MINUTES OF THE
SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, March 9, 2020 • 10:00 a.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 at 10:05 AM.
1. S.C.R. 14 Concurrent Resolution Honoring Utahns Who Died in WWII (Weiler, T.)
Sen. Weiler explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.C.R. 14 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes for March 6, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
MOTION: Chair Thatcher moved to saunter. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
2. H.B. 393 Municipal Annexation Amendments (Waldrip, S.)
Rep. Waldrip explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.B. 393 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. T. Weiler
3. S.B. 181 Local Referenda Amendments (Fillmore, L.)
Sen. Fillmore explained the bill.
Mike Ostermiller, Property Rights Coalition, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 181 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 2-1-4.
Yeas - 2Nays-1Abs-4
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. T. Weiler
4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 305 Urban Development Amendments (Pierucci, C.)
Land Use
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to replace 2nd Substitute H.B. 305 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 305. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. T. Weiler
Victoria Ashby, Utah Leaugue of Citites and Towns spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to amend 3rd Substitute H.B. 305 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Amendment 1
3rd Sub. H.B. 305
1.        Page 3, Lines 60 through 62: 
60         the [municipality's] city or town's objections.
61                 (b) In a county of the first class, Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to:
62                 (i) commercial or industrial development within a mining protection area as defined in

Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. T. Weiler
Rep. Pierucci explained the bill.
Josh Brown, Director, Government Affairs, Kennecott, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 305 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. T. Weiler
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. T. Weiler
Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 10:39 AM.