MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 21, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Stephen G. Handy, Chair
Rep. Merrill F. Nelson, Vice Chair
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton
Rep. Kim F. Coleman
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Val K. Potter
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Logan Wilde

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst
An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Handy called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to approve the minutes of February 19, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
1. H.B. 322 Utahraptor State Park (Eliason, S.)
Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Jeff Rasmussen, Director, State Parks and Recreation, and Jim Kirkland, State Paleontologist, Utah Geological Survey.
Rep. Potter assumed the chair.
MOTION: Rep. Acton moved to replace H.B. 322 with 1st Substitute H.B. 322. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
MOTION: Rep. Acton moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 322 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
2. H.C.R. 18 Concurrent Resolution Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Historic Voyage of the Mayflower and the Signing of the Mayflower Compact (Poulson, M.)
Rep. Poulson presented the resolution with the assistance of Tanya Bird, Communications Director, Mayflower Society, and Linda Gulbrandsen, Family Search.
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to pass H.C.R. 18 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
3. H.B. 310 Extraterritorial Airport Amendments (Coleman, K.)
Rep. Coleman presented the bill.
Rep. Handy resumed the chair.
Rep. Coleman moved to hold H.B. 310.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to hold H.B. 310. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
4. 1st Sub. S.B. 64 Special District Communications Amendments (Fillmore, L.)
Senator Lincoln Fillmore presented the bill.
Ryan Lusty, Manager, Magna Mosquito Abatement, spoke for the bill.
LeGrand Bitter, Executive Director, Utah Association of Special Districts, spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Nelson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 64 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. K. Coleman
MOTION: Rep. Acton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. K. Coleman
Chair Handy adjourned the meeting at 3:08 p.m.