| Members Present: Sen. Ronald M. Winterton, Chair Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Michael K. McKell Sen. Ann Millner | Sen. Derrin R. Owens Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Sarah Flanigan, Policy Analyst Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Winterton called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to approve the minutes of the February 1, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Sen. Owens assumed the chair. |
| 1. S.B. 167 Utah Film Economic Incentives (Winterton, R.) |
| Sen Winterton explained the bill. |
| Mark Moench, President, 1000 Peaks Ranch, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kelly Stowell, Film Commissioner, Kane County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to pass S.B. 167 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Sen. Winterton resumed the chair. |
| 2. S.B. 80 Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments (Kitchen, D.) |
| Sen. Kitchen explained the bill with the assistance of Erika George, Professor of Law, University of Utah, Wendy Greene, Associate Professor of Law, Drexel University, and Alyssha Dairsow, Executive Director, Curly Me. |
| Utah Compact on Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Support HB 80 |
| Sen. Owens raised a point of order. |
| Holly Richardson, citizen, spoke in favor of this bill. |
| Tereza Richardson, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dustin Jansen, citizen, spoke in favor of this bill. |
| Marina Lowe, Legislative and Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), spoke in favor of this bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 80 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 2-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 3. H.B. 43 Emergency Procurement Declaration Modifications (Pierucci, C.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to amend H.B. 43 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 0043 71 (4) (a) Except as provided in { 72 an emergency procurement under this section may be no longer than 30 days. 73 (b) The term of a contract entered into for an emergency procurement under this 74 section related to a natural disaster may be no longer than 60 days. (b) A person hired through an emergency procurement to provide legal services may not, under the contract entered into through the emergency procurement, hire or otherwise provide remuneration to a consultant for services related to any topic that is not directly related to the legal services for which the person was hired. (6) The requirements described in Subsection (4) do not apply to an emergency procurement by the Department of Human Services related to the: (a) placement of a client with a residential service provider; or (b) provision of medical services for a client. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Rep. Pierucci explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 43, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 4. 1st Sub. H.B. 17 Utility Permitting Amendments (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Handy explained the bill. |
| Josh Craft, Utah Clean Energy, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Grace Olscamp, Policy Associate, HEAL Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Owens moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 17 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-0. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-1 | Abs-0 | |
| Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Owens Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Kitchen |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Owens Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. R. Winterton |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 3:32 p.m. |