MINUTES OF THE
SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, February 24, 2020 • 4:00 p.m. • 215 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair
Sen. David P. Hinkins
Sen. Derek L. Kitchen
Sen. Karen Mayne

Members Absent:
Sen. Ann Millner
Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

Staff Present:
Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst
Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

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

Chair McCay called the meeting to order at 4:19 p.m.
1. S.C.R. 7 Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Sports Commission (Adams, J. S.)
President J. Stuart Adams presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.C.R. 7 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to approve the minutes of February 11, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
2. 1st Sub. H.B. 87 Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Amendments (Ward, R.)
Rep. Raymond P. Ward presented the bill and a handout was distributed.
Health Care Amendments
Alan Pruhs, Executive Director, Association for Utah Community Health, spoke in favor of the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Jonathan Baird, President, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 87 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
3. S.B. 122 Housing Loss Mitigation Amendments (Kitchen, D.)
Sen. Kitchen presented the bill and a handout was distributed.
Housing Loss Mitigation
Charles Stormont, Director, Right of Way, Utah Department of Transportation, further explained the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Ashley Spatafore, Capstone Consulting, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Steve Erickson, Crossroads Urban Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 122 out favorably. Motion withdrawn.
MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to amend S.B. 122 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Amendment 1
S.B. 122
1.        Page 3, Lines 77 through 80: 
77                 (5) Subsection (1) does not apply { if a moderate income housing unit is } to :
78                 (a) a moderate income housing unit located on property for which an applicable master plan or the current zoning
79         envisions exclusive nonresidential use; { or }
80                 (b) a moderate income housing unit proposed to be demolished for health or safety reasons { . } ;
(c) an action taken by the Division of Drinking Water under Title 19, Chapter 4, Safe Drinking Water Act; or
(d) an action taken by the Division of Water Quality under Title 19, Chapter 5, Water Quality Act.

Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 122 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 3-1-3.
Yeas - 3Nays-1Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
4. S.B. 118 Tech Summit Expansion Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg presented the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, responded to questions.
Elizabeth Converse, Director of Operations, Utah Technology Council, responded to questions.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 118 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
5. S.B. 133 Public-private Partnerships Amendments (Hemmert, D.)
Sen. Daniel Hemmert presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to replace S.B. 133 with 1st Substitute S.B. 133. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
Sen. Hemmert explained the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, responded to questions.
Val Hale, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 133 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
6. 1st Sub. H.B. 68 Apprenticeship and Work-based Learning Amendments (Gibson, F.)
Rep. Francis Gibson presented the bill with the assistance of Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development.
Sen. Hinkins assumed the chair.
Sen. McCay resumed the chair.
Rikky Hrenko-Browning, President, Utah Petroleum Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Dave Kallas, Director, Clyde Companies, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nic Dunn, Policy Director, Utah Valley Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jacey Skinner, General Counsel and Vice President of Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 68 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
7. H.B. 163 Cultural Stewardship Amendments (Hawkes, T.)
Rep. Timothy Hawkes explained the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Brian Somers, President, Utah Mining Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Steve Acerson, President, Utah Rock Art Research Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 163 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
MOTION: Chair McCay moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
Chair McCay adjourned the meeting at 6:33 p.m.