MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450, Capital Building

                                                            February 12, 2015

Members Present:                Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair

                                                Rep. Steve Handy, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Scott Chew

                                                Rep. Kay Christofferson

                                                Rep. Becky Edwards

Rep. Keith Grover

                                                Rep. Justin Miller

                                                Rep. Earl Tanner

Members Absent:                 Rep. Patrice Arent

                                                Rep. Brad Dee

                                                Rep. Keven Stratton

Staff Present:                        Mr. Richard North, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Kathy Gessel, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Ivory called the meeting to order at 3:54 p.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Christofferson moved to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2015 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Chew and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

H.B. 214         Misrepresentation of Telephone and Text Identification (Rep. D. Lifferth)

Rep. Lifferth explained the bill to the committee.

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

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 15:   

14   ►      prohibits making telephone calls or text messages that provide false or inaccurate

15caller or text message identification information with the intent to {  mislead  }  harm  ;

2.    Page 2, Line 50:  

50message identification information with the intent to {  deceive  }  harm  the recipient of the call or text

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Chew and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Christofferson moved to further amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Line 16:  

16   ►      provides that a  first  violation is a class  C misdemeanor and that any subsequent violation is a class  B misdemeanor; and

2.    Page 3, Lines 60 through 61:   

60   (5) Each separate call {  , message,  } or text message transmitted in violation of this section

61is  :

(a) for a first violation, a class C misdemanor; and

(b) for a second or subsequent violation,  a class B misdemeanor.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Chew absent for the vote.

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

Vice Chair Handy assumed the chair.

S.B. 88            Public Utilities Amendments (Sen. K. Van Tassell)

Rep. Ivory explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Ted Rampton, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

                                   Chris Parker, Director, Director of Public Utilities

Kevin Boardman, Rocky Mountain Power

Spoke for the bill:       Roger Tew, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Tanner voting in opposition.

Chair Ivory resumed the chair.

S.B. 110          Public Utility Modifications (Sen. A. Jackson)

Rep. Chew explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Mike Peterson, Utah Rural Electric Association

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

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Ivory adjourned the meeting at 4:42 p.m.

Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair