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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)20002018
- 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
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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
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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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Rebecca Chavez-Houck was a Democratic member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 24 and serving from 2008 to 2018.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Materials contained within this collection include items relating to legislation, conferences and conventions, other involvements, research materials, women's studies, correspondence, and reports.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Conferences and conventionsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | National Conference of State Legislatures. Beyond the Election. Connecting to the Public. Trust for Representative Democracy |
2006 |
| 1 | 2 | Western Legislative Academy. Helping Legislators Become More Effective Building Stronger State Legislative Insitutions |
2009 |
| 1 | 3 | Some Assembly Required, Making Health Reform Work for Utah |
2010 |
| 1 | 4 | Addiction Studies Program for the States |
2011 |
| 1 | 5 | National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Chemical Policy Forum |
2012 |
| 1 | 6 | National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. 10th National Summit, Annual Meeting |
2012 |
| 2 | 1 | National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Chemical Policy Forum |
2013 |
| 2 | 2 | National Conference of State Legislatures. Legislative Summit |
2013 |
| 2 | 3 | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Working Families State Legislative Agenda |
2014 |
| 2 | 4 | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. State Legislative Agenda, Supplement |
2015 |
| 2 | 5 | National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. 13th National Summit, Annual Meeting |
2015 |
II: CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Cards |
2008 |
| 3 | 2-11 | Legislative and constituent correspondence |
2008-2018 |
III: General materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | General bills/legislation |
2008-2018 |
| 4 | 2 | Legislative guides |
2008-2018 |
| 4 | 3 | Newspaper clippings |
2008-2018 |
| 4 | 4 | National Conference of State Legislatures Legisbriefs, Vol. 16 No. 37-42 |
2008 |
| 4 | 5 | Official ballot of Salt Lake County, Utah |
2008 |
| 4 | 6 | Utah Demographic |
2008 |
| 4 | 7 | General news articles |
2009-2017 |
| 4 | 8 | District/constituent surveys |
2010-2018 |
| 4 | 9 | Utah Legislator Calendar, 16-month, Bagley |
2010 |
| 4 | 10 | General materials |
2012-2018 |
| 4 | 11 | Amici Curiae Brief of Utah Pride Center, Nos. 12-144 and 12-307 |
2013 |
| 4 | 12 | Office of the Lieutenant Governor Study of Signing a Petition Online, Utah Code 67-1a-14 |
2013 |
| 4 | 13 | Office of Legislative Research and General Council, Duties of a House Chair |
2015 |
| 4 | 14 | Utah 1115 PCN Demonstration Waiver, Amendment #20 |
2017 |
| 4 | 15 | General notes |
IV: LegislationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | HB91 and Count the Vote |
2007-2013 |
| 5 | 2 | HB46 Adoption and termination of parental rights |
2008 |
| 5 | 3 | HB318 Utah adoption amendments |
2008 |
| 5 | 4 | Adoption: economic costs, policy perspectives, etc. |
2000-2008 |
| 5 | 5 | HB338 Neutrality required of poll workers |
2008 |
| 5 | 6 | HB376 Advisory redistricting commission |
2008 |
| 5 | 7 | HB384 Employee obligations related to workers' compensation |
2008 |
| 5 | 8 | HB428 Statewide standards for health care interpreting |
2008 |
| 5 | 9 | SB73 Wrongful death amendments |
2008 |
| 5 | 10 | HB144 Medical language interpreter act |
2009 |
| 5 | 11 | HB172 Advisory redistricting committee |
2009 |
| 5 | 12 | HB288 Adoption amendments |
2009 |
| 5 | 13 | SJR1 Joint resolution on renewable energy |
2009 |
| 5 | 14 | SJR4 Recycling of electronic waste joint resolution |
2009 |
| 6 | 1 | HB87 Medical assistance asset test |
2010 |
| 6 | 2 | HB145, HB244, HB255 Provisional ballot amendments |
2010-2013 |
| 6 | 3 | HB161 Voter registration amendments |
2010 |
| 6 | 4 | HB164 Redistricting provisions |
2010 |
| 6 | 5 | HB232 Medical language interpreter amendments |
2010 |
| 6 | 6 | HB300 Adoption revisions |
2010 |
| 6 | 7 | HJR30 War veterans' memorial on capitol hill joint resolution |
2010 |
| 6 | 8 | SB204 Midterm vacancy amendments |
2010 |
| 6 | 9 | SB1070 Utah delegation to arizona and backgroundinformation |
2010 |
| 7 | 1 | HB130 Election day voting centers |
2011 |
| 7 | 2 | HB161 Campaign contributions limits |
2011 |
| 7 | 3 | HJR5 Joint resolution legislative ethics commission amendments |
2011 |
| 7 | 4 | HJR6 Redistricting principles joint rules resolution |
2011 |
| 7 | 5 | Voting rights act (bilingual requirement) |
2011 |
| 7 | 6 | HB102 Blasting regulations |
2012 |
| 7 | 7 | HB119 Study on signing petitions online |
2012 |
| 7 | 8 | HB180 Food stamp reference amendments |
2012 |
| 7 | 9 | HB274 Adoption amendments |
2012 |
| 7 | 10 | HB506 MLK,Jr. Special group license plate |
2012 |
| 7 | 11 | HCR8 House concurrent resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the girl scouts of the USA |
2012 |
| 8 | 1 | HB82 Elections and early voting during a declared emergency |
2013 |
| 8 | 2 | HB90 Fishing license waiver amendments |
2013 |
| 8 | 3 | HB91 Voter registration - election day voter registration |
2013 |
| 8 | 4 | HB214 Adoption modifications |
2013 |
| 8 | 5 | HB346 Air quality amendments |
2013 |
| 8 | 6 | Medicaid expansion working group part 1 |
2013 |
| 8 | 7 | Medicaid expansion working group part 2 |
2013 |
| 8 | 8 | SB86 Independent executive branch ethnics commission |
2013 |
| 8 | 9 | SB2001 National park funding |
2013 |
| 9 | 1 | HB144 Elections complaints amendments |
2014 |
| 9 | 2 | HB156 Election day voter registration pilot project |
2014 |
| 9 | 3 | HB267 Aging and adult services amendments |
2014 |
| 9 | 4 | HB390 Unlawful activities amendments |
2014 |
| 9 | 5 | HJR1 and HJR18 Joint rules resolution on performance notes |
2014; 2015 |
| 9 | 6 | Historic preservation tax credit amendments |
2014 |
| 9 | 7 | SJR20 Master study resolution |
2014 |
| 10 | 1 | HB219 Election day voter registration pilot project amendments |
2015 |
| 10 | 2 | HB220 Vote by mail amendments |
2015 |
| 10 | 3 | HB265 Tire fee amendments |
2015 |
| 10 | 4 | HB338 Resolving government record disputes |
2015 |
| 10 | 5 | HB403 Electronic signatures on petitions |
2015-2017 |
| 10 | 6 | SB3 Appropriations adjustments |
2015 |
| 10 | 7 | HB241 Computer abuse and data recovery act |
2016 |
| 10 | 8 | HB285 Board of examiners meeting notice amendments |
2016 |
| 10 | 9 | HB328 Housing and homeless amendments |
2016 |
| 10 | 10 | SB49 Statute of limitations on environmental code violations |
2016 |
| 11 | 1 | HB16 Voting revisions |
2017 |
| 11 | 2 | HB76 End of life options act |
2017 |
| 11 | 3 | HB169 Child care licensing modifications |
2017 |
| 11 | 4 | HB278 Expenses of minor children amendments |
2017 |
| 11 | 5 | HB285 Voter registration amendments |
2017 |
| 11 | 6 | HB349 Ranked choice voting |
2017 |
| 11 | 7 | HB364 Removal of local elected officials |
2017 |
| 11 | 8 | HJR13 Joint rules resolution on procedure |
2017 |
| 11 | 9 | HJR16 Joint resolution on service animals |
2017 |
| 11 | 10 | SB74 Medical interpreter amendments |
2017 |
| 12 | 1 | HB210 End of life options act |
2018 |
| 12 | 2 | HB218 Amendments to voter registration |
2018 |
| 12 | 3 | HB319 Easycare and learning coordination amendments |
2018 |
| 12 | 4 | SCR11 Concurrent resolution on awareness and treatment of mental depression and anxiety |
2018 |
| 12 | 5 | HCR12 Concurrent resolution calling upon congress to assure a complete and accurate 2020 census |
2018 |
| 12 | 6 | SB109 Debt collection amendments |
2018 |
| 12 | 7 | SB171 Intervention amendments |
2018 |
V: Materials regarding womenReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 13 | 1 | Ensuring women's reproductive rights and health |
2007-2008 |
| 13 | 2 | International financial institutions and their impact on women |
2007 |
| 13 | 3 | HIV/AIDS: The women's epidemic worldwide |
2008 |
| 13 | 4 | International trafficking of women and girls |
2008-2009 |
| 13 | 5 | Women, peace, and security- security council |
2008 |
| 13 | 6 | Center for women policy studies- opening session |
2009 |
| 13 | 7 | The Vienna Tribunal: Women's rights are human rights |
2009 |
| 13 | 8 | Contract with women of the USA, State legislators initiative |
2011 |
| 13 | 9 | Utah women in the economy commission |
2015-2017 |
| 13 | 10 | General notes |
VI: Other involvements/councilsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 14 | 1 | Governor's commission on strengthening Utah's democracy |
2009 |
| 14 | 2 | USTAR general and constituent materials |
2010 |
| 14 | 3 | House ethics standing committee |
2011 |
| 14 | 4 | Girl Scouts, Camp CEO |
2012 |
| 14 | 5 | Western Legislative Academy CSG application |
2012 |
| 14 | 6 | Utah department of health, Health disparities advisory council |
2013-2015 |
| 14 | 7 | East Capitol Blvd improvements appropriations request |
2014 |
| 14 | 8 | State Fairpark working group |
2015 |
| 14 | 9 | House rules standing committee overflow |
2018 |
VII: RedistrictingReturn to Top
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.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | Redistricting constitution revision committee |
2000-2003 |
| 15 | 2 | Redistricting prior bills |
2002-2003 |
| 15 | 3 | Redistricting bill draft |
2003-2005 |
| 15 | 4 | Redistricting commissions |
2003 |
| 15 | 5 | Redistricting handouts |
2003 |
| 15 | 6 | Redistricting legislation |
2003-2004 |
| 15 | 7 | National Conference of State Legislatures conference on redistricting |
2004 |
| 15 | 8 | Redistricting reform |
2004-2006 |
| 15 | 9 | Redistricting committee, Rep. McGee |
2007 |
| 15 | 10 | A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting, Justin Levitt |
2010 |
VIII: ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | "Clipping our Wings" Impact of Wlefare Reform on the College Aspirations of Low Income Women, Research and Data in brief |
2001 |
| 16 | 2 | Utah Health System Reform: Issues, Implementation, and Impact |
2008 |
| 16 | 3 | Voices for Utah Children candidate briefing resource book |
2008 |
| 16 | 4 | Governor's commission on strengthening democracy |
2009 |
| 16 | 5 | Utah Department of Health, Public Health Outcome Measures Report |
2010 |
| 16 | 6 | American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, Annual Report |
2011-2012 |
| 16 | 7 | Energy Initiatives and Imperatives -- Utah's 10 year strategic energy plan |
2011 |
| 16 | 8 | State of Utah Judiciary, Ensuring Access for All, Annual Report |
2011 |
| 16 | 9 | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Scope of Price for the Registered Dietitian |
2013 |
| 16 | 10 | Economic Development Task Force, Final Report |
2013 |
| 16 | 11 | Utah's Governor's Office of Economic Development, Annual Report and Business Resource Guide |
2013 |
| 16 | 12 | Draft Report of the Special Investigative Committee Persuant to HR9001 |
2014 |
| 16 | 13 | Final report to House District 24 constituents |
2014 |
| 16 | 14 | State of Utah Judiciary, Annual report to the community |
2014 |
| 16 | 15 | Demographic Profile for House District 24 |
2015 |
| 16 | 16 | Utah Foundation Research Report, Taking Care of our Seniors |
2015 |
| 16 | 17 | Utah Priorities Report prepared for the Utah House Democratic Caucus |
2016 |
| 16 | 18 | Point of the Mountain Visioning Process, Phase One Report Executive |
2017 |
| 16 | 19 | National Conference of State Legislatures, Legislating for Results |
IX: Research and additional informationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1 | Cultural competancy, case studies |
2005-2008 |
| 17 | 2 | Election reform materials |
2011 |
| 17 | 3 | Vehicle title transfers |
2014 |
| 17 | 4 | Caregiver support programs |
2015 |
| 17 | 5 | Materials regarding homelessness |
2017 |
2022 AddendumReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1 | Material from Special Investigation into John Swallow |
2013-2014 |
| 19 | 1 | Physician-assisted suicide legalization materials |
2015-2016 |
| 19 | 2 | End of Life Options Act; research, correspondence, arguments for and against |
2016 |
| 19 | 3 | End of Life Options Act polls, studies, facts vs. myths |
2016 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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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