| Members Present: Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair Rep. Kim F. Coleman, Vice Chair Rep. Kelly B. Miles Rep. Val K. Potter Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Rep. Mark A. Strong Members Absent: Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: Mr. John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Ms. An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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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 Perry called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Coleman moved to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong |
| 1. H.B. 156 Search Amendments (Coleman, K.) |
| This bill was not heard. |
| 2. S.B. 10 Identification Request Amendments (Mayne, K.) |
| Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee. |
| Chief Tom Ross, Bountiful Police, and President of Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass S.B. 10 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. M. Schultz |
| 3. H.B. 173 Emergency Services Volunteer Employment Protection Act (Snider, C.) |
| Rep. Snider presented the bill to the committee. |
| Mr. Chris Willden, Battalion Chief, Uintah City Fire Department, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Coy Porter, State Fire Marshal, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 173 out favorably. |
| 4. H.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution on Existing Weapons Restrictions (Maloy, A.C.) |
| Rep. Maloy presented the resolution to the committee. |
| Rep. Ray assumed the chair. |
| Rep. Perry resumed the chair. |
| Mr. Brian Judy, Utah State Director, National Rifle Association, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Mr. Ed Rutan, Gun Violence Prevention Center, spoke in opposition and provided a handout, "Legal Analysis of H.J.R. 7: Joint Resolution on Existing Weapons Restrictions." |
| Mr. David Page, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Mr. Scott Hiyashi, Episcopal Church, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Mr. Noah Blumenthal, Outreach Director, March for Our Lives Utah, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Ms. Wendy Parmley, Hope After Suicide, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Ms. Nancy Appleby, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Mr. Joseph Silverzweig, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Mr. Clark Aposhian, Utah Shooting Sports Council, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Mr. Walid Boonprasit, citizen, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Mr. Michael Slayton, citizen, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Ms. Kathryn Fitzgerald, League of Women Voters of Utah, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Ms. Leah Hansen, citizen, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Ms. Nichelle Jensen, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Ms. Dee Rowland, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Mr. Adam Herbst, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Ms. Dawn Nunn, citizen, spoke in opposition to the resolution. |
| Mr. Jacom Stephens, citizen, spoke in support of the resolution. |
| Mr. Chad Krupa, Utah Firearms Association, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Rep. Ray moved to pass H.J.R. 7 out favorably. |
| The motionpassed with a vote 6-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Schultz |
| 5. H.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Designating May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and LGBT+ Awareness Day (Romero, A.) |
| Rep. Romero presented the resolution to the committee with the assistance of: Mr. Moroni Benally, Restoring Ancestral Winds; Mr. Nathaniel Brown, Council Delegate, Navajo Nation; Ms. Tamra Borchardt-Slayton, Chair, The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; and Mr. Darren Parry, Chair, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. |
| MOTION: Rep. Stoddard moved to pass H.C.R. 6 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION: Rep. Stoddard moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Schultz |
| Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 3:11 p.m. |