MINUTES OF THE

SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE SERVICES
STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 18, 2015

Members Present: Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair

Sen. Jani Iwamoto

Sen. Scott K. Jenkins

Sen. Karen Mayne

Sen. Ann. Millner

Sen. Ralph Okerlund

Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

Staff Present: Mr. Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst

Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

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

Sen. Osmond assumed the Committee Chair and called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.

MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2015 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Millner absent for the vote.

S.B. 179 Amendments to Economic Development (B. Shiozawa)

Sen. Shiozawa explained the bill and answered questions from the committee.

Val Hale, Executive Director, GOED further clarified the bill.

MOTION: Sen. Okerlund moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed

unanimously with Sen. Milner absent for the vote.

H.B. 22 1^st Sub. Tourism Marketing Performance Amendments (B. Wilson)

Rep. Wilson explained the bill to the committee.

Vicki Verela, Utah Office of Tourism further clarified the bill and answered questions from the committee.

Nan Anderson, Executive Director, Utah Tourism Industry Association spoke in support of the

bill.

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