MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Friday, January 27, 2017 • 2:00 pm • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:

Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher, Chair

Rep. Craig Hall, Vice Chair

Rep. James A. Dunnigan

Rep. Karen Kwan

Rep. Val K. Potter

Rep. Marie H. Poulson

Rep. Susan Pulsipher

Rep. Marc K. Roberts

Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Rep. R. Curt Webb

Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Rep. Logan Wilde


Members Absent:

Rep. Keith Grover


Staff Present:

Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Policy Analyst

Ms. Wendy Hill, Legislative Session Worker


 

Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.

 

Vice Chair Hall called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Pitcher D, Hall C, Dunnigan J, Kwan K, Potter V, Poulson M, Pulsipher S, Roberts M, Ward R, Weight E

Absent or not voting were:

Grover K, Webb R C, Wilde L

 

1. H.B. 135 Deposit of Public Funds (Gardiner, A.)

 

Rep. Gardiner explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Patrick Reimherr, Salt Lake County.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to pass H.B. 135 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Pitcher D, Hall C, Dunnigan J, Kwan K, Potter V, Poulson M, Pulsipher S, Roberts M, Ward R, Webb R C, Weight E

Absent or not voting were:

Grover K, Wilde L

 

MOTION:     Rep. Kwan moved to place H.B. 135 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Pitcher D, Hall C, Dunnigan J, Kwan K, Potter V, Poulson M, Pulsipher S, Roberts M, Ward R, Webb R C, Weight E

Absent or not voting were:

Grover K, Wilde L

 

Rep. Pitcher assumed the chair.

 

2. H.B. 86 Inactive Voter Amendments (Hall, C.)

 

Rep. Hall explained the bill with the assistance of Justin Lee, Deputy Director of Elections at Lieutenant Governor's Office and Mr. Arie Van De Graaff, Utah Association of Counties.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ward moved to pass H.B. 86 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Pitcher D, Hall C, Dunnigan J, Kwan K, Potter V, Poulson M, Pulsipher S, Roberts M, Ward R, Webb R C, Weight E, Wilde L

Absent or not voting was:

Grover K

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ward moved to place H.B. 86 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Pitcher D, Hall C, Dunnigan J, Kwan K, Potter V, Poulson M, Pulsipher S, Roberts M, Ward R, Webb R C, Weight E, Wilde L

Absent or not voting was:

Grover K

 

Rep. Hall assumed the chair.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Pitcher D, Hall C, Dunnigan J, Kwan K, Potter V, Poulson M, Pulsipher S, Roberts M, Ward R, Webb R C, Weight E, Wilde L

Absent or not voting was:

Grover K

 

Vice Chair Hall adjourned the meeting at 2:32 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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                                                                        Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher, Chair