MINUTES OF THE

SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 415, Utah State Capitol

February 10, 2014

Members Present:    Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair

                                    Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard

                                    Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa

                                    Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell

Members Excused:   President Wayne L. Niederhauser

                                    Sen. Luz Robles

Members Absent:     Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher

Staff Present:            Rich North, Policy Analyst

                                    Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.

There were no minutes to approve.

S.B. 97         Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act Amendments (Sen. T. Weiler)

Sen. Weiler explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Sen. Shiozawa moved to replace S.B. 97 with 2^st Sub. S.B. 97. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:        Spencer Hadley, Lieutenant Governor’s Office

Spoke for the bill:       Maryann Martindale, Alliance for a Better Utah

MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 141       Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act Revisions (T. Weiler) has been incorporated into 2^nd Sub. S.B. 97.

S.B. 169       Public Meetings Materials Requirements (D. Henderson) will not be heard today.

S.B. 135       Voter Registration Amendments (S. Jenkins)

Senator Jenkins explained the bill to the committee.

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

Spoke for the bill:       Arie VanDegraft, Legislative Analyst, Utah Association of Counties

                                    Mary Ann Martindale, Alliance for a Better Utah

                                    Jenn Gonnelly, Co-President, League of Women Voters

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 172       Capital Improvement and Capital Development Project Amendments (W. Harper)

Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend the bill as follows:

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             18       and infrastructure to capital improvements;

         ► prohibits the Legislature from funding the programming, design, and construction of a new building or facility in phases over more than one year unless the Legislature has approved each phase of the funding for the construction of the new building or facility by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house;

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             199     be reduced to 0.9% of the replacement cost of state facilities.

         (8) It is the policy of the Legislature that a new building or facility be approved and funded for construction in a single budget action, therefore the Legislature may not fund the programming, design, and construction of a new building or facility in phases over more than one year unless the Legislature has approved each phase of the funding for the construction of the new building or facility by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house.

              200              {(8)} (9) (a) If, after approval of capital development and capital improvement priorities by

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             209           {(9)} (10) (a) The State Building Board may adopt a rule allocating to institutions and

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             217             {(10)} (11) It is the intent of the Legislature that in funding capital improvement requirements

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             220           {(11)} (12) (a) Subject to Subsection { (11)} (12) (b), at least 80% of the state funds appropriated for

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                                                                 223         (b) The State Building Board may modify the requirement described in Subsection

                                                                                         224       {(11)} (12) (a) if the State Building Board determines that a different allocation of capital

                     The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 50         Transition for Repealed Navajo Trust Fund Act (D. Hinkins)

Sen. Hinkins explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably.

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to place S.B. 50 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Dayton adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m.

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Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair