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