MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Friday, March 3, 2017 • 4:10 pm • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:

Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher, Chair

Rep. Craig Hall, Vice Chair

Rep. James A. Dunnigan

Rep. Keith Grover

Rep. Karen Kwan

Rep. Susan Pulsipher

Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Rep. R. Curt Webb

Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Rep. Logan Wilde

Members Absent:

Rep. Val K. Potter

Rep. Marie H. Poulson

Rep. Marc K. Roberts


Staff Present:

Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Policy Analyst

Ms. Wendy Hill, Standing Committee Secretary



Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.


Chair Pitcher called the meeting to order at 4:37 p.m.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts



1. S.B. 222 Equitable Allocation of Public Transit District Funding (Mayne, K.)


Sen. Mayne explained the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to pass S.B. 222 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.


Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts


 

MOTION:     Rep. Hall moved to place S.B. 222 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts



2. 1st Sub. S.B. 94 Local District Revisions (Fillmore, L.)


Sen. Fillmore explained the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 94 with Amendment #2 as follows:

 

1.    Page 5, Lines 135 through 139:      

 

135 (ii) includes the report as a separate agenda item; and

136 (iii) is held within

{

  30  

}

  40  
days after the day on which the legislative entity receives a

137request to hear the report.

138 (d) (i) If the legislative entity does not have a scheduled meeting within

{

  30  

}

  40  
days after

139the day on which the legislative entity receives a request to hear the report required by

 

The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 94, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts

 

 

3. 1st Sub. S.B. 250 Food Truck Licensing and Regulation (Henderson, D.)

 

Rep. Coleman explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Taylor Harris, Owner/General Manager, Food Truck League.

 

Mr. Lincoln Shurtz, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

Mr. Ted Black, Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

Mr. Connor Boyack, President, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 250 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-3.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ward moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Dunnigan

Rep. K. Grover

Rep. C. Hall

Rep. K. Kwan

Rep. D. Pitcher

Rep. S. Pulsipher

Rep. R. Ward

Rep. R. Webb

Rep. E. Weight

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. V. Potter

Rep. M. Poulson

Rep. M. Roberts

 

 

Chair Pitcher adjourned the meeting at 5:16 p.m.