| 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 |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Thatcher called the meeting to order at 8:40 AM. |
| 1. 1st Sub. H.B. 175 Education Accountability Amendments (Poulson, M.) |
| Rep. Poulson explained the bill. |
| Terry Shoemaker, Utah School Boards Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ashley Anderson, parent, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Samuel Hanson, Salt Lake City Board of Education, Precinct 5, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Heidi Matthews, President, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| LeAnn Wood, Advocacy Vice President, Utah PTA, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rita Higren, Vice President, American Federation of Teachers, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: President Adams moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 175 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 175. The motion passed with a vote of 5-2-0. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-2 | Abs-0 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe |
| MOTION: President Adams moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 175 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-0. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-1 | Abs-0 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Riebe |
| 2. S.B. 205 Eminent Domain Modifications (Cullimore, K. A.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to replace S.B. 205 with 1st Substitute S.B. 205. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| Sen. Cullimore explained the bill. |
| Charles Stormont, Director of Right of Way, Utah Department of Transportation, spoke to the bill. |
| Chris Kyler, Utah Associaton of Realtors, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mike Ostermiller, Utah Property Rights Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 205 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 3. H.B. 70 Repeal of Single-Mark Straight Ticket Voting (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Arent distributed a document entitled " A Ticket to Better Voting". |
| A Ticket to Better Voting |
| Rep. Arent explained the bill. |
| Rep. Hall spoke to the bill. |
| Terry Shoemaker, Executive Director, Utah School Boards Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| LeAnn Wood, VP, Utah PTA Advocacy, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Catherine Weller, League of Women Voters, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.B. 70 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 186 Lobbyist Amendments (Sagers, D.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to replace 2nd Substitute H.B. 186 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 186. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| Rep. Sagers explained the bill. |
| John T. Nielsen, Capitol Hill Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Fred Finlinson, Counsel, Prep 60 District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Terry Shoemaker, Executive Director, Utah School Boards, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Justin Lee, Director of Elections, Lt. Governor, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 186 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 5. S.B. 196 State Purchasing Amendments (Weiler, T.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to replace S.B. 196 with 1st Substitute S.B. 196. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| Sen. Weiler explained the bill. |
| Jason Perry, University of Utah, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 196 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 6. 1st Sub. H.B. 297 Yurt Amendments (Brammer, B.) |
| Rep. Brammer explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 297 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 2
1st Sub. H.B. 297 191 (2) A remote yurt is exempt from this chapter, rules made under this chapter, and local 192 health department's jurisdiction over onsite wastewater disposal, except that the owner of a 193 remote yurt shall ensure that an individual using the remote yurt uses a backcounty waste 194 containment and Ĥ → [ |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 297 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 7. H.B. 306 Planning Commission Amendments (Waldrip, S.) |
| Rep. Waldrip explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.B. 306 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes for February 28, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 9:44 AM. |