MINUTES OF THE
SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, February 24, 2020 • 4:00 p.m. • 220 Senate Building


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

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 4:13 p.m.
1. S.B. 83 Voter Registration Information Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to replace S.B. 83 with 1st Substitute S.B. 83. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. T. Weiler
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 83 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. S.B. 83
1.        Page 2, Lines 31 through 33: 
31         Other Special Clauses:
32                 { This bill provides a special effective date. }
33                 { This bill provides revisor instructions. } None

2.        Page 22, Lines 662 through 664: 
662                 (b) on the individual's most recent voter registration form, if the form was received by
663         the lieutenant governor or a county clerk before { the effective date of this bill } May 12, 2020 , requested that the
664         individual's voter registration record be classified as a private record.

3.        Page 46, Lines 1400 through 1408: 
1400                 { Section 10. Effective date.
1401                   If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
1402         upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
1403         Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
1404         the date of veto override.
1405                 Section 11. Revisor instructions.
1406                   The Legislature intends that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in
1407         preparing the Utah Code database for publication, replace the phrase "the effective date of this
1408         bill" with the actual effective date of this bill in Subsection 20A-2-104(7)(b). }

Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. T. Weiler
Rep. Anderegg explained the bill.
Derek Brown, Chair, Utah Republican Party, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jeff Merchant., Chair, Utah Democratic Party, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ronald Mortensen, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: President Adams moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 83 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-2-1.
Yeas - 4Nays-2Abs-1
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. K. Riebe
2. S.B. 146 Boards and Commissions Modifications (Harper, W.)
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to replace S.B. 146 with 1st Substitute S.B. 146. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. Harper explained the bill.
Billy Hesterman, Wasatch Front Water Quality Council, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ricki Hrenko-Browning, President, Utah Petroleum Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mike Mower, Deputy Chief of Staff, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 146 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to approve the minutes for February 21, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
3. H.B. 198 Eminent Domain Limitations (Pulsipher, S.)
Rep. Pulsipher explained the bill.
Paige Norton, Century Farm owner, spoke in favor of the bill.
Wade Garrett, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass H.B. 198 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
4. H.B. 221 Municipal Office and Local Elections (Hawkins, J.)
Rep. Hawkins explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to replace H.B. 221 with 1st Substitute H.B. 221. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 221 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 5:09 PM.