Rebecca Chavez-Houck

Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by Ralph Becker
Personal details
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Martin Houck
Residence Salt Lake City, Utah
Alma mater University of Utah

Rebecca Chavez-Houck is a Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives and represents House District 24.

Early life and career

Chavez-Houck earned a BA and an MPA both from the University of Utah. She currently lives in Salt Lake City with her husband Martin and two children and works in public relations. [1]

Political career

In January 2008 Chavez-Houck was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Ralph Becker becoming mayor of Salt Lake City. Chavez-Houck was elected to a full term in the legislature in November 2008 and currently serves as the minority whip.

During the 2016 General Session Chavez-Houck served on the Executive Appropriations Committee, the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Health and Human Services Committee and the House Government and Operations Committee. [2]

2016 sponsored legislation

Bill number Bill title Status
HB0241Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act Governor Signed - 3/23/2016
HB0264End of Life Options Act House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0285Board of Examiners Meeting Notice Amendments Governor Signed - 3/21/2016
HB0313Redistricting Provisions House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0328Housing and Homeless Amendments Governor Signed - 3/22/2016
HJR019Joint Resolution for Medicaid Expansion Opinion Question House/ filed - 3/10/2016

[3]

Chavez-Houck passed three of the six bills she introduced, giving her a 50% passage rate. She also floor sponsored two Senate bills.[3]

Pivotal bills

Chavez-Houck introduced HB0264 during the 2016 General Session that moved to allow for assisted-suicide options. A similar version of the bill had died in the previous year and it also died in the 2016 General Session.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Vote Smart Rebecca Chavez-Houck". Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. 1 2 "2016 -- Legislation(House Of Representatives)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Wendy. "Utah Legislature postpones discussion on end-of-life options". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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