MINUTES OF THE
SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 • 3:40 p.m. • 250 State Capitol


Members Present:
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, Chair
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Luz Escamilla
Sen. Wayne A. Harper
Sen. Daniel Hemmert
Sen. Deidre M. Henderson

Members Absent:
Sen. Evan J. Vickers

Staff Present:
Mr. Alex R. Janak, Policy Analyst
Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Fillmore called the meeting to order at 3:44 p.m.
MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. E. Vickers
1. S.B. 153 Passenger Rail Car Sales and Use Tax Exemptions (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to amend S.B. 153 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Amendment 1
S.B. 153
1.        Page 11, Lines 308 through 310: 
308                 (23) "Commercial use" means the use of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other
309         fuels that does not constitute industrial use under Subsection (56) or residential use under
310         Subsection [(106)] { (107) } (108) .

Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. E. Vickers
MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to pass S.B. 153 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 3-3-2.
Yeas - 3Nays-3Abs-2
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. E. Vickers
2. H.B. 11 Property Tax Amendments (Hawkes, T.)
Rep. Hawkes presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to replace H.B. 11 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 11. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. E. Vickers
Mr. Stan Lockhart, Utah Spokesman, Micron Technology, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 11 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. E. Vickers
3. H.B. 42 Utah Net Loss Effective Date Clarification (Seegmiller, T.)
Rep. Seegmiller presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to pass H.B. 42 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. E. Vickers
MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to place H.B. 42 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. E. Vickers
MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Henderson
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. E. Vickers
Chair Fillmore adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.