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Rebecca Chavez-Houck papers, 2000-2018

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Chavez-Houck, Rebecca
Title
Rebecca Chavez-Houck papers
Dates
2000-2018 (inclusive)
Quantity
8.25 linear feet, (19 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 3115
Summary
This collection contains materials relating to Chavez-Houck's time served in the Utah House of Representatives, the majority of which pertains to legislation and the research relating various bills. Also included are research and reports, conferences and conventions, and general materials.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Rebecca Chavez-Houck was a Democratic member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 24 and serving from 2008 to 2018.

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Content Description

Materials contained within this collection include items relating to legislation, conferences and conventions, other involvements, research materials, women's studies, correspondence, and reports.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The boxes in this collection are arranged alphabetically, while the folders in each box are arranged chronologically, and alphabetically within the chronological ordering. The boxes containing legislation are first arranged chronologically according to year and then arranged numerically according to the bill number.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Rebecca Chavez-Houck in 2018.

Processing Note

Processed by Vanessa Barnes in 2019.

Boxes 18-19 processed by Kristina Barksdale in 2024.

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Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • I: Conferences and conventions

    • Description: National Conference of State Legislatures. Beyond the Election. Connecting to the Public. Trust for Representative Democracy
      Dates: 2006
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: Western Legislative Academy. Helping Legislators Become More Effective Building Stronger State Legislative Insitutions
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: Some Assembly Required, Making Health Reform Work for Utah
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: Addiction Studies Program for the States
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Chemical Policy Forum
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. 10th National Summit, Annual Meeting
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Chemical Policy Forum
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: National Conference of State Legislatures. Legislative Summit
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Working Families State Legislative Agenda
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. State Legislative Agenda, Supplement
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions
    • Description: National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. 13th National Summit, Annual Meeting
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: I: Conferences and conventions

  • II: Correspondence

    • Description: Cards
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      Location: II: Correspondence
    • Description: Legislative and constituent correspondence
      Dates: 2008-2018
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2-11
      Location: II: Correspondence

  • III: General materials

    • Description: General bills/legislation
      Dates: 2008-2018
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Legislative guides
      Dates: 2008-2018
      Container: Box 4, Folder 2
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Newspaper clippings
      Dates: 2008-2018
      Container: Box 4, Folder 3
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: National Conference of State Legislatures Legisbriefs, Vol. 16 No. 37-42
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Official ballot of Salt Lake County, Utah
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 4, Folder 5
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Utah Demographic
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 4, Folder 6
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: General news articles
      Dates: 2009-2017
      Container: Box 4, Folder 7
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: District/constituent surveys
      Dates: 2010-2018
      Container: Box 4, Folder 8
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Utah Legislator Calendar, 16-month, Bagley
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 4, Folder 9
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: General materials
      Dates: 2012-2018
      Container: Box 4, Folder 10
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Amici Curiae Brief of Utah Pride Center, Nos. 12-144 and 12-307
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 4, Folder 11
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Office of the Lieutenant Governor Study of Signing a Petition Online, Utah Code 67-1a-14
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 4, Folder 12
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Office of Legislative Research and General Council, Duties of a House Chair
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 4, Folder 13
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: Utah 1115 PCN Demonstration Waiver, Amendment #20
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 4, Folder 14
      Location: III: General materials
    • Description: General notes
      Container: Box 4, Folder 15
      Location: III: General materials

  • IV: Legislation

    • Description: HB91 and Count the Vote
      Dates: 2007-2013
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB46 Adoption and termination of parental rights
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB318 Utah adoption amendments
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: Adoption: economic costs, policy perspectives, etc.
      Dates: 2000-2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB338 Neutrality required of poll workers
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB376 Advisory redistricting commission
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB384 Employee obligations related to workers' compensation
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB428 Statewide standards for health care interpreting
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 8
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB73 Wrongful death amendments
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 9
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB144 Medical language interpreter act
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 5, Folder 10
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB172 Advisory redistricting committee
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 5, Folder 11
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB288 Adoption amendments
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 5, Folder 12
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SJR1 Joint resolution on renewable energy
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 5, Folder 13
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SJR4 Recycling of electronic waste joint resolution
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 5, Folder 14
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB87 Medical assistance asset test
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB145, HB244, HB255 Provisional ballot amendments
      Dates: 2010-2013
      Container: Box 6, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB161 Voter registration amendments
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB164 Redistricting provisions
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB232 Medical language interpreter amendments
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB300 Adoption revisions
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HJR30 War veterans' memorial on capitol hill joint resolution
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB204 Midterm vacancy amendments
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 8
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB1070 Utah delegation to arizona and backgroundinformation
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 6, Folder 9
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB130 Election day voting centers
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 7, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB161 Campaign contributions limits
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 7, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HJR5 Joint resolution legislative ethics commission amendments
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 7, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HJR6 Redistricting principles joint rules resolution
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 7, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: Voting rights act (bilingual requirement)
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 7, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB102 Blasting regulations
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 7, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB119 Study on signing petitions online
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 7, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB180 Food stamp reference amendments
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 7, Folder 8
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB274 Adoption amendments
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 7, Folder 9
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB506 MLK,Jr. Special group license plate
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 7, Folder 10
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HCR8 House concurrent resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the girl scouts of the USA
      Dates: 2012
      Container: Box 7, Folder 11
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB82 Elections and early voting during a declared emergency
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB90 Fishing license waiver amendments
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB91 Voter registration - election day voter registration
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB214 Adoption modifications
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB346 Air quality amendments
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: Medicaid expansion working group part 1
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: Medicaid expansion working group part 2
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB86 Independent executive branch ethnics commission
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 8
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB2001 National park funding
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 8, Folder 9
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB144 Elections complaints amendments
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 9, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB156 Election day voter registration pilot project
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 9, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB267 Aging and adult services amendments
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 9, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB390 Unlawful activities amendments
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 9, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HJR1 and HJR18 Joint rules resolution on performance notes
      Dates: 2014; 2015
      Container: Box 9, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: Historic preservation tax credit amendments
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 9, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SJR20 Master study resolution
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 9, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB219 Election day voter registration pilot project amendments
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 10, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB220 Vote by mail amendments
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 10, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB265 Tire fee amendments
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 10, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB338 Resolving government record disputes
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 10, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB403 Electronic signatures on petitions
      Dates: 2015-2017
      Container: Box 10, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB3 Appropriations adjustments
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 10, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB241 Computer abuse and data recovery act
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 10, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB285 Board of examiners meeting notice amendments
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 10, Folder 8
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB328 Housing and homeless amendments
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 10, Folder 9
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB49 Statute of limitations on environmental code violations
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 10, Folder 10
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB16 Voting revisions
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB76 End of life options act
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB169 Child care licensing modifications
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB278 Expenses of minor children amendments
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB285 Voter registration amendments
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB349 Ranked choice voting
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB364 Removal of local elected officials
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HJR13 Joint rules resolution on procedure
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 8
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HJR16 Joint resolution on service animals
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 9
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB74 Medical interpreter amendments
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 11, Folder 10
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB210 End of life options act
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 1
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB218 Amendments to voter registration
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 2
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HB319 Easycare and learning coordination amendments
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 3
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SCR11 Concurrent resolution on awareness and treatment of mental depression and anxiety
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 4
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: HCR12 Concurrent resolution calling upon congress to assure a complete and accurate 2020 census
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 5
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB109 Debt collection amendments
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 6
      Location: IV: Legislation
    • Description: SB171 Intervention amendments
      Dates: 2018
      Container: Box 12, Folder 7
      Location: IV: Legislation

  • V: Materials regarding women

  • VI: Other involvements/councils

  • VII: Redistricting

    The materials included in this series are not Rep. Chavez-Houck's, but instead belonged to the late Rep. Roz McGee who ran the redistricting reform bills before Chavez-Houck did.

    • Description: Redistricting constitution revision committee
      Dates: 2000-2003
      Container: Box 15, Folder 1
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting prior bills
      Dates: 2002-2003
      Container: Box 15, Folder 2
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting bill draft
      Dates: 2003-2005
      Container: Box 15, Folder 3
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting commissions
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 15, Folder 4
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting handouts
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 15, Folder 5
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting legislation
      Dates: 2003-2004
      Container: Box 15, Folder 6
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: National Conference of State Legislatures conference on redistricting
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box 15, Folder 7
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting reform
      Dates: 2004-2006
      Container: Box 15, Folder 8
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: Redistricting committee, Rep. McGee
      Dates: 2007
      Container: Box 15, Folder 9
      Location: VII: Redistricting
    • Description: A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting, Justin Levitt
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 15, Folder 10
      Location: VII: Redistricting

  • VIII: Reports

    • Description: "Clipping our Wings" Impact of Wlefare Reform on the College Aspirations of Low Income Women, Research and Data in brief
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 16, Folder 1
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Utah Health System Reform: Issues, Implementation, and Impact
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 16, Folder 2
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Voices for Utah Children candidate briefing resource book
      Dates: 2008
      Container: Box 16, Folder 3
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Governor's commission on strengthening democracy
      Dates: 2009
      Container: Box 16, Folder 4
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Utah Department of Health, Public Health Outcome Measures Report
      Dates: 2010
      Container: Box 16, Folder 5
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, Annual Report
      Dates: 2011-2012
      Container: Box 16, Folder 6
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Energy Initiatives and Imperatives -- Utah's 10 year strategic energy plan
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 16, Folder 7
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: State of Utah Judiciary, Ensuring Access for All, Annual Report
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 16, Folder 8
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Scope of Price for the Registered Dietitian
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 16, Folder 9
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Economic Development Task Force, Final Report
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 16, Folder 10
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Utah's Governor's Office of Economic Development, Annual Report and Business Resource Guide
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 16, Folder 11
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Draft Report of the Special Investigative Committee Persuant to HR9001
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 16, Folder 12
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Final report to House District 24 constituents
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 16, Folder 13
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: State of Utah Judiciary, Annual report to the community
      Dates: 2014
      Container: Box 16, Folder 14
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Demographic Profile for House District 24
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 16, Folder 15
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Utah Foundation Research Report, Taking Care of our Seniors
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box 16, Folder 16
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Utah Priorities Report prepared for the Utah House Democratic Caucus
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 16, Folder 17
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: Point of the Mountain Visioning Process, Phase One Report Executive
      Dates: 2017
      Container: Box 16, Folder 18
      Location: VIII: Reports
    • Description: National Conference of State Legislatures, Legislating for Results
      Container: Box 16, Folder 19
      Location: VIII: Reports

  • IX: Research and additional information

  • 2022 Addendum

    • Description: Material from Special Investigation into John Swallow
      Dates: 2013-2014
      Container: Box 18, Folder 1
      Location: 2022 Addendum
    • Description: Physician-assisted suicide legalization materials
      Dates: 2015-2016
      Container: Box 19, Folder 1
      Location: 2022 Addendum
    • Description: End of Life Options Act; research, correspondence, arguments for and against
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 19, Folder 2
      Location: 2022 Addendum
    • Description: End of Life Options Act polls, studies, facts vs. myths
      Dates: 2016
      Container: Box 19, Folder 3
      Location: 2022 Addendum

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Subject Terms

  • Apportionment (Election law)--Utah--Archives
  • Bills, Legislative--Utah--Specimens
  • Legislative councils--Utah--Archives
  • Women legislators--Utah--Archives
  • Women politicians--Utah--Archives

Personal Names

  • Chavez-Houck, Rebecca--Archives
  • McGee, Roz, 1937-2015 --Archives

Corporate Names

  • Utah. Legislature. House of Representatives--Calendars
  • Utah. Legislature. House of Representatives--Officials and employees--Archives
  • Utah. Legislature. House of Representatives--Records and correspondence

Geographical Names

  • Utah--Politics and government--21st century--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Administrative reports
  • Business correspondence
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Conference materials
  • Demographic surveys
  • Greeting cards
  • Legislative bills
  • Legislative materials

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2019

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