| 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
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| 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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 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 amend 2nd Substitute S.B. 129 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
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Amendment 1
2nd Sub. S.B. 129 98 (3) A participating employer may { |
| 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. 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 - 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 |
| 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 - 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. Daw moved to place H.B. 432 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| 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 |
| 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 - 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 |
| 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 - 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 |
| 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 - 10 | Nays-1 | Abs-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 - 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. 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 - 8 | Nays-2 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-2 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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. | |||
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Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 219 151 In assessing flag designs, the commission { |
| 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. 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 - 8 | Nays-2 | Abs-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 - 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. 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 - 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. 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 - 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. 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. |