MINUTES OF THE
SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 21, 2020 • 8:20 a.m. • 220 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, Chair
Sen. David G. Buxton
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Jani Iwamoto
Sen. Kathleen Riebe
Sen. Todd Weiler

Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst
Paula Morgan, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Thatcher called the meeting to order at 8:24 a.m.
1. S.J.R. 11 Joint Rules Resolution -- Workload Reporting (Millner, A.)
Sen Millner explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.J.R. 11 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
2. S.B. 115 Bonding Amendments (Cullimore, K. A.)
Sen. Cullimore explained the bill.
David Damschen, State Treasurer, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass S.B. 115 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
3. S.B. 125 Single Sign-on Portal Amendments (Bramble, C.)
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to amend S.B. 125 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Amendment 1
S.B. 125
1.        Page 4, Lines 95 through 98: 
95                 (i) transcripts from an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101; and
96                 (ii) immunization records maintained by the Utah Department of Health; { and }
97                 { (iii) previous years' tax filing information from the State Tax Commission beginning
98         December 1, 2020; }

Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. Bramble explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 125 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to place S.B. 125 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
4. S.B. 143 Fiscal Impact of Initiatives (Henderson, D.)
Sen. Henderson explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.B. 143 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
5. H.C.R. 2 Concurrent Resolution Creating the Old Iron Town State Monument (Duckworth, S.)
Rep. Duckworth explained the bill.
Old Irontown Ghost Town
Old Iron Town State Monument
Justina Parsons-Bernstein, Heritage Resource Manager, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass H.C.R. 2 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
6. H.B. 61 Amendments to County Form of Government (Wilde, L.)
Rep. Wilde explained the bill.
Lincoln Shurtz, Utah Association of Counties, spoke to the bill.
Lincoln Shurtz, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass H.B. 61 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
7. 1st Sub. H.B. 74 National Guard General Officer Amendments (Ray, P.)
Rep. Ray explained the bill.
Michael Norton, Finance Director, Utah National Guard, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 74 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
8. H.B. 122 Council-manager Form of Government Amendments (Sagers, D.)
Rep. Sagers explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.B. 122 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
9. H.B. 188 Emergency Management Act Amendments (Harrison, S.)
Rep. Harrison explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.B. 188 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to approve the minutes for February 14, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 9:05 AM.