MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, February 3, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair
Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair
Rep. Patrice M. Arent
Rep. Scott H. Chew
Rep. Steve R. Christiansen
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson
Rep. Joel Ferry
Rep. Stephen G. Handy
Rep. Angela Romero
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist

Members Absent:
Rep. Keven J. Stratton
Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Staff Present:
Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m. and introduced the members of the committee.
1. H.B. 218 State Government Cloud Computing Amendments (Handy, S.)
Rep. Handy explained the bill assisted by Mike Hussey, Executive Director, Department of Technology Services.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass H.B. 218 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
2. H.B. 165 Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act Amendments (McKell, M.)
Rep. McKell explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass H.B. 165 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
3. H.B. 129 Natural Gas Amendments (Watkins, C.)
Rep. Watkins explained the bill assisted by Brad Simons, Key Account Manager, Dominion Energy.
Michael McCandless, Business Manager, Prolific Mining, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nick Castleton, Mayor, Eureka, Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Stenquist moved to pass H.B. 129 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
MOTION: Vice Chair Brooks moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 2:44 p.m.