MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 • 4:00 p.m. • 30 House Building


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

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Knotwell called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Stenquist moved to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2019, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. V. Peterson
1. 1st Sub. S.B. 129 Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Retirement Enhancements (Harper, W.)
Rep. Lee B. Perry and Sen. Wayne A. Harper explained the bill.
Cameron Diehl, Executive Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill.
Tom Ross, Chief, Bountiful Police Department, and representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jay Ziolkowski, Assistant Chief, Unified Fire Authority, spoke in favor of this bill.
Marty Peterson, Professional Firefighters of Utah, and Chair, Pension Membership Council, spoke in favor of the bill.
Chad Soffe, Chief, Woods Cross Police Department, spoke in favor of the bill.
Kendle Zdunich, Membership Communications, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 129 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 129. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-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 amend 2nd Substitute S.B. 129 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Amendment 1
2nd Sub. S.B. 129
1.        Page 4, Line 98: 
98                 (3) A participating employer may { not } elect to pay all or part of the required member

Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-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. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 129 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-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
2. H.B. 432 Elected Official and Judicial Compensation Commission Amendments (Last, B.)
Rep. Bradley G. Last explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Hawkins moved to pass H.B. 432 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-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. Daw moved to place H.B. 432 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-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
3. S.B. 163 Candidate Filing Disclosure Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass S.B. 163 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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
4. S.B. 67 Reauthorization of Administrative Rules (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass S.B. 67 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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
5. S.B. 145 Legal Notice Revisions (McCay, D.)
Sen. Daniel McCay explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to pass S.B. 145 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-1-0.
Yeas - 10Nays-1Abs-0
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
6. 3rd Sub. S.B. 123 Election Process Amendments (McCay, D.)
Sen. McCay explained the bill.
Justin Lee, Director of Elections, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Rep. Roberts moved to replace 3rd Substitute S.B. 123 with 5th Substitute S.B. 123.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 2-8-1.
Yeas - 2Nays-8Abs-1
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. Roberts's underlying motion passed with a vote 8-2-1.
Yeas - 8Nays-2Abs-1
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to pass 5th Substitute S.B. 123 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-2-1.
Yeas - 8Nays-2Abs-1
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. V. Peterson
7. H.B. 219 State Flag Review Commission (Handy, S.)
Rep. Stephen G. Handy explained the bill.
Aren Hill, resident, spoke in favor of the bill.
John M. Hartvigsen, vexillologist, Flag Research Center, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Michael De Groote, resident, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Lyman moved to replace H.B. 219 with 1st Substitute H.B. 219. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. T. Seegmiller
MOTION: Rep. Lyman moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 219 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 219
1.        Page 6, Line 151: 
151                 In assessing flag designs, the commission { shall } may consider the extent to which a flag

Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 219 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-2-1.
Yeas - 8Nays-2Abs-1
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. Lyman assumed the chair.
8. H.J.R. 22 Joint Rules Resolution - Boards and Commissions Process Amendments (Knotwell, J.)
Rep. Knotwell explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.J.R. 22 with 1st Substitute H.J.R. 22. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Hawkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.J.R. 22 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. B. Daw
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Knotwell
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. T. Seegmiller
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. V. Peterson
Vice Chair Lyman adjourned the meeting at 5:53 p.m.