| Members Present: Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, Chair Sen. Curtis S. Bramble Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Daniel Hemmert | Sen. Deidre M. Henderson Members Absent: Sen. Jim Dabakis Staff Present: Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary Mr. Leif G. Elder, Policy Analyst |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Stephenson called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore |
| 1. S.B. 178 Interlocal Entities Amendments (Henderson, D.) |
| Sen. Henderson explained the bill with the assistance of Kate Bradshaw, Director of Government Affairs, Intermountain Power Agency. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to pass S.B. 178 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Dabakis |
| MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to place S.B. 178 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Dabakis |
| 2. H.B. 57 Utah Intergenerational Poverty Work and Self-sufficiency Tax Credit (Westwood, J.) |
| Rep. Westwood explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Matthew Weinstein, Voices for Utah Children. |
| Ms. Aimee Winder Newton, Chair, Salt Lake Council, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Stan Rasmussen, Vice President, Sutherland Institute, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Elizabeth Garbe, Senior Director of Public Policy, United Way of Salt Lake, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Jean Hill, Government Liaison, Catholic Diocese, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass H.B. 57 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. D. Henderson |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Henderson |
| Chair Stephenson adjourned the meeting at 9:49 a.m. |