SNOW v. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

Nos. 20070417, 20070407.

167 P.3d 1051 (2007)

2007 UT 63

Carmen SNOW, Sarah Meier, Jeanetta Williams, Pat Rusk, and Lamont Tyler, Petitioners, v. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND GENERAL COUNSEL, Respondent. Curtis S. Bramble, in his capacity as a Senator for the State of Utah; Stephen H. Urquhart, in his capacity as a House Representative for the State of Utah; Brenda Larner, an individual; Laura Johnson, an individual; Peggy Maciel, an individual; and Parents for Choice in Education, Inc., a Utah corporation, Petitioners, v. Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, a government entity; and Gary R. Herbert, in his capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark Waddoups, Jeffrey J. Hunt, David C. Reymann, Cheylynn Hayman, Brinton R. Burbidge, Harold G. Christensen, Michael L. Deamer, Michael T. McCoy, Geoffrey W. Leonard, Patrick L. Tanner, Salt Lake City, Robert H. Chanin, John M. West, Jennifer L. Hunter, Washington, D.C., for petitioners.

Thom D. Roberts, M. Gay Taylor, Robert H. Rees, Salt Lake City, for respondents.

David R. Irvine, Alan L. Smith, Carol B. Lear, Janet I. Jenson, Jean Welch Hill, Salt Lake City, for amici.


WILKINS, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 In February, during its 2007 general session, the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 148 entitled "Education Vouchers." By its terms, HB 148 creates a program under which scholarships may, in certain circumstances, be awarded to students who attend private school. The House passed HB 148 by a vote of thirty-eight to thirty-seven. Subsequently, HB 148 also passed the Senate and was signed into law by the Governor. Shortly...

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