| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Kathleen Riebe Sen. Ronald Winterton | Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Mayne Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 9:16 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes of March 5, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. |
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne |
| 1. 2nd Sub. H.B. 396 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. V. Lowry Snow presented the bill with the assistance of James Campbell, Rocky Mountain Power. |
| Jeff Peterson, Executive Director, Utah Rural Electric Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Soren Simonsen, Jordan River Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Wayne Neiderhouser, electric automobile owner, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jill Flygare, Chief Operating Officer, Inland Port Authority, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jacey Skinner, Vice President of Public Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Scott Baird, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, responded to questions from the committee. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 396 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. Riebe 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 9:51 a.m. |