| Members Present: Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Rex P. Shipp, Vice Chair Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Clare Collard Rep. Steven J. Lund Rep. Doug Owens | Rep. Michael J. Petersen Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Keven J. Stratton Rep. Douglas R. Welton Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Staff Present: Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Linda Service, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2021 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton | Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 1. H.B. 360 Telephone Solicitation Amendments (Barlow, S.) |
| Rep. Barlow presented the bill. |
| The committee asked clarifying questions on the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to pass H.B. 360 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton |
| 2. S.B. 34 Governmental Use of Facial Recognition Technology (Thatcher, D.) |
| Sen. Thatcher presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Seegmiller. |
| The committee asked clarifying questions on the bill. |
| Chad Soffe, Woods Cross Police Chief, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Connor Boyack, Liberitas Institute, spoke to the bill. |
| Ryan Arbon, President, Utah Sheriffs Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Marina Lowe, ACLU of Utah, spoke to the bill. |
| Brian Gwilliam, Chief of Police, Lone Peak Police Department, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to pass S.B. 34 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. K. Stratton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. D. Welton |
| 3. H.B. 388 State Energy Policy Amendments (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Shipp assumed the chair. |
| Rep. Albrecht presented the bill with the assistance of Jon Cox, Rocky Mountain Power. |
| HB388 Energy Policy Amendments |
| The committee asked clarifying questions on the bill. |
| Thom Carter, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Energy Development, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Brian Somers, President, Utah Mining Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Jeff Peterson, Utah Rural Electric Cooperative Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Nate Blouin, Interwest Energy Alliance, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Michele Beck, Director, Office of Consumer Services, spoke in support of the bill in concept. |
| Rikki Hrenko-Browning, President, Utah Petroleum Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Lund moved to replace H.B. 388 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 388. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. R. Shipp Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Romero |
| Rep. Christofferson made a point of order in reference to a formal motion to pass the substitute bill out favorably not being made. Chair Shipp ruled that the motion was in order and welcomed a committee member to make the formal motion to pass the substitute bill out favorably. |
| MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 388 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. R. Shipp Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Romero |
| MOTION: Rep. Wilcox moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. R. Shipp Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Romero |
| Chair Shipp adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m. |