MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. • 20 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Mike Winder, Chair
Rep. Derrin R. Owens, Vice Chair
Rep. Francis D. Gibson
Rep. Suzanne Harrison
Rep. Karen Kwan
Rep. A. Cory Maloy
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Members Absent:
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman

Staff Present:
Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst
Christopher Vizcardo, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Winder called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to approve the minutes of February 18, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-5.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. C. Musselman
1. H.C.R. 14 Concurrent Resolution Reaffirming Utah's Important Relationship with Taiwan (Hawkes, T.)
Rep. Timothy Hawkes presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to amend H.C.R. 14 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4.
Amendment 1
H.C.R. 14
1.        Page 2, Lines 51 through 53: 
51                 WHEREAS, for decades Taiwan has helped commemorate the hard work and sacrifices
52         of Chinese railroad workers who helped build the first transcontinental railroad, completed at
53         Promontory Summit Utah, on May 10, { 1896 } 1869 ;

Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. C. Musselman
MOTION: Rep. Harrison moved to pass H.C.R. 14 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. C. Musselman
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. C. Musselman
Chair Winder adjourned the meeting.