| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kathleen Riebe Sen. Ronald Winterton |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Don L. Ipson Staff Present: Mr. Ryan M. Hunter, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Acting Chair Anderegg called the meeting to order at 2:15 PM. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to approve the minutes of February 14, 2019. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| 1. S.B. 154 Utah Communications Authority Amendments (Harper, W.) |
| Sen. Harper presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to replace S.B. 154 with 1st Substitute S.B. 154. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 154 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
1st Sub. S.B. 154 594 (2) (a) The audit described in Subsection (1) shall evaluate: 595 { 596 597 (i) how best to provide emergency services within the county; and (ii) whether the county could provide more cost efficient emergency service or improve public safety by establishing a single public safety answering point for the county. (b) The county may request and the board may grant reimbursement for the costs of each audit described in Subsection (1), up to $60,000, distributed from the Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Services Account described in Section 63H-7a-304. 598 (3) (a) Each public safety answering point shall participate and cooperate in the audit 599 described in Subsection (1). |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| Sen. Harper explained the bill. |
| Ms. Tina Mathieu, Weber Area Dispatch 911 Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Rusty Cannon, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. A handout was distributed. |
| Tax Foundation Information Document |
| Mr. David Edmunds, Utah Communications Authority, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Kira Slawson, Utah Rural Telecom Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Gary Crane, Utah League of Cities and Towns spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Brock Johansen, Emery Telecom, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 154 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson |
| Sen. Harper assumed the chair. |
| 2. H.B. 175 Transportation of Veterans to Memorials Support Special Group License Plate (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl R. Albrecht presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to replace H.B. 175 with 1st Substitute H.B. 175. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| Sheriff Nathan Curtis, Sevier County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 175 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| 3. H.B. 184 Civil Air Patrol License Plate (Stoddard, A.) |
| Rep. Andrew Stoddard presented the bill with the assistance of Col. Mike Fernandez, Civil Air Patrol. A handout was distributed. |
| Utah Wing Flight Academy 2018 Flight Statistics |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to move to next agenda item. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 3:12 PM. |