| Members Present: Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair Rep. Kim F. Coleman, Vice Chair Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Kelly B. Miles Rep. Val K. Potter Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Rep. Mark A. Strong Members Absent: Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: John Feinauer, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Coleman called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2020, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. V. Potter Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| 1. H.B. 101 Distracted Driver Amendments (Moss, C.) |
| Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the bill and provided a handout. Rep. Dan Johnson, District 4, assisted. She invited the following to participate in the presentation and answer questions from the committee: |
| Michael Rapich, Colonel, Utah Highway Patrol, expressed the need for the law and gave examples of distracted driving. |
| Gary Giles, Chief, Orem Police Department, and President, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, discussed the percentage of citations due to distracted driving in Orem. |
| Jay Torgersen, Division Chief, Unified Fire Authority, discussed the number of people he has seen who were injured or killed due to distracted drivers. |
| Dan Peterson, Fire Chief, Unified Fire Authority, discussed the need for the law. |
| Public comments follow: |
| Michael Sonntag, American Property Casualty Insurance Association and Bear River Insurance, spoke for the bill. |
| George Chapman, resident, spoke against the bill. |
| Janet Hemming, resident, spoke for the bill. |
| Jay Brummett, Utah State Government Liaison, American Radio Relay League, spoke against the bill. |
| Greg Douglass, Vice President, American Bikers Aiming Towards Education (ABATE) of Utah, spoke for the bill. |
| Will Carlson, Chief Policy Adviser, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office and speaking on behalf of the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys and Prosecutors, spoke for the bill. |
| Rep. Potter moved to pass H.B. 101 out favorably. |
| The motion passed with a vote 6-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. M. Strong | Rep. P. Ray Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. P. Ray Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| Chair Coleman adjourned the meeting at 3:08 p.m. |