| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Todd Weiler |
Members Absent: Sen. Daniel Hemmert Staff Present: Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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| Acting Chair Weiler called the meeting to order at 12:08 PM. |
| 1. S.B. 56 Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Retirement Enhancements (Harper, W.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to substitute S.B. 56, Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Retirement Enhancements, with 1st Substitute S.B. 56. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hemmert |
| Sen. Harper presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 56 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Grover Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to request a report back to the committee on costs associated with moving all public safety officers and firefighters from the New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement System back to the Tier I Public Safety and Firefighter Retirement Systems, with Acting Chair Weiler clarifying the vote. The motion failed with a vote of 3-3-1. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-3 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert |
| 2. S.B. 17 Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority Sunset Date Extension (Harper, W.) |
| Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority |
| Sen. Harper presented the bill with the assistance of Mark Nelson, Executive Director, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass S.B. 17 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Grover Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. D. Hemmert |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert |
| Acting Chair Weiler adjourned the meeting at 12:27 PM. |