| Members Present: Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Daniel Hemmert | Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Daniel McCay Staff Present: Mr. Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2019, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Ipson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay |
| 1. H.B. 152 Voluntary Commitment of a Firearm Amendments (Maloy, A.C.) |
| Rep. A. Cory Maloy presented the bill. |
| Mr. Tom Ross, Police Chief, Bountiful City Police Department, and President, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to pass H.B. 152 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne |
| 2. 1st Sub. H.B. 274 Retail Tobacco Business Amendments (Dailey-Provost, J.) |
| Chair Bramble announced that we would not hear this bill today. |
| 3. S.B. 239 Natural Gas Market Fair Access Act (Anderegg, J.) |
| Sen. Anderegg presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Bruce Rigby, Summit Energy, and Mr. Dan Dotson, Energy Manager, Granite School District. |
| Natural Gas Invoices |
| Sen. Cullimore assumed the chair. |
| Sen. Bramble resumed the chair. |
| Mr. J T Martin, President, Integrated Energy Companies, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Kelly Mendenhall, Director of Regulatory Pricing, Dominion Energy Utah, and Ms. Tina Faust, Director, Gas Supply and Commercial Support, Dominion Energy Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Jordan Rolfe, Executive Management, Olson's Greenhouse Gardens, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Curtis Chisholm, CEO, Integrated Energy Companies, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass S.B. 239 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. Ipson | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. McCay |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to have this issue studied during the interim. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Ipson | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay |
| 4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 324 Tobacco Age Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Marc Watterson, Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association. |
| Tobacco 21 (a) |
| Tobacco 21 (b) |
| Mr. Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Mark Johnson, Mayor, Lehi City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, CEO, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Bow Maxim, Utah Vapor Business Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Dr. Joseph K. Miner, Executive Director, Department of Health, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Riley Farr, Member, Utah Vapor Business Association, and business owner, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Alan Dayton, Intermountain Health Care, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Marc Watterson, Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Braden Bradford, Director, Southeast Utah Health Department, and representing the Association of Local Health Departments, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. DeAnn Kettenring, Health Commissioner, Utah PTA, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 324 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. McCay moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Ipson |
| Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m. |