| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kathleen Riebe Sen. Ronald Winterton |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Don L. Ipson Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, 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 Harper called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to approve the minutes of March 2, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson |
| 1. 2nd Sub. H.B. 235 Voluntary Home Energy Information Pilot Program (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Patrice Arent presented the bill with the assistance of Kevin Emerson, Program Director, Utah Clean Energy. |
| Brooke Tucker, Managing Director, Governor's Office of Energy Development, spoke in favor of the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Brian Perkes, Owner and Broker, Summit Realty, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ari Bruening, CEO, Envision Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 235 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson |
| 2. S.B. 212 Special Group License Plate Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla presented the bill with the assistance of Aaron Quarnberg, Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and handouts were distributed. |
| S.B. 212 License Plate |
| Charles Livsey, Attorney, Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 212 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Ipson |
| 3. H.B. 339 Clean Air Special Group License Plate (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Stephen Handy presented the bill. |
| Josh Brown, Director of Government Affairs, Rio Tinto Kennecott, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Thom Carter, Executive Director, Utah Clean Air Partnership, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 339 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 9:42 a.m. |