Members Present: Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Ann Millner | Sen. Ralph Okerlund Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Ms. Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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Acting Chair Hinkins called the meeting to order at 8:35 AM. |
1. H.B. 47 Early Childhood Coordination Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
Rep. V. Lowry Snow presented the bill. |
Ms. Nicholeen Peck, President, Utah Empowered Families Coalition, expressed concerns with the bill. |
Mr. Kory M. Holdaway, KMH Consulting, representing the Utah Private Childcare Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. Anna Thomas, Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. LeAnn Wood, Education Commissioner, Utah PTA, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Sen. McCay assumed the chair. |
Ms. Natalie Brush, Executive Director, Utah Head Start Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 47 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1. | |||
Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. D. McCay | Sen. K. Mayne |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to approve the minutes of January 31, 2019 and February 12, 2019. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. K. Mayne |
2. S.B. 159 Department of Workforce Services Amendments (Weiler, T.) |
Sen. Todd Weiler presented the bill with the assistance of Kathy Bounous, Director of Legal Services, Department of Workforce Services. |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to amend S.B. 159 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0. | |||
Amendment 1
S.B. 159 18 ▸ eliminates two restricted accounts no longer in use; 19 ▸ extends the repeal { 20 with the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor; and |
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 159 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to place S.B. 159 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
3. S.B. 171 Motion Picture Incentives Amendments (Thatcher, D.) |
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher presented the bill. |
Mr. Spencer Stokes, representing the Utah film industry, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. Virginia Pearce, Director, Utah Film Commission, answered questions from the committee. |
Mr. Spencer Hogue, Teamsters Local 222, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 171 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-0. | |||
Yeas - 6 | Nays-1 | Abs-0 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. D. McCay |
4. H.B. 84 Economic Development Programs Amendments (Watkins, C.) |
Rep. Christine F. Watkins presented the bill. |
MOTION: Sen. Okerlund moved to pass H.B. 84 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to place H.B. 84 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson |
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. McCay Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund | Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson |
Chair McCay adjourned the meeting at 9:49 AM. |