| Members Present: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, Chair Sen. Curtis S. Bramble Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Deidre M. Henderson |
Members Absent: Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Alex R. Janak, Policy Analyst Annette Sion, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Fillmore called the meeting to order at 8:59 A.M. |
| MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to approve the minutes from February 28, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1. S.B. 194 Special Events Sales Tax Obligations (Anderegg, J.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to amend S.B. 194 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 194 24 Other Special Clauses: 25 { 252 59-12-103(1) shall include with the bid the number of the license issued to that person under 253 Subsection (2). Section 2. Effective date. This bill takes effect on July 1, 2020. |
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Anderegg presented the bill with the assistance of Michael Melendez, Policy Director, Libertas. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to pass S.B. 194 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. Henderson | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. 2nd Sub. H.B. 299 Opportunity Zone Enhancements (Winder, M.) |
| Rep. Winder presented the bill with the assistance of Patrick Mullen, Director of Opportunity Zones and Financial Incentives, Utah Association of Counties. |
| HB 299 Opportunity Zone Enhancements |
| John Hiskey, Sr. Policy Advisor, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke for the bill. |
| Jacey Skinner, Executive Vice President of Policy, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 299 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. Henderson | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. H.B. 302 Heritage and Arts Foundation Amendments (Winder, M.) |
| Rep. Winder presented the bill. |
| Jill Love, Director, Department of Heritage and ARTs, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to pass H.B. 302 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. S.C.R. 10 Concurrent Resolution on State Employee Benefits and Providing a Refund from the State Health Insurance Pool (Fillmore, L.) |
| Sen. Davis assumed the chair. |
| Sen. Fillmore presented the bill with the assistance of Chet Loftis, Executive Director, Public Employee Health Plans (PEHP), and John Reidhead, Director, Office of Finance |
| Todd Losser, Executive Director, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Paul Garver, Executive Director, Department of Human Resouce Managment, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass S.C.R. 10 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| Acting Chair Davis adjourned the meeting at 9:43 A.M. |