MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 • 8:00 a.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair
Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice 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. Angela Romero

Staff Present:
Sarah J. Balland, 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 Brooks called the meeting to order at 8:11 a.m. and announced that H.B. 404 would not be heard on today's agenda at the request of the sponsor.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to approve the minutes of March 2, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. E. Weight
1. S.B. 125 Single Sign-on Portal Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Curtis Bramble presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass S.B. 125 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. E. Weight
MOTION: Chair Brooks moved to recess. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. E. Weight
The committee recessed until bill sponsors arrived to present their bills.
2. S.B. 78 Energy Storage Innovation, Research, and Grant Program Act (Fillmore, L.)
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to amend S.B. 78 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Amendment 1
S.B. 78
1.        Page 2, Line 58: 
58                 (2) The office shall award grants for { nonresidential } projects based on any one or more of the following

2.        Page 3, Line 63: 
63                 (d) the benefit to electric customers; { and } or

3.        Page 3, Lines 66 through 70: 
66                 (3) { To support the rapid deployment and commercialization of energy storage
67         technologies throughout the state, the } The office shall award grants for residential energy storage
68         projects:
69                 { (a) on a first-come, first-served basis; }
70                 { (b) } (a) proposed by residential grantees, including individual residents, to cover the cost of

4.        Page 3, Line 73: 
73                 { (c) } (b) that will provide an ability for all parties to review available, aggregated data

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. K. Stratton
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass S.B. 78 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 5-3-4.
Yeas - 5Nays-3Abs-4
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. K. Stratton
3. H.B. 431 Energy Rebate Programs Amendments (Handy, S.)
Rep. Handy presented the bill.
Clay Monroe, Rocky Mountain Power, answered questions from the committee.
Michele Beck, Director, Office of Consumer Services, Utah Department of Commerce, spoke to the bill.
Michael Parker, Ivory Homes, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Albrecht moved to replace H.B. 431 with 1st Substitute H.B. 431. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. Weight moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 431 out favorably.
Rep. Weight's motion to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 431 out favorablypassed with a vote 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. K. Stratton
4. H.B. 326 Energy Efficiency Amendments (Stenquist, J.)
Rep. Stenquist presented 1st Substitute H.B. 326.
Clay Monroe, Rocky Mountain Power, spoke in support of the bill.
Hanko Kiessner, CEO, Packsize International, spoke in support of the bill.
Chris Parker, CEO, GIV Group, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to replace H.B. 326 with 1st Substitute H.B. 326. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
MOTION: Rep. Albrecht moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 326 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. P. Arent
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. A. Romero
Chair Brooks adjourned the meeting at 9:19 a.m.