| Members Present: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, Chair Sen. Curtis S. Bramble Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Daniel Hemmert |
Members Absent: Sen. Deidre M. Henderson Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Alex R. Janak, Policy Analyst Annette Sion, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Fillmore called the meeting to order at 4:15 P.M. |
| 1. S.B. 134 Property Tax Exemption for Wildfire Prevention (Hemmert, D.) |
| Sen. Hemmert presented the bill with the assistance of Brian Cottam, Director, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to replace S.B. 134 with 1st Substitute S.B. 134. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Lincoln Shurtz, Director of Government Affairs, Utah Association of Counties, spoke for the bill. |
| Dan Petersen, Fire Chief, Unified Fire Authority, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 134 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. S.J.R. 10 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution -- Property Tax Exemption for Wildfire Prevention (Hemmert, D.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to replace S.J.R. 10 with 1st Substitute S.J.R. 10 . The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to pass 1st Substitute S.J.R. 10 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-1 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert | Sen. G. Davis | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. S.B. 141 Multicounty Assessing and Collecting Levy Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to replace S.B. 141 with 1st Substitute S.B. 141. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Hemmert presented the bill. |
| Lincoln Shurtz, Director of Government Affairs, Utah Association of Counties, spoke for the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon, Vice President, Utah Tax Payers Association, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 141 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. H.B. 268 Property Tax Notice Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Eliason presented with the assistance of Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner, Utah State Tax Commission. |
| MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to amend H.B. 268 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 268 13 privilege tax to designate an additional or alternative person to receive the information or notice; 29 (1) (a) { 30 to a person, the governmental entity shall send the information or notice to: 31 { 32 { 33 in Subsection (1)(a) (i) . (b) If a governmental entity is required under Section 59-2-919, 59-2-919.1, or 59-2-1317 to send information or notice to a person, the governmental entity shall send the information or notice to: (i) the person required under the applicable section; or (ii) one person designated in accordance with Subsection (2) by the person described in Subsection (1)(b)(i). 34 (2) (a) A person to whom a governmental entity is required under this chapter to send 35 information or notice may designate a person to receive the information or notice in accordance with Subsection (1) . 90 (6) (a) (i) { 91 notice to a person, the governmental entity shall send the information or notice to: 92 { 93 { 94 described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) (A) . (ii) If a governmental entity is required under Section 59-2-919.1 or 59-2-1317 to send information or notice to a person, the governmental entity shall send the information or notice to: (A) the person required under the applicable section; or (B) one person designated in accordance with Subsection (6)(b) by the person described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii)(A). 95 (b) (i) A person to whom a governmental entity is required under this chapter to send 96 information or notice may designate a person to receive the information or notice in accordance with Subsection (6)(a) . |
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass H.B. 268 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Escamilla assumed the chair. |
| 5. H.B. 60 Corporate Income Tax Credit Amendments (Barlow, S.) |
| Sen. Fillmore presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass H.B. 60 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Acting Chair Escamilla adjourned the meeting at 4:52 P.M. |