| Members Present: Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Patrice M. Arent Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Steve R. Christiansen Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Joel Ferry Rep. Stephen G. Handy Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist | Rep. Keven J. Stratton Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair Rep. Angela Romero Staff Present: Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 4:13 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to approve the minutes of February 24, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. S. Handy Rep. E. Weight | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton |
| 1. H.B. 235 Voluntary Home Energy Information Pilot Program (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Arent presented 2nd Substitute H.B. 235 with the assistance of Kevin Emerson, Energy Efficiency Program Director, Utah Clean Energy, and Brooke Tucker, Managing Director and Interim Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Energy Development. |
| Bryson Garbett, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Garbett Homes, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Heather Wilson, Executive Director, Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Nick Halberg, representing University of Utah Honors College students, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Ari Breuning, CEO, Envision Utah, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Handy moved to replace H.B. 235 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 235. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. S. Chew Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. S. Handy Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. E. Weight | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton |
| Rep. Handy moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 235 out favorably. |
| The motion passed with a vote 7-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. S. Chew Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. S. Handy Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight | Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero |
| 2. 2 Performance Audit of Utah Communications Authority and 911 Operations (LAG Report #2019-15) |
| Brian Dean, Deputy Auditor General, Office of the Legislative Auditor General (LAG), introduced the audit and turned the time over to Jake Dinsdale, Audit Supervisor, LAG, to present the audit. |
| Chair Albrecht invited David Edmunds, Executive Director, Utah Communications Authority, to respond to the audit. |
| MOTION: Rep. Weight moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. S. Handy Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight | Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero |
| Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 5:36 p.m. |