| Members Present: Sen. Ralph Okerlund, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Keith Grover Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Scott D. Sandall Members Absent: | Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst Ms. Paula Morgan, Committee Secretary |
||
|
Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
|
| Chair Okerlund called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of February 26, 2019 The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. S. Sandall Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1. S.B. 181 Pari-mutuel Horse Racing (Hinkins, D.) |
| Sen. David Hinkins explained the bill. |
| Gary Crane, Attorney, League of Cities and Towns, Layton, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| John Pike, Mayor, St. George, President, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Bill Evans, Citizen, Board Member, Stop Predatory Gambling, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Matthew Bartlett, President,, Utah Horse Council, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to return S.B. 181 to the Rules Committee The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. S.B. 194 Conservation Commission Amendments (Hinkins, D.) |
| Sen. David Hinkins explained the bill with the assistance of LuAnn Adams, Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 194 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. H.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Urging Policies That Reduce Damage from Wildfires (Ward, R.) |
| Rep. Ray Ward explained the resolution. |
| Brian Cottam, Utah State Forester, Director of Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass H.C.R. 5 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 48 School Trust Fund Modifications (Moss, J.) |
| Rep. Jefferson Moss explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Grover moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 48 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 5. 2nd Sub. H.B. 99 Catastrophic Wildfire and Other Public Nuisance Revisions (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory explained the bill and distributed a handout entitled "Catastrophic Wildfire Revisions". |
| Ashley Soltysiak, Director, Utah Sierra Club, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| KC Shaw, Chief Engineer, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brian Cottam, Director, Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, Utah State Forester, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Heather Anderson, Utah Association of Special Districts, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 99 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Okerlund adjourned the meeting at 4:57 p.m. |