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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
February 10, 2014


MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair
        Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck        
        Rep. Janice Fisher
        Rep. Keith Grover
        Rep. John Mathis
        Rep. Lee Perry
        Rep. Kraig Powell                
        
MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Ken Ivory
        Rep. Mike Noel

STAFF PRESENT:    Mr. Brian Bean, Policy Analyst
        Ms. Becky Paulson, Committee Secretary

Note:    A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Chair Draxler called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Mathis and Rep. Powell absent for the vote.

H.B. 60    Interlocal Entity Service Prohibition (Rep. R. C. Webb)

This bill was not considered.

Chair Draxler relinquished the chair to Rep. Grover.

H.B. 99    County Officer Election Revisions (Rep. J. Draxler)

Rep. Draxler explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Adam Trupp, Utah Association of Counties

MOTION:    Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 2, Lines 35 through 36 :    

             35          (2) (a)
{   [   } The      {   ]   }      {   Unless a county legislative body passes an ordinance maintaining the

             36      general election of all county officials every four years without staggered terms, the   } terms of


2.    Page 2, Lines 46 through 49 :    

             46          (c) If a county legislative body consolidates two or more county offices in accordance
             47      with Section 17-16-3 [on or after May 10, 2011],
  and the consolidated offices are on conflicting election schedules,       the county legislative body shall pass an

             48      ordinance that sets the election schedule for the consolidated offices in a reasonable manner
             49      that staggers the terms of county officers as provided in this Subsection (2).

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Mathis and Rep. Powell absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Draxler resumed the chair.

S.B. 17    Water and Irrigation Amendments (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. K. Grover)

Sen. Dayton explained the bill to the committee. The handout, "SB17 Water and Irrigation Amendments", was distributed to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Kent Jones, State Engineer, Utah Division of Water Rights

MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Powell absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Mathis moved to place the bill on the consent calendar. The motion failed with Rep. Fisher voting in opposition.

S.B. 24    Amendment to Procurement Code Exemptions (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. K. Grover)

Sen. Dayton explained the bill with the assistance of Dick Buehler, former director of Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.

MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to place the bill on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 11    Election Offense Amendments (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. B. King)

Sen. Dayton explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:    Thomas Vaughn, Associate General Council, Office of Legislative                  Research and General Council

MOTION:    Rep. Powell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 21    State Construction Code Amendments (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. K. Grover)

Sen. Dayton explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to replace S.B.21 with 1st Substitution SB21. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke against the bill:    Tom Peterson, International Code Council, Utah Chapter

MOTION:    Rep. Mathis moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 5, Line 122 :    

             122          (8) A structure that is no more than
{   600   }        1,000       square feet and is used solely for the type of


The motion passed with Rep. Fisher voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to pass 1st Substitution SB21 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 35    Administrative Rules Reauthorization (Sen. H. Stephenson) (Rep. C. Oda)

This bill was not considered.








MOTION:    Rep. Mathis moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Draxler adjourned the meeting at 3:29 p.m.




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                    Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair