MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 • 8:00 a.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, Chair
Rep. Ken Ivory, Vice Chair
Rep. Kyle R. Andersen
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard
Rep. Suzanne Harrison
Rep. Dan N. Johnson
Rep. Marsha Judkins
Rep. Merrill F. Nelson
Rep. Adam Robertson
Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff
Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Members Absent:
Rep. Karen Kwan

Staff Present:
Mr. Ryan M. Hunter, 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 Ivory called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.
1. 1st Sub. S.B. 100 Electronic Driver Licenses (Fillmore, L.)
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore explained the bill.
Kory Holdaway, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Chris Caras, Director, Driver License Division, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 100 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 100. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Kwan
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 100 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-3-2.
Yeas - 7Nays-3Abs-2
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Kwan
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to approve the minutes of the February 25, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Kwan
2. H.B. 350 Mobile Carrier Amendments (Barlow, S.)
Rep. Stewart Barlow explained the bill with the assistance of Adam Kolowich, Piaggio Fast Foward.
A handout "Gita" was distributed to the committee.
Gita
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to pass H.B. 350 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. K. Kwan
3. H.B. 289 Tinted Vehicle Windows Amendments (Lyman, P.)
Rep. Phil Lyman explained the bill.
A handout "State Comparisons" was distributed to the committee.
State Comparisons
A sample of 43% and 28% window tints were shown to the committee.
A handout "Utah Highway Patrol - Window Tint Information Sheet" was distributed to the committee.
Utah Highway Patrol - Window Tint Information Sheet
Wayne Jones, Executive Director, Used Car Association, spoke to the bill.
Colonel Michael Rapich, Utah Highway Patrol, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Molly Davis, Policy Analyst, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
Chief Tom Ross, Bountiful City Police Department, spoke in opposition to the bill.
George Chapman, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Judkins moved to pass H.B. 289 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 5-5-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-5Abs-2
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
4. H.B. 228 Towing Revisions (Maloy, A.C.)
Rep. A. Cory Maloy explained the bill.
Cameron Diehl, Executive Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke to the bill.
Jami Brackin, Chair, Civil Legislative Action Committee, spoke against the bill.
Mark Stratford, Assistant City Attorney, Ogden City/Weber 911, spoke to the bill.
Neil Schultz, President, Ogden-Weber Towing Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Derek Habel, Towing Advisory Board, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to replace H.B. 228 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 228. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to amend 3rd Substitute H.B. 228 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Amendment 1
3rd Sub. H.B. 228
1.        Page 17, Line 520 through Page 18, Line 525: 
520                 { (1) (a) "Central office" means a central place of business of a tow truck motor carrier
521         located within a 10 mile radius of each state impound yard owned or operated by the tow truck
  522         motor carrier.
523                   (b) "Central office" does not include a remote state impound yard owned or operated
524         by the tow truck motor carrier. }
525                 { [ } (1) { ] } { (2) } (a) "Commercial vehicle" includes:

2.        Page 18, Line 540: 
540                 { [ } (2) { ] } { (3) } "Interstate commercial vehicle" means a self-propelled or towed motor vehicle

3.        Page 18, Line 552 through Page 19, Line 553: 
552                 { [ } (3) { ] } { (4) } " Intrastate commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle, vehicle, trailer, or
553         semitrailer used or maintained for business, compensation, or profit to transport passengers or

4.        Page 19, Lines 560 through 581: 
560                 { [ } (4) { ] } {   (5) } "Motor carrier" means a person engaged in or transacting the business of
561         transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property by a commercial vehicle on a
562         highway within this state and includes a tow truck business.
563                 { (6) } (5) "Owner" as pertaining to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, means the same as
564         that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
565                 { (7) } (6) "Property owner" means the owner or lessee of real property.
566                 { (8) } (7) "State impound yard" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
567                 [(5)] {   (9) } (8) "Tow truck" means a motor vehicle constructed, designed, altered, or
568         equipped primarily for the purpose of towing or removing damaged, disabled, abandoned,
569         seized, or impounded vehicles from a highway or other place by means of a crane, hoist, tow
570         bar, tow line, dolly, tilt bed, or other means.
571                 { (10) } (9) "Tow truck motor carrier" means a motor carrier that is engaged in or transacting
572         business for tow truck services.
573                 { (11) } (10) "Tow truck operator" means an individual that performs operations related to a
574         tow truck service as an employee or as an independent contractor on behalf of a tow truck
575         motor carrier.
576                 [(6)] { (12) } (11) "Tow truck service" means the functions and any ancillary operations
577         associated with recovering, removing, and towing a vehicle and its load from a highway or
578         other place by means of a tow truck.
579                 [(7)] { (13) } (12) "Transportation" means the actual movement of property or passengers by
580         motor vehicle, including loading, unloading, and any ancillary service provided by the motor
581         carrier in connection with movement by motor vehicle, which is performed by or on behalf of

5.        Page 25, Lines 743 through 747: 
743                 (2) A tow truck motor carrier that has a county or municipal business license for a
744         { [ } place of business { ] } {   central office } located within that county or municipality may not be
745         required to obtain another business license in order to perform a tow truck service in another
746         county or municipality if there is not a { [ } business location { ] } { central office } in the other county or
747         municipality.

6.        Page 25, Lines 759 through 760: 
759                 (6) { A } Beginning on January 1, 2021, a political subdivision or state agency may not charge an applicant a fee or charge
760         related to dispatch costs in order to be part of the towing rotation.

Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. Ward moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 228 as amended out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Judkins moved to amend 3rd Substitute H.B. 228 by striking lines 712 and 713 and adding "subject to local zoning ordinances" to line 376.
MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. K. Andersen
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
Vice Chair Ivory adjourned the meeting at 10:02 a.m.