MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 30 House Building, State Capitol Complex

January 29, 2015

 

Members Present:                     Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair

Rep. Jacob L. Anderegg, Vice Chair

                                                    Rep. Stewart E. Barlow

                                                    Rep. Kay J. Christoffersson 

                                                    Rep. John Cox

                                                    Rep. Rich Cunningham

                                                    Rep. Brad L. Dee 

                                                    Rep. Sophia M. DiCaro

                                                    Rep. Justin L. Fawson

                                                    Rep. Brad King 

Rep. David E. Lifferth

                                                    Rep. Carol Spackman Moss

                                                    Rep. John R. Westwood              

 

Staff Present:                             Mr. Art L. Hunsaker, Policy Analyst

                                                    Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

 

 

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

 

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

 

H.B. 147           Driver License Testing Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)

 

Rep. Eliason explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:          Chris Caras, Department of Public Safety, Drivers License Division

                                       Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah

 

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

 

1.    Page 1, Line 25:    

 

25    {  None  }  This bill provides a special effective date. 

 

2.    Page 4, Line 93:    

 

93in statistics published by the Highway Safety Office.

       Section 2. Effective date.

       This bill takes effect on January 1, 2016. 

 

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:       Rep. Anderegg moved to pass H.B. 147 out favorably. The motion passed                           unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 80             Transportation Project Amendments (Rep. V. L. Snow)

 

Rep. Snow explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:          Shane Marshall, Utah Department of Transportation

 

Spoke against the bill:                 Steve Erickson, Great Salt Lake Audubon Society

 

MOTION:       Rep. Anderegg moved to pass H.B. 80 out favorably. The motion passed                                        unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Lifferth absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 116           Boating Safety Amendments (Rep. S. Chew)

 

Rep. Chew explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:          Ty Hunter, Division of Parks and Recreation

 

MOTION:       Rep. Christofferson moved to pass H.B. 116 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Lifferth absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 63             Distracted Driver Amendments (Rep. J. Anderegg)

 

Rep. Anderegg explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:          Gina Barfuss, Self

 

Spoke against the bill:                 Doug McCleve, Department of Public Safety, Utah Highway Patrol

 

MOTION:       Rep. Andregg moved to replace H.B. 63 with 1st Substitute H.B. 63. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:       Rep. Christofferson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 63 out favorably.

 

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:       Rep. Cox moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with Rep. Christofferson, Rep. DiCaro, Rep. Fawson, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Anderegg, and Rep. Anderson voting in opposition.

 

 

 

 

H.B. 49             Clean Fuel School Buses and Infrastructure (Rep. S. Handy)

 

Rep. Handy explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:          Murrell Martin, Utah State Office of Education

                                       Tom Nedreberg, Utah Education Association

                                       Ingrid Griffee, Utah Moms for Clean Air

 

MOTION:       Rep. Dee moved to replace H.B. 49 with 1st Substitute H. B 49. The motion                           passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:       Rep. Westwood moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 49 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lifferth and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:       Rep Anderegg moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lifferth and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

 

Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair