| Members Present: Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Evan J. Vickers Sen. Brian Zehnder |
Members Absent: Sen. Peter C. Knudson Staff Present: Ms. Paula Morgan, Committee Secretary Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 8:54 AM. |
| 1. S.B. 98 Ratification of the Ute Indian Water Compact (Van Tassell, K.) |
| Sen. Van Tasssell explained the bill. |
| Kent Jones, State Engineer Utah Division of Water Rights, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Chris Finlinson, Assistant General Manager, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 98 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson |
| 2. H.J.R. 10 Joint Resolution Approving a Class VI Commercial Nonhazardous Solid Waste Landfill (Froerer, G.) |
| Rep. Froerer explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.J.R. 10 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to place H.J.R. 10 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson |
| 3. S.B. 211 Equine Dentistry Amendments (Hinkins, D.) |
| Sen. Hinkins explained the bill. |
| Justin Stark, Equine Dentist, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Allen, Equine Dentist, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kerry Rood, President, Utah Veterinarian Medical Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Roger Rees, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sterling Brown, Vice President, Public Policy, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Haleigh Lundgreen, Veterinarian, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Connor Boyack, President, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ira Mickelsen, Veterinarian, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to table S.B. 211. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 211 out favorably. The Substitute motion failed with a vote of 2-4-1. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-4 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins | Sen. A. Christensen Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson |
| MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:46 AM. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson |