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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 20, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 25, 2011
Rep. Brad Galvez, Vice Chair
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Rep. Janice Fisher
Rep. Richard Greenwood
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Lee Perry
Rep. Holly Richardson
Rep. Doug Sagers
Rep. Evan Vickers
STAFF PRESENT: Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
Joanna MacKay, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Powell called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2011 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Oda and Rep. Richardson absent for the vote.
H.B. 130 Election Day Voting Centers (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)
Rep. Chavez-Houck introduced the bill to the committee, assisted by Pat Beckstead, Davis County Elections Director and Marilyn Gillette, Tooele County Clerk. Rep. Chavez-Houck distributed a handout on voting centers.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Arie Van De Graaff, Utah Association of Counties
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to place H.B. 130 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 490 Utah State Flag Day Commemoration (Rep. Julie Fisher)
Rep. Julie Fisher introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Sagers moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to place H.B. 490 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
S.J.R. 13 Joint Resolution - Request for Proposals (Sen. H. Stephenson) (Rep. D. Butterfield)
Sen. Stephenson explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to place S.J.R. 13 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 280 State Agency Realignment (Rep. W. Harper)
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to replace H.B. 280 with 1st Substitute H.B. 280. The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. Stephenson explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Mike Mower, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
Spoke against the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association
Ted Lewis, American Council of Life Insurers
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 328 State Government Work Week (Rep. M. Noel)
Rep. Noel introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Rick Schwermer, Administrative Office of the Courts
Jeff Hartley, contract lobbyist for various energy producers
Spoke to the bill: Jeff Herring, Executive Director, Utah Dept. of Human Resource Management
Kim Hood, Executive Director, Utah Dept. of Administrative Services
Mike Styler, Executive Director, Utah Dept. of Natural Resources
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Todd Sutton, Utah Public Employees' Association
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Chavez-Houck voting in opposition.
3rd Sub. S.B. 113 Election District Boundaries (Sen. J. Valentine) (Rep. J. Dougall)
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 9, Lines 269 through 270 :
269 (ii) resubmit the corrected map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the
270 Automated Geographic Reference Center for
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review
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a new review under this
Subsection (2).
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.
Sen. Valentine explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Craig Frank, Citizen
MOTION: Rep. Holly Richardson moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Powell adjourned the meeting at 9:59 a.m.
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Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair