MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 • 4:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher, Chair
Rep. Craig Hall, Vice Chair
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. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Keith Grover
Rep. Karen Kwan

Staff Present:
Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Policy Analyst
Ms. Katiemarie Harmon, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Pitcher called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hall moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. E. Weight
1. H.B. 208 Utah National Guard Amendments (Peterson, V.)
Rep. Val Peterson presented the bill with the assistance of Tyler Smith, Director, Utah National Guard.
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to amend H.B. 208 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Amendment 1
H.B. 208
Page 3, Lines 78 through 79 
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        declared their intention to become citizens, who are { 18 } 17 years of age with parental consent or older and younger than
79
        { 45 } 66 years of age, who are residents of this state, constitute the militia, subject to the following

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                (1) The governor by virtue of { his } the governor's office shall be commander in chief of the Utah

Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. S. Pulsipher
MOTION: Rep. Webb moved to pass H.B. 208, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. S. Pulsipher
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to place H.B. 208, as amended, on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. S. Pulsipher
2. S.B. 24 Local Government Indigent Defense Requirement (Thatcher, D.)
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher presented the bill.
Adam Trupp, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass S.B. 24 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Chair Pitcher adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m.