MINUTES OF THE
SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 • 3:40 p.m. • 215 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair
Sen. David P. Hinkins
Sen. Derek L. Kitchen
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Ann Millner
Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Members Absent:
Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

Staff Present:
Ms. Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst
Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

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

Chair McCay called the meeting to order at 3:45 PM.
1. H.B. 110 Rural Economic Development Incentives (Albrecht, C.)
Rep. Albrecht presented the bill.
Dan Rasmussen, Vice President of Government Affairs, Sutherland Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Okerlund moved to pass H.B. 110 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. J. Stevenson
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to place H.B. 110 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. J. Stevenson
2. H.C.R. 7 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the Economic Importance of Outdoor Recreation for Utah (Spendlove, R.)
Rep. Spendlove presented the resolution and handouts were distributed.
Doug Owens, Utah Outdoor Partners, spoke in favor of the resolution.
Tom Adams, Director, Office of Outdoor Recreation, spoke in favor of the resolution and presented a video.
Theresa Foxey, President and CEO, Economic Development Corporation of Utah, spoke in favor of the resolution.
MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to pass H.C.R. 7 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
3. S.B. 127 Business Incentives Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg presented the bill with the assistance of Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development.
MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to amend S.B. 127 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1.
Amendment 1
S.B. 127
1.        Page 3, Lines 71 through 79: 
71                 (ii) [subject to Subsection (3)(c),] demonstrate that the annual conference described in
72         Subsection (2)(f)(i) met post-performance requirements designated by the administrator
73         regarding:
74                 [(A) economic impact on the state;]
75                 [(B) new tax revenue to the state; and]
76                 [(C) attendance of out-of-state business prospects; and]
77                 (A) business leads generated by the conference; { and   }
78                 (B) total attendance at the conference; { and }
        (C) the number of out-of-state attendees at the conference;
        (D) the number of out-of-state businesses represented at the conference; and
        (E) documentation of marketing and advertising money spent outside of the state for the conference; and
79                 [(g)] (f) be either:

Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-1
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
Mr. Hart further explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to pass S.B. 127 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1.
Yeas - 5Nays-1Abs-1
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. J. Stevenson
MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-1
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. D. Kitchen
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Okerlund
Sen. J. Stevenson
Chair McCay adjourned the meeting at 4:15 PM.