MINUTES OF THE
SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 • 9:00 a.m. • 250 State Capitol


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

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

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 - 3Nays-0Abs-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.
Amendment 1
S.B. 194
1.        Page 1, Lines 24 through 25: 
24         Other Special Clauses:
25                 { None } This bill provides a special effective date.

2.        Page 9, Lines 252 through 253: 
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 - 3Nays-0Abs-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 - 5Nays-0Abs-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 - 5Nays-0Abs-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 - 6Nays-0Abs-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 - 6Nays-0Abs-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 - 6Nays-0Abs-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.