MINUTES OF THE
SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 • 4:00 p.m. • 220 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, Chair
Sen. David G. Buxton
Sen. Jani Iwamoto
Sen. Kathleen Riebe
Sen. Todd Weiler

Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Don L. Ipson

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst
Paula Morgan, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Thatcher called the meeting to order.
1. S.B. 112 Inland Port Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.)
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to replace S.B. 112 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 112. The motion passed with a vote of 2-0-5.
Yeas - 2Nays-0Abs-5
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. Escamilla explained the bill.
Rep. Gibson spoke to the bill.
Deeda Seed, Center for Biological Diversity, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lynn Pace, Salt Lake City, Mayor's office, spoke in favor of the bill.
Kory Holdaway, Magna Township, spoke in favor of the bill.
Heather Dorrell spoke in opposition to the bill.
David Eltis, Cycling Utah, spoke to something not germane to the bill .
Dorothy Owen, Chair Westpoint Community Council, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 112 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
2. S.B. 219 Anti-boycott Israel Amendments (Hemmert, D.)
Sen Hemmert explained the bill.
Maeera Shreiber, Professor, spoke to the bill.
Mahan Khalsa, Utahns for Just Peace in the Holy Land, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Benjamin Luks-Morgan spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to amend S.B. 219 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Amendment 1
S.B. 219
1.        Page 2, Lines 45 through 48: 
45                 (a) the contract includes a written certification that the person is not currently engaged
46         in a boycott of Israel { or an Israeli-controlled territory } ; and
47                 (b) the person agrees not to engage in a boycott of Israel { or an Israeli-controlled
48         territory } for the duration of the contract.

Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.B. 219 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
3. H.B. 304 Citizen Feedback Program (Owens, D.)
Rep. Owens explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to amend H.B. 304 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Amendment 1
H.B. 304
1.        Page 3, Lines 66 through 69: 
66                 (1) The { governor's office } Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall prepare an annual report that contains a summary of any feedback { , in
67         aggregate, } that state agencies gathered in accordance with Section 63G-24-201 during the
68         preceding calendar year.
69                 (2) On or before July 1, the { governor's office } Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall:

Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass H.B. 304 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Iwamoto
4. H.B. 359 Municipal Annexation Revisions (Musselman, C.R.)
Rep. Musselman explained the bill.
Victoria Ashby, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill.
Doug Foxley, Attorney, spoke to the bill.
Mike Ostermiller, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass H.B. 359 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
5. H.J.R. 14 Joint Resolution Regarding Study and Recommendations for Telegovernment (Lyman, P.)
Rep Lyman distributed a document.
UETN We network for education and healthcare
Rep. Lyman explained the bill.
Ray Timothy, Executive Director, Telenetwork, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.J.R. 14 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
6. H.C.R. 16 Concurrent Resolution Calling for the Creation of a National Federalism Task Force (Christofferson, K.)
Rep. Christofferson explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass H.C.R. 16 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 5:15 PM.