MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, March 2, 2020 • 8:00 a.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Stephen G. Handy, Chair
Rep. Merrill F. Nelson, Vice Chair
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton
Rep. Kim F. Coleman
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Logan Wilde

Members Absent:
Rep. Val K. Potter

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst
An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 8:22 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Pulsipher moved to approve the minutes of February 25, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
1. H.B. 374 Local Government Building Regulation (Ray, P.)
Rep. Paul Ray presented 1st Substitute H.B. 374.
Gary Crane, League of Cities and Towns (ULCT), was invited to answer questions from the committee. He spoke in support of the bill.
Victoria Ashby, Director of Government Relations, ULCT, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Weight moved to replace H.B. 374 with 1st Substitute H.B. 374. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 374 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-5.
Yeas - 5Nays-1Abs-5
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
2. H.B. 385 Digital Opportunity Access Amendments (Dailey-Provost, J.)
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost presented the bill with the assistance of Vikram Ravi, graduate student at Brigham Young University. A handout was provided.
Digital Opportunity Access Amendments
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to hold H.B. 385. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
3. H.B. 393 Municipal Annexation Amendments (Waldrip, S.)
Rep. Steve Waldrip presented the bill with the assistance of Greg Bell, Western Weber Township Planning Commission, and Victoria Ashby, ULCT.
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass H.B. 393 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-1-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-1Abs-3
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
4. H.B. 388 Land Use Development and Management Revisions (Wilde, L.)
Rep. Wilde presented 1st Substitute H.B 388 with the assistance of Brent Bateman, Land Use Task Force.
Mike Ostermiller, Utah Association of Realtors and Utah Property Rights Coalition, spoke in support of the bill.
Victoria Ashby, ULCT, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Handy moved to replace H.B. 388 with 1st Substitute H.B. 388. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
MOTION: Rep. Handy moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 388 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
MOTION: Rep. Handy moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Chair Nelson adjourned the meeting at 9:18 a.m.