| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kathleen Riebe Sen. Ronald Winterton |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, 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 Harper called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes of February 13, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne |
| 1. H.B. 143 School Bus Safety Inspection Amendments (Perry, L.) |
| Rep. Lee Perry presented the bill with the assistance of Lt. Col. Mark Zesiger, Utah Highway Patrol. |
| A handout was distributed. |
| School Bus Safety |
| Terry Shoemaker, Executive Director, Utah School Superintendents Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ben Horsley, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to pass H.B. 143 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| 2. H.B. 180 Emissions Inspection Revisions (Maloy, A.C.) |
| Rep. A. Cory Maloy presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 180 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| 3. H.B. 129 Natural Gas Amendments (Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Christine Watkins presented the bill with the assistance of Brad Simons, Key Account Manager, Dominion Energy. |
| Kent Wilson, Emery County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mike McCandless, Economic Consultant, Emery County, answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 129 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| 4. H.B. 218 State Government Cloud Computing Amendments (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Stephen G. Handy presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 218 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 2:28 p.m. |