| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Sen. Ronald Winterton Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Harper called the meeting to order. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to approve the minutes of January 29, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| Chair Harper announced that S.B. 71 will not be heard today. |
| 1. S.B. 78 Energy Storage Innovation, Research, and Grant Program Act (Fillmore, L.) |
| Sen. Lincoln Fillmore presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Billy Hesterman, representing sPower, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ryan Esplin, Utah Solar, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jason Grimes, Auric Energy, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jon Cox, Vice President, Rocky Mountain Power, spoke in favor of the bill with some concerns. |
| Jay Oman, Vice President, Wasatch Group, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to pass S.B. 78 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Ipson | Sen. J. Adams |
| 2. H.B. 20 Public Service Commission Hearing Amendments (Christofferson, K.) |
| Rep. Kay Christofferson presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to pass H.B. 20 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 2:24 p.m. |