 Gig Workers Amendments. This bill would have established that an “on-demand labor contractor” is not an employee of a “labor marketplace platform company” if certain conditions are met.

SB 208 Alcoholic Beverage Recycling Requirements. This bill would have required retail alcoholic beverage licensees and event permittees where alcohol is served to recycle glass bottles and required both licensees and event permittees to submit a recycling plan as part of the party’s application or license renewal.

2022 Utah Legislative Update – Week 5 | What Local, Independent Business Owners Need to Know

UIBC Reports on the 2022 Legislative Session

The Utah Legislature has completed its fifth week of the 2022 Session. UIBC is providing a series of weekly reports during the 2022 legislative session for our UIBC members and friends pertaining to legislation affecting our state’s local, independent businesses. To see an updated running list of bills we are watching, click here.

The Utah Legislature has completed its fifth week of the 2022 Session. UIBC is providing a series of weekly reports during the 2022 legislative session for our UIBC members and friends pertaining to legislation affecting our state’s local, independent businesses. To see an updated running list of bills we are watching, click here.

Summary of New Developments and Proposed Legislation Affecting Utah Local, Independent Businesses

Might the Sales Tax on Food End?  There is a recent news report in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 18 that legislative leaders might prepare a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would remove the earmark of income tax revenue for education funding and also have the effect of removing the state sales tax on food.  Currently state income taxes fund only K-12 and higher education, in addition to social services for children and those with disabilities.  The state sales tax revenue goes to the state general fund used to pay for all the other expenses of state government.  House Speaker Brad Wilson stated that the proposal would provide greater flexibility in budgeting.  Due to the impact on state aid to education, legislative leadership will reportedly discuss the idea with education leaders, including the Utah Education Association.  Apparently related to this proposal, SB 211, sponsored by Sen. Jerry Stevenson, would change the name of the Utah state “Education Fund” to the “Income Tax Fund.”

In related reporting, the State of Utah has an $800 million budget surplus, and how the legislature will deal with the surplus is expected to play out through the remainder of the legislative session, which ends in less than two weeks on March 4.

House Bills We Are Watching

HB 60 , which we have been following and would prohibit private businesses from enforcing vaccine requirements on employees and patrons, received a favorable recommendation on February 15 in the House and has moved to the House’s third reading calendar.

In more recently-submitted bills, HB 364 , sponsored by Rep. Clare Collard, would require an employer to pay a tipped employee at least the minimum wage without the computation of a cash wage obligation and tips or gratuities.

HB 425 , sponsored by Rep. Joel Briscoe, would legalize the delivery of up to “four cases or 1,152 ounces” of beer by an “off-premise” beer retailer to individual “off-premise” customers between the hours of 10:00 AM and 11:59 PM.  This legislation is understood to be designed to make it possible for grocery stores and similar retailers to provide home delivery service.

HB 444 , sponsored by Rep. Robert Spendlove, modifies the tax obligations of pass-through entities and pass-through entity taxpayers.  Among other things, the bill would authorize a pass-through entity to pay a tax on behalf of pass-through entity taxpayers who are individuals and would require an individual whose tax on income attributed to the pass-through entity taxpayer is paid by the pass-through entity to add the amount of tax paid to the pass-through entity taxpayer’s individual tax return.

Utah Senate Developments

Senate Imposes Restrictions on Press Access: On February 15, the Utah Senate passed a special rule limiting press access to the Senate chamber, halls, lounge, and committee rooms.  According to this new Senate Rule 1 (SR1) “News media may access non-public areas of the Senate, including the chamber, floor, halls, lounge, and committee rooms, if the news media: (a) have permission from the Senate media designee; (b) hold a Utah Capitol media credential; and (c) comply with the Senate’s media access and credentialing policy, SR2-4-102, and SR2-4-103.”  In addition, the rule states “When, with permission of the Senate media designee, news media enter a designated, non-public area of the Senate for the purpose of conducting a specific interview, a senator or the Senate media designee shall: (a) accompany the news media while in the designated area; and (b) after the news media complete the specific interview, ensure that the news media promptly exit the designated area.”  While the rule is focused on the “non-public” areas of the State Capitol, UIBC is concerned about the chilling effect this rule will have the public’s ability to have discourse with Senators on their important work.  

Turning to bills in the Senate, SB 176, sponsored by Sen. Jerry Stevenson, is an omnibus alcoholic beverage act that amends provisions of the Malted Beverage Act regarding (a) labeling and packaging and the power of the commission and department to classify flavored malt beverages; (b) amends the application requirements for a retail license;  and (c) permits various retail licensees to sell beer for off-premise consumption under certain conditions, among several other provisions.

SB 199 , sponsored by Sen. John Johnson, would establish that an “on-demand labor contractor” is not an employee of a “labor marketplace platform company” if certain conditions are met.  A “labor marketplace platform company” is defined in the bill to mean an entity that uses an online software platform to connect an “on-demand labor contractor” (i.e., a temporary laborer) with a party seeking the service of the temporary laborer.  

SB 208, sponsored by Sen. Derek Kitchen, would require retail alcoholic beverage licensees and event permittees where alcohol is served to recycle glass bottles and require both licensees and event permittees to submit a recycling plan as part of the party’s application or license renewal.

SB 227, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Cullimore, and entitled the “Consumer Privacy Act,” appears to be a comprehensive bill intended to require certain businesses that “control and process consumers’ personal data,” and requires affected businesses to do a number of things, including the following:

SB 227 would also allow the Division of Consumer Protection to accept and investigate consumer complaints regarding the processing of personal data; would authorize the Utah Attorney General to take enforcement action and impose penalties; create a right for a consumer to know (a) what personal data a business collects, (b) how the business uses the personal data, and (c) whether the business sells the personal data; and, upon a consumer’s request and subject to exceptions, require a business to delete a consumer’s personal data or stop selling the consumer’s personal data.  

SB 227 was just recently introduced on February 17 and presently has been referred to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.  Given this bills comprehensive nature, there might not be sufficient time remaining in this session for the legislature to fully consider it.  This bill may rather drastically alter the duties and responsibilities of our local, independent businesses and they must deal with electronic data. UIBC is studying this bill and working to determine its potential impact on UIBC members and friends.

Other House Bills We Are Watching

HB 35 Economic Development Modifications [click here to see the bill]

HB 44 Business And Labor Reporting Requirements [click here to see the bill] This bill includes adjustments to Workers Compensation statute.

H.B. 57 Government Records Access Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would essentially protect a government official from having a personal device searched for a public record even though the proposed statute confirms that a public record can be determined to be saved on a personal device.

H.B. 60 Vaccine Passport Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill appears to prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to obtain a vaccine.

H.B. 146 Food Truck Licensing Amendments [click here to see the bill]

H.B. 156 Sales and Use Tax Refund Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would enact a refund of the sales and use tax paid pertaining to purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, by an oil and gas extraction establishment or a pipeline transportation establishment. UIBC strongly opposes this bill, as it is designed to specially favor the oil and gas industry. UIBC member businesses would continue to owe their sales and use taxes.

H.B. 165 Food Sales Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would remove the sales tax on food.

H.B. 199 Tangible Personal Property Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill removes the current requirement that a taxpayer file a signed statement after the first calendar year in which a taxpayer qualifies for a property tax exemption for tangible personal property if the taxpayer continues to qualify for the exemption for consecutive subsequent years.

H.B. 202 Employment Selection Procedures Act [click here to see the bill] This bill would prohibit an employer from asking for a prospective employee’s compensation history.

H.B. 203 Food Sales Tax Modifications [click here to see the bill] This bill would also eliminate the state sales tax on food.

H.B. 307 Earned Income Tax Credit Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill enacts a nonrefundable state earned income tax credit and provides for apportionment of the state earned income tax credit.

H.B. 322 Public Transit Capital Development Modifications [click here to see the bill] Transfers authority of development of large transportation infrastructure development to UDOT from UTA.

H.B. 364 — Minimum Wage Amendments [click here to see the bill] Would require an employer to pay a tipped employee at least the minimum wage without the computation of a cash wage obligation and tips or gratuities.

H.B. 425 — Beer Order and Delivery Amendments [click here to see the bill] Would legalize the delivery of up to “four cases or 1,152 ounces” of beer by an “off-premise” beer retailer to individual “off-premise” customers between the hours of 10:00 AM and 11:59 PM.>

H.B. 444 Income Tax Revisions [click here to see the bill] Would modify the tax obligations of pass-through entities and pass-through entity taxpayers

Senate Bills We Are Watching

S.B. 16 Licensing Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill establishes a professional license review process to occur every 10 years.

S.B. 26 Division of Consumer Protection Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill alters provisions pertaining to franchise business opportunities.

S.B. 39 Mobile Workforce Income Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bills appears to eliminate income tax on out of state persons who work 20 or fewer days in UT.

S.B. 59 Income Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would reduce the state income tax rate to 4.85% from 4.95% and would remove the personal property tax on certain “supplies” used in business. It also provides $15 million in ongoing money pertaining to individual eligibility for the Utah Social Security tax credit and $25 million in ongoing funding for the state’s non-refundable earned income tax credit.

S.B. 93 Business Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would exempt supplies used in the course of business from personal property tax; exempt certain tangible personal property consumed in the performance of a taxable service from sales and use tax; and exempt certain tangible personal property used or consumed in the production or development of taxable computer software from sales and use tax. UIBC would favor this bill.

S.B. 95 Limitations on Employer Liability [click here to see the bill] This bill addresses liability of an employer for negligently hiring, or failing to adequately supervise, an employee that has been previously convicted of an offense.

S.B. 125 Hospitality Employee Tax Credit [click here to see the bill] This bill would allow restaurant and bar employees to claim a one-time $1,250 state income tax credit if they work a minimum of 1,560 hours during 2022.

S.B. 175 Daylight Saving Time Modifications [click here to see the bill] Mandates that the State of Utah exempt all areas of the state from standard time; and provides that the year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state’s political subdivisions is mountain daylight time

S.B. 176 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Amendments [click here to see the bill] This is an omnibus alcoholic beverage act that amends provisions of the Malted Beverage Act regarding labeling and packaging alcoholic beverages, and classification of flavored malt beverages; (b) amendment of the application requirements for a retail licenses;  and (c) allowance of certain retail licensees to sell beer for off-premise consumption under certain conditions.

S.B. 199 Gig Workers Amendments [click here to see the bill] Would establish that an “on-demand labor contractor” is not an employee of a “labor marketplace platform company” if certain conditions are met.

S.B. 208 Alcoholic Beverage Recycling Requirements [click here to see the bill] Would require retail alcoholic beverage licensees and event permittees where alcohol is served to recycle glass bottles and require both licensees and event permittees to submit a recycling plan as part of the party’s application or license renewal.

S.B. 227 Consumer Privacy Act [click here to see the bill] This bill titled the “Consumer Privacy Act” would enact requirements for the safeguarding of consumers’ personal data; provide information to consumers regarding how the consumers’ personal data are used; and would implement requirements for a business to accept and comply with a consumer’s request to exercise the consumer’s rights under the act.

Be Informed and Get Involved!

UIBC encourages everyone to both keep informed about the legislature’s work and, even more importantly, communicate with your individual senators and representatives to voice your opinion on the legislative bills being considered.

Visit the Utah Legislature’s website at https://le.utah.gov/ to get access to all the bills, committee hearings, and contact information for all the legislators. You can watch and listen to legislative committee and floor proceedings in real time or view proceedings from finished meetings using the website’s streaming portal here. Identify and get contact information for all the legislators here.

UIBC will be posting regular updates on which bills are up for consideration, which bills pass, etc. If you receive email updates from UIBC, keep and eye on your email for updates. If you don’t already receive our emails, click here to subscribe for free.

Event Recap: UIBC and the Wasatch Business Series: Cybersecurity For Small Business

On March 15, 2022, Utah Independent Business Coalition and the South Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce co-presented Cybersecurity for Small Business, at the headquarters of PDQ.com. Attendees gained practical knowledge for protecting their company website, critical systems, and sensitive customer information from digital attacks.

Click below to watch the event.

Special thanks to Pat’s BBQ for providing a delicious lunch for our event!

OUR SPEAKERS

Ben Clapp, Compliance Advisor, Wasatch IT

Ben grew up in a small town in Montana and has found his home in a few different mountain towns over the past 13 years. One of which is Bozeman, where he got his bachelor’s at Montana State University. Ben currently resides in Salt Lake City with his wife Courtney. Ben also enjoys giving back to the community and is always looking for ways to enrich the lives around him. He is a former foster parent, a non-profit board member, and a mentor to young leaders and couples.

Professionally, Ben has experience in developing organizational structures, teams, and workflows. He has engaged in the process of recruiting, developing, and mentoring teams of leaders. After transitioning to the technology sector Ben has applied his skills to developing a healthy cybersecurity culture, optimizing security structures, leading a team of security technicians, and developing solutions to help clients with their compliance needs. He is currently the Compliance Advisor at Wasatch IT, a locally owned managed service provider that serves as the I.T. department for over 500 organizations.

Doug Burton, Owner, Saltworks

Doug has more than two decades of experience in developing & managing websites and content for digital platforms. Doug has developed content for some of the world’s top brands including Quaker Oatmeal, Kroger, Dove Soap, Huggies Diapers, and Clorox. His company, Saltworks, is a full service digital marketing and web development agency. Doug is also President of Utah Independent Business Coalition.

ABOUT THE WASATCH BUSINESS SERIES

The Wasatch Business Series is a collaborative effort that is focused on bringing impactful networking and educational opportunities to business owners across the Wasatch Front.

The Wasatch Business Series is brought to you by the Utah Independent Business Coalition, South Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber, Holladay Chamber of Commerce, Sugar House Chamber of Commerce, Millcreek Business Council, Murray Chamber of Commerce, Utah Black Chamber, and the Cottonwood Heights Business Association. ABOUT WASATCH I.T.

Wasatch I.T. is Utah’s largest locally owned Managed I.T. & Network Services company, serving as the I.T. department to over five hundred businesses annually. Wasatch I.T. provides remote and scheduled on-site support nationally, with regular on-site support for businesses along Utah’s Wasatch Front, Southern Utah, Boise, Idaho, Murray, St. George, Cedar City, UT & Mesquite and Denver, Colorado.

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2022 Utah Legislative Update – Week 3 | What Local, Independent Business Owners Need to Know

UIBC Reports on the 2022 Legislative Session

The Utah Legislature just completed its third week of the 2022 Session. UIBC is providing a series of weekly reports during the 2022 legislative session for our UIBC members and friends pertaining to legislation affecting our state’s local, independent businesses. To see an updated running list of bills we are watching, click here.

The Utah Legislature just completed its third week of the 2022 Session. UIBC is providing a series of weekly reports during the 2022 legislative session for our UIBC members and friends pertaining to legislation affecting our state’s local, independent businesses. To see an updated running list of bills we are watching, click here.

Summary of New Developments and Proposed Legislation Affecting Utah Local, Independent Businesses

HB 297, sponsored by Rep. Stephen Handy, would change the composition of the Local Food Advisory Council to include appointment of a food distributor as an additional potential member on council. Other potential members of the council as had previously been established in the statute authorizing the council include “a direct-to-consumer food producer,” “a food retailer,” and “a representative of a business engaged in the processing, packaging, or distribution of food.”

HB 307, sponsored by Rep. Mike Winder, would enact a nonrefundable state earned income tax credit equal to 15% of the amount of the federal earned income tax credit that a qualifying claimant is entitled to claim on a federal income tax return for the current taxable year and also provides for apportionment of the state earned income tax credit. This bill has actually been combined within SB 59, the status of which is updated below.

HB 322, sponsored by Rep. Kay Christofferson, would transfer authority for development of large ($100 million-plus) transportation infrastructure projects from the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). UTA would continue to develop smaller projects. The bill would require UTA to coordinate with UDOT regarding certain public transit facilities associated with a transit-oriented development. UTA would continue to manage public transportation services after transportation infrastructure projects are built, including bus and Frontrunner operations.

SB 59, previously discussed in UIBC’s first-week recap of the 2022 legislative session, and which would provide a reduction in the state-wide personal and corporate income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.85%, received a favorable vote out of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee Friday, and now will be considered by the full House. The bill has been amended to provide $15 million in ongoing money pertaining to individual eligibility for the Utah Social Security tax credit and $25 million in ongoing funding for the state’s non-refundable earned income tax credit. HB 307, mentioned above in this report, has been included within SB 59 pertaining to the earned income tax credit.

SB 175, sponsored by Sen. Dan McCay, would mandate that the State of Utah exempt all areas of the state from standard time; and provides that the year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state’s political subdivisions is mountain daylight time.

Other House Bills We Are Watching

HB 35 Economic Development Modifications [click here to see the bill]

HB 44 Business And Labor Reporting Requirements [click here to see the bill] This bill includes adjustments to Workers Compensation statute.

H.B. 57 Government Records Access Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would essentially protect a government official from having a personal device searched for a public record even though the proposed statute confirms that a public record can be determined to be saved on a personal device.

H.B. 60 Vaccine Passport Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill appears to prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to obtain a vaccine.

H.B. 146 Food Truck Licensing Amendments [click here to see the bill]

H.B. 156 Sales and Use Tax Refund Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would enact a refund of the sales and use tax paid pertaining to purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, by an oil and gas extraction establishment or a pipeline transportation establishment. UIBC strongly opposes this bill, as it is designed to specially favor the oil and gas industry. UIBC member businesses would continue to owe their sales and use taxes.

H.B. 165 Food Sales Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would remove the sales tax on food.

H.B. 199 Tangible Personal Property Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill removes the current requirement that a taxpayer file a signed statement after the first calendar year in which a taxpayer qualifies for a property tax exemption for tangible personal property if the taxpayer continues to qualify for the exemption for consecutive subsequent years.

H.B. 202 Employment Selection Procedures Act [click here to see the bill] This bill would prohibit an employer from asking for a prospective employee’s compensation history.

H.B. 203 Food Sales Tax Modifications [click here to see the bill] This bill would also eliminate the state sales tax on food.

H.B. 307 Earned Income Tax Credit Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill enacts a nonrefundable state earned income tax credit and provides for apportionment of the state earned income tax credit.

Senate Bills We Are Watching

S.B. 16 Licensing Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill establishes a professional license review process to occur every 10 years.

S.B. 26 Division of Consumer Protection Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill alters provisions pertaining to franchise business opportunities.

S.B. 39 Mobile Workforce Income Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bills appears to eliminate income tax on out of state persons who work 20 or fewer days in UT.

S.B. 59 Income Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would reduce the state income tax rate to 4.85% from 4.95% and would remove the personal property tax on certain “supplies” used in business. It also provides $15 million in ongoing money pertaining to individual eligibility for the Utah Social Security tax credit and $25 million in ongoing funding for the state’s non-refundable earned income tax credit.

S.B. 93 Business Tax Amendments [click here to see the bill] This bill would exempt supplies used in the course of business from personal property tax; exempt certain tangible personal property consumed in the performance of a taxable service from sales and use tax; and exempt certain tangible personal property used or consumed in the production or development of taxable computer software from sales and use tax. UIBC would favor this bill.

S.B. 95 Limitations on Employer Liability [click here to see the bill] This bill addresses liability of an employer for negligently hiring, or failing to adequately supervise, an employee that has been previously convicted of an offense.

S.B. 125 Hospitality Employee Tax Credit [click here to see the bill] This bill would allow restaurant and bar employees to claim a one-time $1,250 state income tax credit if they work a minimum of 1,560 hours during 2022.

S.B. 175 Daylight Saving Time Modifications [click here to see the bill] Mandates that the State of Utah exempt all areas of the state from standard time; and provides that the year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state’s political subdivisions is mountain daylight time

Be Informed and Get Involved!

UIBC encourages everyone to both keep informed about the legislature’s work and, even more importantly, communicate with your individual senators and representatives to voice your opinion on the legislative bills being considered.

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