MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 • 8:00 a.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. John Knotwell, Chair
Rep. Phil Lyman, Vice Chair
Rep. Patrice M. Arent
Rep. Walt Brooks
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Rep. Brad M. Daw
Rep. Jon Hawkins
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Marc K. Roberts
Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist

Staff Present:
Ms. Lorna Wells, Session Secretary
Mr. Brian J. Bean, Policy Analyst
Ms. Wendy Hill, Committee Secretary

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

Vice Chair Lyman called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hawkins moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2019, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. J. Stenquist
1. H.B. 183 Legislative Capacity Study (Ivory, K.)
Rep. Ivory explained the bill.
Rep. Daw assumed the chair.
Vice Chair Lyman resumed the chair.
Bruce Cutler, former representative, Utah House of Representatives, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lauren Simpson, Alliance for a Better Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to replace H.B. 183 with 1st Substitute H.B. 183. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 183 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 183
1.        Page 3, Lines 68 through 69: 
68                 (b) present the findings of the study to the Legislative Management Committee , Legislative Process Committee, and the
69         Government Operations Committee no later than { November } September 30, 2019; and

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Hawkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 183 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. Seegmiller moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 183 on the Consent Calendar. He then withdrew his motion.
2. H.B. 284 State Agency Web Design Guidelines (Hawkins, J.)
Rep. Hawkins explained this bill with the assistance of Bruce Cutler.
Mike Hussey, Executive Director, Department of Technology Services spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Knotwell moved to replace H.B. 284 with 1st Substitute H.B. 284. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Knotwell moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 284 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-4.
Yeas - 6Nays-1Abs-4
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
3. H.B. 183 Legislative Capacity Study (Ivory, K.)
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to reconsider the committee's actions on 1st Substitute H.B. 183 as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 183 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Amendment 2
1st Sub. H.B. 183
1.        Page 3, Line 67: 
67                 (a) complete the study no later than { November } September 1, 2019;

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 183 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
4. H.B. 283 State Government Cloud Computing Services Act (Handy, S.)
Rep. Stephen G. Handy explained the bill with the assistance of Mike Hussey.
MOTION: Rep. Knotwell moved to amend H.B. 283 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Amendment 1
H.B. 283
1.        Page 2, Line 58 through Page 3, Line 59: 
58         service options, including any security benefits , privacy and cost savings associated with purchasing a
59         cloud computing service option;

Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Seegmiller moved to amend H.B. 283 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Amendment 2
H.B. 283
1.        Page 2, Line 58: 
58         service options, including any security benefits , data retention risks and cost savings associated with purchasing a

Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to pass H.B. 283 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-2-1.
Yeas - 8Nays-2Abs-1
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. V. Peterson
5. H.B. 272 Write-in Candidate Amendments (Nelson, M.)
Rep. Nelson explained the bill with the assistance of Ryan Cowley, Elections Director, Weber County.
HB 272 - Write-in Candidate Amendments
Rachel Otto, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lloyd Carr, C.E.O, Carr Printing Company, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Knotwell moved to replace H.B. 272 with 1st Substitute H.B. 272. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 272 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 272
1.        Page 11, Line 334: 
334                 (8) (a) Except { as provided in Section 20A-9-601, and except } for presidential

Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 272 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Amendment 2
1st Sub. H.B. 272
1.        Page 20, Lines 607 through 608: 
607                 (B) is filed with the city recorder [by May 31 of any odd-numbered year] before the
608         { political } municipal party holds a convention to nominate a candidate under this Subsection (4);

Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Knotwell moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 272 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. V. Peterson
Vice Chair Lyman adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m.