| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Sen. Ronald Winterton Members Absent: Sen. Don L. Ipson Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 4:17 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes of March 4, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| 1. S.B. 227 Veterans License Plates Amendments (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Todd Weiler presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to amend S.B. 227 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 227 20 Other Special Clauses: 21 { 217 award special group license plate requested. Section 3. Effective Date. This bill takes effect on October 15, 2020. |
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to pass S.B. 227 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| 2. S.B. 224 Dedication of Public Highways (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill with the assistance of Brent Bateman, Attorney, Durham, Jones and Pinegar. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to amend S.B. 224 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 2
S.B. 224 18 ▸ provides that a property owner's interruption of a right-of-way created after 19 dedication has no effect on the validity of the state's or local highway authority's claim to the right-of-way; 20 ▸ removes certain limitations regarding the applicability of the dedication and 73 (8) (a) The dedication and abandonment creates a right-of-way held by the state or a local highway authority in 74 accordance with Sections 72-3-102, 72-3-104, 72-3-105, and 72-5-103. 75 (b) A property owner's interruption under Subsection (4) of a right-of-way held by the 76 state or local highway authority in accordance with Subsection (8)(a) has no effect on the validity of the state's or local highway authority's claim to 77 the right-of-way and does not return the right-of-way to private ownership or use. 78 (9) The scope of [ |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| Kathy Davis, Attorney General's Office, Division of Public Lands, spoke to the bill. |
| Sen. Anderegg assumed the chair. |
| Tammy Pearson, Beaver County Commissioner, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jake Garfield, Utah Association of Counties, Public Lands Counsel, spoke to the bill. |
| Tooter Ogden, Sevier County Commissioner, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jack Lytle, Daggett County Commissioner, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mikhael Kohler, Wasatch County, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Dennis Blackburng, Wayne County Comissioner, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| 3. 1st Sub. H.B. 350 Impaired Driving Amendments (Waldrip, S.) |
| Rep. Andrew Stoddard, House Co-sponsor, presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 350 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
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Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 350 58 (b) A person who violates this section is subject to conviction and sentencing under 59 both this section and any applicable offense under Section 58-37-8 or Section 76-5-207 . 60 (c) A person who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the |
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 350 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe |
| 4. 1st Sub. H.B. 356 Railroad Amendments (Ferry, J.) |
| Rep. Joel Ferry presented the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| Rusty Cannon, Vice President, Utah Tax Payers Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sen. Harper resumed the chair. |
| Nathan Anderson, Senior Director, Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jay Seegmiller, Retired Railroad Employee, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jaycee Skinner, Vice President of Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: President Adams moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 356 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Ipson |
| 5. S.B. 224 Dedication of Public Highways (Weiler, T.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to pass S.B. 224 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Anderegg | Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: President Adams moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Ipson |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 5:32 p.m. |