| Members Present: Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Karen Mayne Members Absent: | Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Ralph Okerlund Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair McCay called the meeting to order at 4:19 p.m. |
| 1. S.C.R. 7 Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Sports Commission (Adams, J. S.) |
| President J. Stuart Adams presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.C.R. 7 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to approve the minutes of February 11, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2. 1st Sub. H.B. 87 Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Amendments (Ward, R.) |
| Rep. Raymond P. Ward presented the bill and a handout was distributed. |
| Health Care Amendments |
| Alan Pruhs, Executive Director, Association for Utah Community Health, spoke in favor of the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Jonathan Baird, President, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 87 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 3. S.B. 122 Housing Loss Mitigation Amendments (Kitchen, D.) |
| Sen. Kitchen presented the bill and a handout was distributed. |
| Housing Loss Mitigation |
| Charles Stormont, Director, Right of Way, Utah Department of Transportation, further explained the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Ashley Spatafore, Capstone Consulting, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Steve Erickson, Crossroads Urban Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 122 out favorably. Motion withdrawn. |
| MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to amend S.B. 122 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 122 77 (5) Subsection (1) does not apply { 78 (a) a moderate income housing unit located on property for which an applicable master plan or the current zoning 79 envisions exclusive nonresidential use; { 80 (b) a moderate income housing unit proposed to be demolished for health or safety reasons { (c) an action taken by the Division of Drinking Water under Title 19, Chapter 4, Safe Drinking Water Act; or (d) an action taken by the Division of Water Quality under Title 19, Chapter 5, Water Quality Act. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 122 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 3-1-3. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-1 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. McCay | Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 4. S.B. 118 Tech Summit Expansion Amendments (Anderegg, J.) |
| Sen. Anderegg presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, responded to questions. |
| Elizabeth Converse, Director of Operations, Utah Technology Council, responded to questions. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 118 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 5. S.B. 133 Public-private Partnerships Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| Sen. Daniel Hemmert presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to replace S.B. 133 with 1st Substitute S.B. 133. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Sen. Hemmert explained the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, responded to questions. |
| Val Hale, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 133 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 6. 1st Sub. H.B. 68 Apprenticeship and Work-based Learning Amendments (Gibson, F.) |
| Rep. Francis Gibson presented the bill with the assistance of Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development. |
| Sen. Hinkins assumed the chair. |
| Sen. McCay resumed the chair. |
| Rikky Hrenko-Browning, President, Utah Petroleum Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dave Kallas, Director, Clyde Companies, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nic Dunn, Policy Director, Utah Valley Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jacey Skinner, General Counsel and Vice President of Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 68 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 7. H.B. 163 Cultural Stewardship Amendments (Hawkes, T.) |
| Rep. Timothy Hawkes explained the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Brian Somers, President, Utah Mining Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steve Acerson, President, Utah Rock Art Research Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 163 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Chair McCay moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Chair McCay adjourned the meeting at 6:33 p.m. |