| Members Present: Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair Rep. Patrice M. Arent Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Joel Ferry Rep. Stephen G. Handy Rep. Angela Romero | Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist Rep. Keven J. Stratton Members Absent: Rep. Elizabeth Weight Staff Present: Ms. Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Ms. Mary Stringham, Session Secretary |
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| Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Stenquist moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. S. Handy Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight |
| 1. H.J.R. 24 Joint Rules Resolution on Legislative Broadcast and Materials Access (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented H.J.R. 24. |
| MOTION: Rep. Stratton moved to pass H.J.R. 24 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. J. Ferry Rep. E. Weight |
| 2. 1st Sub. S.B. 150 Energy Balancing Account Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| Rep. V. Lowry Snow presented 1st Sub. S.B. 150 with the assistance of Mr. Jon Cox, Vice President of Government Affairs at Rocky Mountain Power. |
| Ms. Michele Beck, Director at the Office of Consumer Services, Utah Department of Commerce, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Stenquist moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 150 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. J. Ferry Rep. E. Weight |
| 3. S.B. 213 Blockchain Technology Act (Hemmert, D.) |
| Rep. Daniel Hemmert presented S.B. 213. |
| Mr. Mark Griffin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Overstock.com, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Arent moved to amend S.B. 213 with Amendment #2. |
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Amendment 2
S.B. 213 16 ▸ creates a legislative task force to: 17 • study the potential applications of blockchain technology to government 18 services; 19 • review current uses of blockchain technology by governments in other states and 20 countries; 21 • { 22 municipal level; 124 (7) The task force shall: 125 (a) review the potential applications of blockchain technology to government services; 126 (b) review current uses of blockchain technology by governments in other states or 127 countries; 128 (c) { 129 level; and |
| Rep. Arent's motion to amend S.B. 213 with Amendment #2passed with a vote 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. E. Weight |
| MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass S.B. 213 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. E. Weight |
| MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. E. Weight |
| Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 9:04 a.m. |