| Members Present: Rep. Stephen G. Handy, Chair Rep. Merrill F. Nelson, Vice Chair Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Kim F. Coleman Rep. Val K. Potter Rep. Marie H. Poulson Rep. Susan Pulsipher Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff | Rep. Elizabeth Weight Rep. Logan Wilde Members Absent: Rep. James A. Dunnigan Staff Present: Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Administrative and Finance Manager Ms. Mary Stringham, Session 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 Nelson called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. |
| Chair Nelson announced that H.B. 343 would not be heard. |
| MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Handy Rep. M. Nelson Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Poulson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. L. Shurtliff Rep. E. Weight Rep. L. Wilde | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| 1. H.B. 74 Open Meetings Amendments (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Handy presented H.B. 74 with the assistance of Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), and John Dougall, State Auditor. |
| Renae Cowley, Utah Media Coalition, spoke against the bill. |
| LeGrand Bitter, Executive Director for the Utah Association of Special Districts, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to replace H.B. 74 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 74. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Handy Rep. M. Nelson Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Poulson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. L. Shurtliff Rep. E. Weight Rep. L. Wilde | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 74 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Handy Rep. M. Nelson Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Poulson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. L. Shurtliff Rep. E. Weight Rep. L. Wilde | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| 2. H.B. 257 Form of County Government Amendments (Lyman, P.) |
| Rep. Phil Lyman presented H.B. 257. |
| Erik Gumbrecht, Tooele County Forms of Government Study Committee Vice-Chair, spoke against the bill. |
| Richard T. Mitchell, Tooele County Forms of Government Study Committee Chair, provided a handout to the committee and spoke against the bill. |
| Daniel Pacheco, Tooele County Forms of Government Study Committee Member, spoke against the bill. |
| Greg Richens, private citizen of Morgan County, spoke against the bill. |
| Roland Haslem, Morgan County Council Chair, spoke against the bill. |
| Robert Kilmer, Morgan County Council Member, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to replace H.B. 257 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 257. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Handy Rep. M. Nelson Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Poulson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. L. Shurtliff Rep. E. Weight Rep. L. Wilde | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 257 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 5-5-1. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-5 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Coleman Rep. V. Potter Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. L. Wilde | Rep. S. Handy Rep. M. Nelson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. L. Shurtliff Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Handy Rep. M. Nelson Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Poulson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. L. Shurtliff Rep. E. Weight Rep. L. Wilde | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| Chair Nelson adjourned the meeting at 3:13 p.m. |