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UT HCR008
UT HCR008Concurrent Resolution on State Innovation for Transition from Government Benefits to Self-reliance
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Introduced
02/11/2025
02/11/2025
In Committee
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
Crossed Over
02/21/2025
02/21/2025
Passed
Dead
03/07/2025
03/07/2025
Introduced Session
2025 General Session
Bill Summary
General Description: This resolution urges the federal government to give more flexibility and autonomy to states to allow for greater innovation and experimentation to help families who receive government benefits more successfully transition off of welfare programs and into work-based self-reliance.
AI Summary
This concurrent resolution urges the federal government to provide states with greater flexibility and autonomy in administering social safety net programs, specifically addressing challenges like "benefits cliffs" and "benefits plateaus" that can discourage work and economic advancement. Based on research showing that public assistance recipients often feel disincentivized from increasing their income due to potential benefit losses, the resolution asks Congress and the President to: grant states more freedom to experiment with innovative pilot programs that improve social safety net outcomes while maintaining budget neutrality; expedite waiver approvals for state-level reforms; provide block grants for social programs to increase state flexibility; streamline federal-state reporting requirements; and embrace federalist principles that allow states to develop creative solutions to poverty and workforce challenges. The resolution highlights Utah's economic success and social mobility as evidence of the state's potential to develop effective welfare-to-work strategies if given more regulatory latitude, and ultimately calls for empowering states as "laboratories of democracy" in social policy innovation.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (67)
Mark Strong (R)*,
Nelson Abbott (R),
Cheryl Acton (R),
Carl Albrecht (R),
Tiara Auxier (R),
Melissa Ballard (R),
Stewart Barlow (R),
Gay Lynn Bennion (D),
Walt Brooks (R),
Jeff Burton (R),
Kristen Chevrier (R),
Kay Christofferson (R),
Tyler Clancy (R),
Paul Cutler (R),
Jen Dailey-Provost (D),
Ariel Defay (R),
Rosalba Dominguez (D),
Jim Dunnigan (R),
Steve Eliason (R),
Joseph Elison (R),
Doug Fiefia (R),
Jake Fitisemanu (D),
Matt Gwynn (R),
Katy Hall (R),
Jon Hawkins (R),
Sahara Hayes (D),
Sandra Hollins (D),
Ken Ivory (R),
Colin Jack (R),
Jill Koford (R),
Mike Kohler (R),
Jason Kyle (R),
Trevor Lee (R),
Karianne Lisonbee (R),
Anthony Loubet (R),
Matt MacPherson (R),
Ashlee Matthews (D),
Verona Mauga (D),
Grant Miller (D),
Tracy Miller (R),
Logan Monson (R),
Carol Moss (D),
Hoang Nguyen (D),
Clinton Okerlund (R),
Doug Owens (D),
Nicholeen Peck (R),
Mike Petersen (R),
Karen Peterson (R),
Tom Peterson (R),
Candice Pierucci (R),
Angela Romero (D),
Jake Sawyer (R),
Mike Schultz (R),
David Shallenberger (R),
Troy Shelley (R),
Lisa Shepherd (R),
Rex Shipp (R),
Andrew Stoddard (D),
Jordan Teuscher (R),
Jason Thompson (R),
Neil Walter (R),
Raymond Ward (R),
Christine Watkins (R),
Doug Welton (R),
Stephen Whyte (R),
Ryan Wilcox (R),
Chris Wilson (R),
Last Action
House/ filed in House file for bills not passed (on 03/07/2025)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HCR008.html |
Senate Committee Report HCR008 | https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/comreport/HC008S10.pdf |
House Committee Report HCR008 | https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/comreport/HC008H10.pdf |
Fiscal Note HCR008 | https://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2025GS/fiscal-notes/HCR008.fn.pdf |
BillText | https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HCR008.pdf |
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