Home Sessions Committee Streaming This is the notification div House Government Operations Committee - February 13, 2019 30 House Building Participate in Virtual Meeting Option to provide public comment (at committee chair's discretion) Video for all meetings Requires submitting name to join meeting Live Audio/Video No option to provide public comment Audio only for meetings in House 30, Senate 210, and State Capitol 445; video for all other meetings Does not require submitting name to listen to/watch meeting Additional Information Follow Along Display documents automatically as they are discussed This meeting is not currently streaming. Markers Agenda Docs Downloads Make Clip Recording 1 Chair Knotwell called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. Rep. Daw moved to approve the minutes of the February 7, 2019, meeting. H.B. 232 State Active Duty Amendments (Peterson, V.) Rep. Peterson explained the bill with the assistance of Major General Jefferson S. Burton, Adjutant General, Utah National Guard. Rep. Arent moved to replace H.B. 232 with 1st Substitute H.B. 232. Rep. Roberts moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 232 out favorably. Rep. Peterson moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 232 on the Consent Calendar. H.B. 277 Amendments to Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project (Roberts, M.) Rep. Roberts explained the bill. Justin Lee, Director of Elections, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, spoke to the bill. Ricky Hatch, Weber County Clerk/Auditor, spoke to the bill. Kory Holldaway, Voterize, spoke to the bill. Frank Pignanelli, representative of West Jordan City, spoke in favor of the bill. Rep. Daw moved to replace H.B. 277 with 1st Substitute H.B. 277. Rep. Daw moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 277 out favorably. H.B. 292 State Flag Amendments (Stratton, K.) Rep. Keven J. Stratton explained the bill with the assistance of Richard Martin, Chair, Organization for a New Utah Flag, and Jonathan Martin, Lead Designer, Organization for a New Utah Flag. Rep. Stratton gave a presentation, "Utah State Flag Amendments, H.B. 292." Flag Amendments John M. Hartvigsen, vexillologist, Flag Research Center, spoke in opposition to the bill. A handout, "'Rules of Flag Design' and the Utah State Flag," was distributed to the committee. "Rules of Flag Design" and the Utah State Flag DeVaughn Simper, vexillologist, spoke in opposition of the bill. Lauren Simpson, Policy Fellow, Alliance for a Better Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. Michael Norton, resident, Sandy City, spoke in opposition to the bill. Franz Kolb, Director of Diplomacy and Protocol, Governor's Office of Economic Development, spoke in opposition to the bill. Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to go to the next item on the agenda. H.B. 219 State Flag Review Commission (Handy, S.) Rep. Stephen G. Handy explained the bill with the assistance of Chance Hammock, Co-Director, Utah Flag Group, and Arren Hill, Co-Director, Utah Flag Group. Chance Hammock, Co-Director, Utah Flag Group, gave a presentation to the committee. Vicki Varela, Managing Director, Utah Office of Tourism, spoke in favor of the bill. Ron Fox, historian, spoke in favor of the bill. A handout "State of Utah Flag" was distributed to the committee. State of Utah Flag Rep. Hawkins moved to pass H.B. 219 out favorably. Rep. Seegmiller moved to hold H.B. 219. Rep. Stenquist moved to adjourn. Chair Knotwell adjourned the meeting at 5:34 p.m. H.B. 232 State Active Duty AmendmentsH.B. 232 State Active Duty Amendments H.B. 277 Amendments to Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot ProjectH.B. 277 Amendments to Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project H.B. 292 State Flag AmendmentsH.B. 292 State Flag Amendments H.B. 219 State Flag Review CommissionH.B. 219 State Flag Review Commission AgendaAgenda MINUTESMINUTES "Rules of Flag Design" and the Utah State Flag"Rules of Flag Design" and the Utah State Flag Flag AmendmentsFlag Amendments HB0232HB0232 State of Utah FlagState of Utah Flag HB0277HB0277 HB0292HB0292 HB0219HB0219 Recording 1 - Low Quality Start with offset Position: (Seconds) Get Current Position End with offset Position: (Seconds) Get Current Position Clip URL: Copy Resize Audio/Video Player Having trouble listening? Try our troubleshooting page.