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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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