Luz Escamilla

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2012 Utah State Senate election

Luz Escamilla
Minority Leader of the Utah Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Utah State Senate election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Luz Escamilla 10,490 55.3% {{{change}}}
Republican Chelsea Woodruff8,47944.7%

Legislation

2016 sponsored bills

Bill Number and TitlePrimary Sponsor or Floor SponsorStatus
SB48 Board Membership Restrictions PrimarySenate/ filed 3/10/2016
SB49 Statute of Limitations on Environmental Code Violations PrimarySenate/ to Governor 3/15/2016
SB64 Special Group License Plate Modifications PrimaryGovernor Signed 3/18/2016
SB66 Environmental Code Fines PrimarySenate/ filed 3/10/2016
SB117 Commercial Interior Design Certification PrimarySenate/ to Governor 3/15/2016
SB125 After-School Program Amendments PrimarySenate/ to Governor 3/17/2016

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Notable legislation

During the 2011 Legislative Session, Escamilla pioneered groundbreaking immigration reform legislation, SB60, which would issue illegal immigrants already living in Utah an "accountability card," giving them the right to work without changing their legal status. Immigrants would have to pass a criminal background check and learn English to obtain the permit. Immigration experts have hailed Escamilla's immigration bill and Escamilla herself as "ground breaking" and "creative." While her SB60 did not pass, it was a model for a guest worker program that ultimately did pass the 2011 Legislature. [14]

Escamilla has also proposed a bill that would protect the rights of fathers against fraudulent adoption practices. SB 63 would have allowed a compact of states to share punitive father's records. This would help protect father's rights if mothers took their children out of the state without the father's knowledge. The bill was not voted on the floor before Utah's 45-day session was completed. [15]

Escamilla introduced a bill to fund the Utah Department of Environmental Quality to install air and water monitors at the site of the proposed Utah Inland Port, to establish baseline readings for future comparison. [16] An environmental impact study of the proposed port has not been completed.

Sources

  1. ↑ Stuart, Elizabeth (February 20, 2011). "As Utah's immigration battle brews, Sen. Luz Robles maintains her voice". Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Robles, Luz". Utah State Senate. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lawmaker gets engaged on Senate floor". Salt lake City, Utah: KSL News. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Monica (October 23, 2012). "Romney Alienates Latino Mormons". PRI's The World. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Par Excellence Award". University of Utah. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Luz Robles Facebook". Facebook . Salt lake City, Utah. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Robles, Luz". Utah State Senate. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ "District 1 Senator - Utah State Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ Riley Roche, Lisa (September 5, 2013). "State Sen. Luz Robles challenging GOP Congressman Chris Stewart". Deseret News. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "2014 General Election" . Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sen. Luz Escamilla to run for Salt Lake City mayor," Salt Lake Tribune, March 20, 2019
  12. ↑ Roberts, Adam Forgie, Alyssa (November 5, 2019). "LIVE UPDATES: Luz Escamilla concedes to Erin Mendenhall in mayor's race". KUTV. Retrieved November 6, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "2016 -- Legislation(Senate)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "As Utah's immigration battle brews, Sen. Luz Robles maintains her voice". Salt lake City, Utah: Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ "2014 General Session Legislation Luz Robles". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Senate. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Proposal To Study Environmental Impacts Of Inland Port Gets First Approval".
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