| Members Present: Sen. Ralph Okerlund, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Keith Grover Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Scott D. Sandall | Sen. Evan J. Vickers Members Absent: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst Ms. Paula Morgan, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Okerlund called the meeting to order at 2:08 PM. |
| 1. S.B. 144 Environmental Quality Monitoring Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.) |
| Sen. Luz Escamilla explained the bill. |
| James Rogers, Council Member, Salt Lake City, Vice-Chair, Inland Port Board, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Cory Holdaway, Magna Township, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Thea Brannon, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Alan Matheson, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, spoke to the bill. |
| Kathy Abarca, Executive Director, Racially Just Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Kitchen moved to pass S.B. 144 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to hold S.B. 144. |
| Sen. Hinkins withdrew the motion. |
| Sen. Kitchen's motion passed with a vote 4-3-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-3 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen | Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2. S.B. 142 Animal Welfare Amendments (Davis, G.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to return S.B. 142 to the Rules Committee The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 3. H.B. 125 Quantity Impairment Modifications (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl Albrecht explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 125 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to place H.B. 125 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 4. 1st Sub. H.B. 135 Wildfire Preparedness Amendments (Owens, D.) |
| Rep. Derrin Owens explained the bill. |
| Brett Ostler, State Fire Management Officer, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 135 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 135 on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with a vote of 4-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-1 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund | Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 5. H.B. 167 Wildlife Documentation Amendments (Ferry, J.) |
| Rep. Joel Ferry explained the bill and distributed a handout entitled "Modernize hunting with electronic tagging option". |
| Mike Fowlkes, Director, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass H.B. 167 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 6. H.C.R. 13 Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Utah Refiners to Manufacture Tier 3 Gasoline to Improve Air Quality (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Patrice Arent explained the resolution. |
| Ashley Miller, Policy Director, Breathe Utah, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Alan Matheson, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, spoke to the resolution |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.C.R. 13 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. J. Stevenson |