MINUTES OF THE

SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & POLITICAL

SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 415, Utah State Capital

March 2, 2016

Members Present: Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair

Sen. Luz Escamilla

Sen. Alvin B. Jackson

Sen. David Hinkins

Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher

Members Excused: Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard

Staff Present: Ms. Megan Bolin, Policy Analyst

Ms. Lori Brinkerhoff, 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 4:11 p.m.

MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to accept the minutes from 3/1/2016.

S.B. 246 Funding for Infrastructure Revisions (Sen. J. S. Adams)

Sen. Adams explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to replace S.B. 246 with 1^st Sub. S.B. 246. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill: Jeff Hill, C.P.A. Bountiful, UT

Jay Potter, Carbon County Commissioner

Spoke to the bill: Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute

Spoke against the bill: Tim Wagner, Utah Physicians for Healthy Utah

Chase Thomas, Alliance for a Better Utah

Kate Savage, Wasatch Rising Tide

MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass 1^st Sub S.B. 246 out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Escamilla voting in opposition.

H.J.R. 11 Joint Resolution Designating Utah as a Purple Heart State (Rep. F. Cox)

Rep. Cox explained the resolution to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to pass H.J.R. 11 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to place H.J.R. 11 on the Consent Calendar.

H.B. 334 S01 Voting Revisions (Rep. B. Daw)

Rep. Daw explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Mark Thomas, Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office

Arie Van Degraff, Utah Association of Counties

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to amend the bill as follows:

I. Page 7, Lines 190 through 195a

House Floor Amendments

2-29-2016:

190 (3) (a) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that all voting equipment used [complies

191 with the requirements of this section.] in the state Ĥ➔ { :

191a (i) } Ĥ is independently tested using security testing

192 protocols and standards that:

193 Ĥ➔ {[} (i) {]} {(A)} Ĥ are generally accepted in the industry at the time the lieutenant

193a governor reviews the

194 voting equipment for certification; and

195 Ĥ➔ {[} (ii) {]} {(B)} Ĥ meet the requirements of Subsection (3)(b) Ĥ➔ {[} . {]} {; and

195a (ii) is able to be used to cast a ranked-choice ballot. } Ĥ

2. Page 7, Line 207

House Floor Amendments

2-29-2016:

207 Commission to test voting equipment.

(d) Voting equipment used in the state may include technology that allows for ranked-choice voting.

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to pass 1^st Sub. H.B. 334 as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

H.B. 366 Attorney General Amendments (Rep. E. Hutchings)

Rep. Hutchings explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to pass H.B. 366 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to place H.B. 366 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

H.B. 270 Constitutional Defense Restricted Account Amendments (Rep. M. Noel)

Rep. Noel explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson moved to pass H.B. 270 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Jackson move to place H.B. 270 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hinkins absent for the vote.

H.B. 220 Legislative Organization Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)

Rep. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke against the bill: Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck

Rep. Patrice Arent

MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 220 out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Escamilla and Sen. Thatcher voting in opposition.

H.B. 86 S01 Postretirement Employment Restrictions (Rep. R. Cunningham)

This bill was not heard.

MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Dayton adjourned the meeting at 5:18 p.m.

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Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair