| Members Present: Rep. Steve Eliason, Chair Rep. Douglas V. Sagers, Vice Chair Rep. Joel K. Briscoe Rep. Gage Froerer Rep. Brian M. Greene Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Brian S. King | Rep. Karianne Lisonbee Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Tim Quinn Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Brad R. Wilson Staff Present: Mr. Leif G. Elder, Policy Analyst Ms. An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Eliason called the meeting to order at 3:56 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ivory moved to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. G. Froerer Rep. B. Greene Rep. K. Ivory Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove | Rep. B. Wilson |
| 1. S.B. 36 Local Option Sales and Use Tax Distribution Formula Amendments (Stephenson, H.) |
| Sen. Howard A. Stephenson explained S.B. 36 to the committee. |
| MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to pass S.B. 36 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. G. Froerer Rep. B. Greene Rep. K. Ivory Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. B. Wilson |
| MOTION: Rep. Sagers moved to place S.B. 36 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. G. Froerer Rep. B. Greene Rep. K. Ivory Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. B. Wilson |
| 2. S.B. 37 Sales and Use Tax Exemption Amendments (Stephenson, H.) |
| Sen. Howard A. Stephenson presented the bill to the committee. |
| MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to pass S.B. 37 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. B. Greene Rep. K. Ivory Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. G. Froerer |
| MOTION: Rep. Sagers moved to place S.B. 37 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. B. Greene Rep. K. Ivory Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. G. Froerer |
| 3. H.B. 148 Tax Revisions (Quinn, T.) |
| Rep. Tim Quinn presented the bill to the committee. |
| Ms. Rebecca Rockwell, commissioner, Utah State Tax Commission, responded to questions. |
| Mr. Dave Davis, president, Utah Food Industry Association, spoke in favor of the original bill but in opposition to the substitute bill. |
| Mr. Art Sutherland, Coalition of Religious Communities, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Bill Germundson, social justice advocate, Make Hunger Visible, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Billy Hesterman, vice president, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Melissa Jensen, outreach manager, Utahns Against Hunger, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Matthew Weinstein, state priorities partnership director, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Bill Tibbitts, associate director, Crossroads Urban Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Chair Eliason moved to replace H.B. 148 with 1st Substitute H.B. 148. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. G. Froerer Rep. K. Ivory |
| MOTION: Rep. Ivory moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 148 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-3-1. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-3 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Ivory Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. T. Quinn Rep. D. Sagers | Rep. B. Greene Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. G. Froerer |
| 4. H.B. 182 Local Option Sand and Gravel Tax (Nelson, M.) |
| Rep. Merrill F. Nelson presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Shawn Milne, commissioner, Tooele County, and Ms. Jewel Allen, city council member, Granstville City, and representing Utah League of Cities and Towns. |
| Mr. John Valentine, chair, State Tax Commission, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Dave Kallus, director of communications, Clyde Companies, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Jacob Goodliffe, employee, Staker & Parson Gravel, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Paul Larsen, economic development director, Brigham City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Joe McAllister, general counsel, Lakeview Rock Products, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Jeff McNeill, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Froerer moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-3-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-3 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. S. Eliason Rep. G. Froerer Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Quinn Rep. R. Spendlove | Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. D. Sagers | Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Moss Rep. B. Wilson |
| Chair Eliason adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m. |