| Members Present: Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, Chair Sen. Curtis S. Bramble Sen. Jim Dabakis Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Daniel Hemmert | Sen. Deidre M. Henderson Members Absent: Sen. Gene Davis Staff Present: Mr. Leif G. Elder, Policy Analyst Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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| Acting Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 8:54 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. H. Stephenson |
| 1. H.B. 340 High Cost Infrastructure Tax Credit Amendments (Sagers, D.) |
| Rep. Sagers explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass H.B. 340 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. H. Stephenson |
| 2. H.B. 311 Retirement Amendments (Perry, L.) |
| Rep. Perry explained the bill. |
| Mr. Todd Losser, Executive Director, Utah Public Employees Association (UPEA), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Kory Holdaway, Lobbyist, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Dee Larson, General Counsel, Utah Retirement Systems, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to pass H.B. 311 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 0-6-2. | |||
| Yeas - 0 | Nays-6 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. H. Stephenson |
| 3. H.B. 354 Student Prosperity Savings Program Amendments (Robertson, A.) |
| Rep. Robertson explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to pass H.B. 354 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. H. Stephenson |
| 4. 1st Sub. H.B. 277 Nonrefundable Retirement Tax Credits (Westwood, J.) |
| Rep. Westwood explained the bill. |
| Mr. Danny Harris, Director of Advocacy, American Association of Retired Person (AARP), of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Erin Jemison, Director of Public Policy, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 277 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 2-5-1. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-5 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Dabakis Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. G. Davis |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Dabakis | Sen. G. Davis |
| Acting Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:48 a.m. |