| 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: Mr. Brian J. Bean, Policy Analyst Ms. Wendy Hill, 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 Knotwell called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Stenquist moved to approve the minutes of the February 19, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. P. Lyman Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Roberts Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| 1. H.B. 297 Long Term Planning Subcommittee (Moss, J.) |
| Rep. Jefferson Moss explained the bill. |
| John Cannon, Director, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 297 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. M. Roberts Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. P. Lyman Rep. V. Peterson Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| 2. H.B. 238 Marriage License Fees Amendments (Romero, A.) |
| Rep. Angela Romero explained the bill with the assistance of Jenn Oxborrow, Executive Director, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition. |
| A handout "Utah Domestic Violence Coalition" was distributed to the committee. |
| Utah Domestic Violence Coalition |
| Connor Boyack, President, Libertas Institute, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Erin Jemison, Director of Public Policy, YWCA, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to amend H.B. 238 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 238 37 (ii) transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the { 38 in the Children's Legal Defense Account. 46 [ 47 fee to the { 48 the operation of shelters for victims of domestic violence. |
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Roberts Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. P. Lyman |
| MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass H.B. 238 as amended out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 2-8-1. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-8 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. P. Arent Rep. J. Dailey-Provost | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. B. Daw Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Roberts Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. P. Lyman |
| 3. H.B. 259 Straight Ticket Voting Prohibition Amendments (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Patrice M. Arent explained the bill with Rep. Craig Hall. |
| Vickie Samuelson, Co-President, League of Women Voters of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Joseph G. Buchman, Chair, Libertarian Party of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Karina Andelin Brown, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Richard Davis, Chair, United Utah Party, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Winston Baer, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ricky Hatch, Utah Clerk/Auditor Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 259 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-5-0. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-5 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Roberts Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. B. Daw Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. P. Lyman Rep. V. Peterson Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| MOTION: Rep. Lyman moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. P. Lyman Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Roberts Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. J. Stenquist |
| Chair Knotwell adjourned the meeting at 3:19 p.m. |